Cost of living comparison
Prague is 19.0% more expensive than Athens.
If you lived in Prague instead of Athens, you would:
pay 29.3% more for restaurants
|
Athens
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.38
|
$10.29
Kč244.90
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
$8.89
Kč211.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
€1.89
|
$1.76
Kč41.81
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.52
|
$1.38
Kč32.84
|
|
pay 9.4% more for groceries
|
Athens
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.30
€1.22
|
$1.71
Kč40.67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.55
€6.14
|
$6.50
Kč154.73
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.06
€6.63
|
$4.62
Kč110.02
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.44
€4.16
|
$3.46
Kč82.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.44
€4.16
|
$4.31
Kč102.52
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
$0.86
Kč20.50
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.85
|
$0.81
Kč19.21
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.98
Kč23.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$1.62
Kč38.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.51
|
$0.49
Kč11.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$0.50
Kč11.79
|
|
pay 3.4% less for transportation
|
Athens
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.01
€7.52
|
$7.00
Kč166.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.95
|
$25.72
Kč612.26
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,287.34
€23,725.85
|
$28,062.17
Kč667,918.86
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.43
€10.73
|
$12.58
Kč299.45
|
|
pay 36.4% more for housing
|
Athens
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.96
€31.86
|
$26.19
Kč623.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$553.55
€519.37
|
$1,062.03
Kč25,277.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$521.82
€489.59
|
$794.21
Kč18,903.36
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.27
€189.78
|
$251.13
Kč5,977.15
|
|
pay 48.9% more for childcare
|
Athens
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$488.12
€457.98
|
$808.25
Kč19,237.45
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,050.80
€9,430.16
|
$13,299.60
Kč316,549.01
|
|
pay 4.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Athens
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
€4.38
|
$2.34
Kč55.66
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.68
€3.45
|
$3.21
Kč76.31
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.28
€4.95
|
$6.73
Kč160.30
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.80
€42.98
|
$60.27
Kč1,434.45
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.25
|
$11.18
Kč266.05
|
|
pay 7.7% more for clothing
|
Athens
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.84
€79.60
|
$93.07
Kč2,215.15
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.04
€35.69
|
$42.28
Kč1,006.22
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
€84.45
|
$96.72
Kč2,302.14
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.33
€104.46
|
$114.16
Kč2,717.22
|
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