Cost of living comparison
Prague is 2.5 times more expensive than Ukraine.
If you lived in Prague instead of Ukraine, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
Ukraine
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.53
UAH224.07
|
$9.61
CZK218.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.04
UAH204.38
|
$8.74
CZK198.81
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
UAH24.55
|
$1.67
CZK38.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
UAH16.63
|
$1.51
CZK34.28
|
|
pay 87.4% more for groceries
Ukraine
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
UAH23.96
|
$1.55
CZK35.26
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.81
UAH154.59
|
$6.25
CZK142.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.66
UAH148.19
|
$3.95
CZK89.81
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.72
UAH69.64
|
$2.61
CZK59.36
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.72
UAH69.52
|
$4.08
CZK92.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.29
UAH11.85
|
$0.77
CZK17.41
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH26.97
|
$0.74
CZK16.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
UAH27.31
|
$0.95
CZK21.65
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
UAH33.46
|
$1.43
CZK32.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.21
UAH8.64
|
$0.58
CZK13.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
UAH13.36
|
$0.60
CZK13.55
|
|
pay 95.9% more for transportation
Ukraine
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.08
UAH205.82
|
$6.44
CZK146.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.14
UAH410.87
|
$24.03
CZK546.73
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,914.31
UAH1,090,751.72
|
$26,867.69
CZK611,347.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.91
UAH158.34
|
$12.49
CZK284.30
|
|
pay 3.9 times more for housing
Ukraine
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$5.56
UAH225.27
|
$21.58
CZK491.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$280.46
UAH11,366.28
|
$1,071.02
CZK24,369.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$189.50
UAH7,679.67
|
$788.65
CZK17,944.87
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$59.87
UAH2,426.47
|
$233.34
CZK5,309.46
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Ukraine
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.96
UAH9,765.24
|
$723.05
CZK16,452.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,166.24
UAH168,844.33
|
$11,769.87
CZK267,811.64
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Ukraine
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.02
UAH41.44
|
$2.60
CZK59.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.09
UAH44.33
|
$3.13
CZK71.25
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.12
UAH85.88
|
$6.55
CZK149.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.75
UAH840.89
|
$61.39
CZK1,396.91
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.69
UAH149.44
|
$10.92
CZK248.52
|
|
pay 44.1% more for clothing
Ukraine
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.47
UAH1,923.89
|
$83.11
CZK1,891.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.04
UAH1,257.95
|
$39.28
CZK893.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.91
UAH2,914.17
|
$98.13
CZK2,232.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.50
UAH3,383.80
|
$115.55
CZK2,629.13
|
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