Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 23.0% cheaper than Prague.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Prague, you would:
pay 33.6% less for restaurants
Prague
|
Moscow
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.61
CZK218.35
|
$9.92
RUB902.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.74
CZK198.50
|
$4.92
RUB447.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
CZK37.99
|
$1.10
RUB100.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
CZK34.22
|
$0.60
RUB54.58
|
|
pay 30.6% less for groceries
Prague
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.55
CZK35.20
|
$0.63
RUB57.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.25
CZK142.07
|
$4.72
RUB429.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.95
CZK89.66
|
$3.62
RUB329.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.61
CZK59.26
|
$1.74
RUB158.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
CZK92.62
|
$2.18
RUB198.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
CZK17.38
|
$0.64
RUB57.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
CZK16.91
|
$0.69
RUB62.40
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
CZK21.62
|
$0.79
RUB72.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
CZK32.50
|
$1.56
RUB141.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CZK13.08
|
$0.19
RUB17.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
CZK13.53
|
$0.20
RUB18.47
|
|
pay 18.0% less for transportation
Prague
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.44
CZK146.31
|
$2.31
RUB210.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.03
CZK545.87
|
$29.87
RUB2,717.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,867.69
CZK610,380.07
|
$32,820.00
RUB2,986,351.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.49
CZK283.85
|
$5.69
RUB517.63
|
|
pay 45.9% less for housing
Prague
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.58
CZK490.36
|
$6.03
RUB548.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,071.02
CZK24,331.38
|
$881.83
RUB80,239.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$788.65
CZK17,916.47
|
$532.09
RUB48,415.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$233.34
CZK5,301.06
|
$90.54
RUB8,238.59
|
|
pay 17.4% less for childcare
Prague
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$723.05
CZK16,426.23
|
$484.25
RUB44,062.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,769.87
CZK267,387.92
|
$11,553.80
RUB1,051,301.61
|
|
pay 29.5% less for entertainment and sports
Prague
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
CZK59.05
|
$3.28
RUB298.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
CZK71.14
|
$2.63
RUB239.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.55
CZK148.87
|
$2.52
RUB228.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.39
CZK1,394.70
|
$32.93
RUB2,996.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.92
CZK248.12
|
$5.47
RUB497.73
|
|
pay 14.0% more for clothing
Prague
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.11
CZK1,888.05
|
$98.68
RUB8,979.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.28
CZK892.45
|
$46.53
RUB4,233.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.13
CZK2,229.24
|
$117.96
RUB10,733.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.55
CZK2,624.97
|
$114.14
RUB10,386.04
|
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