Cost of living comparison
Prague is 38.5% more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Prague instead of Poland, you would:
pay 8.7% more for restaurants
Poland
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.74
PLN34.24
|
$9.61
CZK218.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
PLN28.80
|
$8.74
CZK198.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
PLN6.73
|
$1.67
CZK37.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
PLN5.44
|
$1.51
CZK34.22
|
|
pay 32.2% more for groceries
Poland
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
PLN4.57
|
$1.55
CZK35.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PLN16.53
|
$6.25
CZK142.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.59
PLN14.05
|
$3.95
CZK89.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
PLN11.18
|
$2.61
CZK59.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
PLN10.70
|
$4.08
CZK92.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.68
|
$0.77
CZK17.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
PLN2.73
|
$0.74
CZK16.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN2.93
|
$0.95
CZK21.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
PLN4.39
|
$1.43
CZK32.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
PLN1.37
|
$0.58
CZK13.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
PLN1.98
|
$0.60
CZK13.53
|
|
pay 7.3% more for transportation
Poland
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
PLN24.76
|
$6.44
CZK146.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.45
PLN115.39
|
$24.03
CZK545.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,312.40
PLN118,767.32
|
$26,867.69
CZK610,380.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.94
PLN31.12
|
$12.49
CZK283.85
|
|
pay 53.8% more for housing
Poland
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.69
PLN57.56
|
$21.58
CZK490.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$591.18
PLN2,316.31
|
$1,071.02
CZK24,331.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.23
PLN1,881.58
|
$788.65
CZK17,916.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.71
PLN743.30
|
$233.34
CZK5,301.06
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Poland
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.71
PLN1,182.12
|
$723.05
CZK16,426.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,191.48
PLN24,258.92
|
$11,769.87
CZK267,387.92
|
|
pay 37.2% more for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.18
PLN12.45
|
$2.60
CZK59.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
PLN11.78
|
$3.13
CZK71.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
PLN18.14
|
$6.55
CZK148.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.65
PLN124.00
|
$61.39
CZK1,394.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.64
PLN26.01
|
$10.92
CZK248.12
|
|
pay 15.3% more for clothing
Poland
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.35
PLN299.15
|
$83.11
CZK1,888.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.00
PLN144.98
|
$39.28
CZK892.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.47
PLN319.19
|
$98.13
CZK2,229.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.91
PLN360.13
|
$115.55
CZK2,624.97
|
|
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