Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 40.3% more expensive than Prague.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Prague, you would:
pay 29.8% more for restaurants
Prague
|
United Kingdom
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.61
CZK222.32
|
$18.07
£14.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.74
CZK202.11
|
$8.96
£7.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
CZK38.68
|
$2.14
£1.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
CZK34.84
|
$1.52
£1.22
|
|
pay 11.1% more for groceries
Prague
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.55
CZK35.84
|
$1.46
£1.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.25
CZK144.65
|
$4.24
£3.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.95
CZK91.30
|
$5.75
£4.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.61
CZK60.34
|
$3.68
£2.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
CZK94.31
|
$3.66
£2.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
CZK17.70
|
$1.20
£0.96
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
CZK17.22
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
CZK22.01
|
$1.22
£0.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
CZK33.09
|
$1.40
£1.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CZK13.32
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
CZK13.77
|
$0.60
£0.48
|
|
pay 91.6% more for transportation
Prague
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.44
CZK148.97
|
$7.22
£5.77
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.03
CZK555.80
|
$94.64
£75.57
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,867.69
CZK621,484.49
|
$33,464.66
£26,720.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.49
CZK289.02
|
$16.98
£13.56
|
|
pay 28.2% more for housing
Prague
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.58
CZK499.28
|
$37.59
£30.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,071.02
CZK24,774.03
|
$1,224.35
£977.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$788.65
CZK18,242.42
|
$974.65
£778.23
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$233.34
CZK5,397.50
|
$234.45
£187.20
|
|
pay 75.2% more for childcare
Prague
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$723.05
CZK16,725.06
|
$1,426.61
£1,139.10
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,769.87
CZK272,252.41
|
$18,036.83
£14,401.82
|
|
pay 54.5% more for entertainment and sports
Prague
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
CZK60.13
|
$5.42
£4.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
CZK72.43
|
$3.93
£3.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.55
CZK151.58
|
$16.35
£13.06
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.39
CZK1,420.08
|
$43.82
£34.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.92
CZK252.64
|
$12.87
£10.28
|
|
pay 8.2% less for clothing
Prague
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.11
CZK1,922.40
|
$76.61
£61.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.28
CZK908.68
|
$39.64
£31.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.13
CZK2,269.80
|
$90.51
£72.27
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.55
CZK2,672.73
|
$94.66
£75.59
|
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