Cost of living comparison
Czech Republic is 28.1% cheaper than Australia.
If you lived in Czech Republic instead of Australia, you would:
pay 37.2% less for restaurants
Australia
|
Czech Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.31
A$23.18
|
$7.39
CZK171.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.98
A$13.60
|
$7.56
CZK176.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
A$3.71
|
$1.48
CZK34.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.05
A$3.11
|
$1.19
CZK27.79
|
|
pay 32.0% less for groceries
Australia
|
Czech Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
A$3.03
|
$1.39
CZK32.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
A$6.41
|
$5.18
CZK120.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.00
A$7.56
|
$3.67
CZK85.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
A$5.32
|
$2.32
CZK53.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.56
A$5.39
|
$3.42
CZK79.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
A$2.17
|
$0.69
CZK16.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
A$1.70
|
$0.66
CZK15.47
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
A$1.99
|
$0.77
CZK17.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
A$3.18
|
$1.30
CZK30.25
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
A$1.56
|
$0.44
CZK10.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
A$1.25
|
$0.41
CZK9.57
|
|
pay 7.6% less for transportation
Australia
|
Czech Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.95
A$7.49
|
$7.57
CZK176.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$81.92
A$124.03
|
$20.53
CZK477.68
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,079.60
A$33,428.62
|
$25,012.86
CZK582,089.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.28
A$23.13
|
$11.93
CZK277.60
|
|
pay 22.8% less for housing
Australia
|
Czech Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.83
A$84.52
|
$20.79
CZK483.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,119.19
A$1,694.46
|
$573.03
CZK13,335.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$889.00
A$1,345.94
|
$491.37
CZK11,434.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$120.53
A$182.49
|
$198.81
CZK4,626.58
|
|
pay 50.5% less for childcare
Australia
|
Czech Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,373.48
A$2,079.46
|
$335.84
CZK7,815.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,458.00
A$17,347.47
|
$8,534.54
CZK198,612.36
|
|
pay 40.1% less for entertainment and sports
Australia
|
Czech Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.72
A$8.65
|
$1.88
CZK43.73
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
A$4.99
|
$2.63
CZK61.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$24.53
A$37.14
|
$5.88
CZK136.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.71
A$70.72
|
$44.28
CZK1,030.42
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.25
A$18.55
|
$8.32
CZK193.61
|
|
pay 6.8% less for clothing
Australia
|
Czech Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.47
A$108.21
|
$76.47
CZK1,779.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.82
A$63.31
|
$37.50
CZK872.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.71
A$153.99
|
$84.38
CZK1,963.68
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.56
A$161.33
|
$98.98
CZK2,303.44
|
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