Cost of living comparison
Prague is 16.4% cheaper than Amsterdam.
If you lived in Prague instead of Amsterdam, you would:
pay 34.0% less for restaurants
Amsterdam
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.41
|
$10.29
CZK241.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.27
|
$8.89
CZK208.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.53
|
$1.76
CZK41.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.47
€2.31
|
$1.38
CZK32.43
|
|
pay 7.1% less for groceries
Amsterdam
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.66
|
$1.71
CZK40.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.91
€6.45
|
$6.50
CZK152.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.71
€4.40
|
$4.62
CZK108.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
€3.67
|
$3.46
CZK81.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.87
€4.55
|
$4.31
CZK101.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.03
|
$0.86
CZK20.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.77
|
$0.81
CZK18.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.98
CZK23.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
€1.36
|
$1.62
CZK38.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$0.49
CZK11.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.50
CZK11.64
|
|
pay 35.5% less for transportation
Amsterdam
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.20
€7.66
|
$7.00
CZK164.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$97.85
€91.40
|
$25.72
CZK604.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,969.95
€27,061.00
|
$28,062.17
CZK659,503.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.51
€23.83
|
$12.58
CZK295.68
|
|
pay 24.7% less for housing
Amsterdam
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.90
€42.87
|
$26.19
CZK615.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,796.60
€1,678.22
|
$1,062.03
CZK24,959.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,576.07
€1,472.22
|
$794.21
CZK18,665.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$186.48
€174.19
|
$251.13
CZK5,901.83
|
|
pay 18.7% less for childcare
Amsterdam
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,725.51
€1,611.81
|
$808.25
CZK18,995.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,482.44
€10,725.82
|
$13,299.60
CZK312,560.46
|
|
pay 12.1% less for entertainment and sports
Amsterdam
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.14
|
$2.34
CZK54.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.26
|
$3.21
CZK75.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.02
€8.42
|
$6.73
CZK158.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.59
€36.98
|
$60.27
CZK1,416.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.29
€13.35
|
$11.18
CZK262.70
|
|
pay 17.0% more for clothing
Amsterdam
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.95
€72.81
|
$93.07
CZK2,187.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.57
€28.55
|
$42.28
CZK993.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.96
€84.97
|
$96.72
CZK2,273.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.87
€102.63
|
$114.16
CZK2,682.98
|
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