Cost of living comparison
Douglas is 27.0% more expensive than Prague.
If you lived in Douglas instead of Prague, you would:
pay 47.7% more for restaurants
Prague
|
Douglas
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.61
CZK219.23
|
$23.96
£18.83
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.74
CZK199.30
|
$8.64
£6.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
CZK38.14
|
$2.15
£1.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
CZK34.36
|
$1.72
£1.35
|
|
pay 6.6% more for groceries
Prague
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.55
CZK35.34
|
$1.66
£1.31
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.25
CZK142.65
|
$3.06
£2.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.95
CZK90.03
|
$5.87
£4.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.61
CZK59.50
|
$2.96
£2.33
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
CZK93.00
|
$3.48
£2.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
CZK17.45
|
$1.03
£0.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
CZK16.98
|
$0.64
£0.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
CZK21.71
|
$1.00
£0.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
CZK32.63
|
$1.67
£1.31
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CZK13.13
|
$0.51
£0.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
CZK13.58
|
$0.82
£0.64
|
|
pay 34.3% more for transportation
Prague
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.44
CZK146.90
|
$7.63
£6.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.03
CZK548.08
|
$40.36
£31.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,867.69
CZK612,857.28
|
$31,530.42
£24,772.48
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.49
CZK285.00
|
$16.65
£13.08
|
|
pay 40.4% more for housing
Prague
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.58
CZK492.35
|
$60.75
£47.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,071.02
CZK24,430.13
|
$1,127.21
£885.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$788.65
CZK17,989.19
|
$938.03
£736.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$233.34
CZK5,322.58
|
$130.63
£102.63
|
|
pay 46.5% more for childcare
Prague
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$723.05
CZK16,492.89
|
$1,008.97
£792.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,769.87
CZK268,473.11
|
$18,077.44
£14,202.89
|
|
pay 44.8% more for entertainment and sports
Prague
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
CZK59.29
|
$4.79
£3.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
CZK71.42
|
$4.18
£3.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.55
CZK149.48
|
$15.13
£11.89
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.39
CZK1,400.36
|
$43.72
£34.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.92
CZK249.13
|
$11.35
£8.92
|
|
pay 31.0% less for clothing
Prague
|
Douglas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.11
CZK1,895.72
|
$52.97
£41.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.28
CZK896.07
|
$34.05
£26.75
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.13
CZK2,238.29
|
$64.95
£51.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.55
CZK2,635.62
|
$68.53
£53.84
|
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