Cost of living comparison
Prague is 18.3% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Prague instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 18.0% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Prague
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.07
£14.26
|
$9.61
CZK222.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.96
£7.07
|
$8.74
CZK201.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
£1.69
|
$1.67
CZK38.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
£1.20
|
$1.51
CZK34.79
|
|
pay 4.5% less for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Prague
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.46
£1.15
|
$1.55
CZK35.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
£3.34
|
$6.25
CZK144.45
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
£4.54
|
$3.95
CZK91.17
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
£2.90
|
$2.61
CZK60.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.66
£2.89
|
$4.08
CZK94.18
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.95
|
$0.77
CZK17.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.53
|
$0.74
CZK17.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
£0.96
|
$0.95
CZK21.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
£1.11
|
$1.43
CZK33.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.50
|
$0.58
CZK13.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
£0.47
|
$0.60
CZK13.75
|
|
pay 32.9% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
£5.70
|
$6.44
CZK148.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.64
£74.69
|
$24.03
CZK555.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,464.66
£26,408.33
|
$26,867.69
CZK620,597.86
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
£13.40
|
$12.49
CZK288.60
|
|
pay 18.7% less for housing
United Kingdom
|
Prague
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.59
£29.67
|
$21.58
CZK498.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,224.35
£966.19
|
$1,071.02
CZK24,738.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$974.65
£769.14
|
$788.65
CZK18,216.40
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$234.45
£185.01
|
$233.34
CZK5,389.80
|
|
pay 42.0% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,426.61
£1,125.80
|
$723.05
CZK16,701.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,036.83
£14,233.60
|
$11,769.87
CZK271,864.01
|
|
pay 21.5% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Prague
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.42
£4.28
|
$2.60
CZK60.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.93
£3.10
|
$3.13
CZK72.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.35
£12.90
|
$6.55
CZK151.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.82
£34.58
|
$61.39
CZK1,418.05
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.87
£10.16
|
$10.92
CZK252.28
|
|
pay 9.5% more for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.61
£60.46
|
$83.11
CZK1,919.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.64
£31.28
|
$39.28
CZK907.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.51
£71.42
|
$98.13
CZK2,266.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.66
£74.70
|
$115.55
CZK2,668.91
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