Cost of living comparison
Prague is 15.3% more expensive than Zagreb.
If you lived in Prague instead of Zagreb, you would:
pay 17.1% less for restaurants
|
Zagreb
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
HRK90.91
|
$9.61
CZK222.32
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.58
HRK53.03
|
$8.74
CZK202.11
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
HRK18.71
|
$1.67
CZK38.68
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
HRK13.24
|
$1.51
CZK34.84
|
|
pay 0.3% more for groceries
|
Zagreb
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
HRK10.13
|
$1.55
CZK35.84
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.70
HRK39.89
|
$6.25
CZK144.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.55
HRK31.86
|
$3.95
CZK91.30
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
HRK24.89
|
$2.61
CZK60.34
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.43
HRK31.02
|
$4.08
CZK94.31
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
HRK5.11
|
$0.77
CZK17.70
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
HRK5.32
|
$0.74
CZK17.22
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
HRK5.84
|
$0.95
CZK22.01
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
HRK8.72
|
$1.43
CZK33.09
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
HRK4.14
|
$0.58
CZK13.32
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
HRK3.93
|
$0.60
CZK13.77
|
|
pay 10.0% less for transportation
|
Zagreb
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.13
HRK42.91
|
$6.44
CZK148.97
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$54.15
HRK378.79
|
$24.03
CZK555.80
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,625.55
HRK221,227.07
|
$26,867.69
CZK621,484.49
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.96
HRK69.66
|
$12.49
CZK289.02
|
|
pay 29.4% more for housing
|
Zagreb
|
Prague
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.99
HRK202.77
|
$21.58
CZK499.28
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$705.63
HRK4,936.05
|
$1,071.02
CZK24,774.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$571.03
HRK3,994.47
|
$788.65
CZK18,242.42
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$152.17
HRK1,064.43
|
$233.34
CZK5,397.50
|
|
pay 85.1% more for childcare
|
Zagreb
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$273.78
HRK1,915.17
|
$723.05
CZK16,725.06
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,078.17
HRK77,493.99
|
$11,769.87
CZK272,252.41
|
|
pay 24.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Zagreb
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.25
HRK22.73
|
$2.60
CZK60.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.21
HRK15.48
|
$3.13
CZK72.43
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.09
HRK35.61
|
$6.55
CZK151.58
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.24
HRK316.43
|
$61.39
CZK1,420.08
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.91
HRK55.36
|
$10.92
CZK252.64
|
|
pay 5.2% less for clothing
|
Zagreb
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.66
HRK676.17
|
$83.11
CZK1,922.40
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.44
HRK296.85
|
$39.28
CZK908.68
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.78
HRK677.02
|
$98.13
CZK2,269.80
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.30
HRK813.57
|
$115.55
CZK2,672.73
|
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