Cost of living comparison
Prague is 19.0% more expensive than Spain.
If you lived in Prague instead of Spain, you would:
pay 12.6% less for restaurants
Spain
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.31
€12.24
|
$9.61
CZK218.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.95
€8.23
|
$8.74
CZK198.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.90
|
$1.67
CZK37.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
€1.40
|
$1.51
CZK34.22
|
|
pay 2.4% more for groceries
Spain
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.16
|
$1.55
CZK35.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.20
€5.70
|
$6.25
CZK142.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.19
€3.85
|
$3.95
CZK89.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
€2.32
|
$2.61
CZK59.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
€2.99
|
$4.08
CZK92.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.89
|
$0.77
CZK17.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.75
|
$0.74
CZK16.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$0.95
CZK21.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
€0.99
|
$1.43
CZK32.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.61
|
$0.58
CZK13.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.60
CZK13.53
|
|
pay 16.8% less for transportation
Spain
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.53
€6.01
|
$6.44
CZK146.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.45
€32.58
|
$24.03
CZK545.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,659.33
€30,937.97
|
$26,867.69
CZK610,380.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.39
€13.22
|
$12.49
CZK283.85
|
|
pay 32.6% more for housing
Spain
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.81
€31.07
|
$21.58
CZK490.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$828.43
€761.45
|
$1,071.02
CZK24,331.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$665.31
€611.52
|
$788.65
CZK17,916.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.67
€98.04
|
$233.34
CZK5,301.06
|
|
pay 74.2% more for childcare
Spain
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.14
€350.33
|
$723.05
CZK16,426.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,410.38
€6,811.25
|
$11,769.87
CZK267,387.92
|
|
pay 29.3% more for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.76
€2.54
|
$2.60
CZK59.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.92
€1.76
|
$3.13
CZK71.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.57
€5.12
|
$6.55
CZK148.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.03
€39.55
|
$61.39
CZK1,394.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.46
€7.78
|
$10.92
CZK248.12
|
|
pay 23.7% more for clothing
Spain
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.08
€67.17
|
$83.11
CZK1,888.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.46
€28.92
|
$39.28
CZK892.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.09
€69.02
|
$98.13
CZK2,229.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.97
€84.53
|
$115.55
CZK2,624.97
|
|
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