Cost of living comparison
Prague is 63.6% more expensive than Bangkok.
If you lived in Prague instead of Bangkok, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Bangkok
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.95
THB109.34
|
$10.29
CZK241.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.91
THB218.68
|
$8.89
CZK208.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
THB21.10
|
$1.76
CZK41.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
THB11.94
|
$1.38
CZK32.43
|
|
pay 24.5% more for groceries
Bangkok
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
THB68.92
|
$1.71
CZK40.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.67
THB321.06
|
$6.50
CZK152.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
THB244.21
|
$4.62
CZK108.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
THB74.71
|
$3.46
CZK81.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.46
THB53.94
|
$4.31
CZK101.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
THB50.40
|
$0.86
CZK20.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB23.48
|
$0.81
CZK18.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
THB33.40
|
$0.98
CZK23.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB27.16
|
$1.62
CZK38.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
THB26.98
|
$0.49
CZK11.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB23.21
|
$0.50
CZK11.64
|
|
pay 2.5% less for transportation
Bangkok
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.46
THB165.19
|
$7.00
CZK164.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.39
THB1,421.42
|
$25.72
CZK604.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$59,069.18
THB2,186,800.14
|
$28,062.17
CZK659,503.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.60
THB392.53
|
$12.58
CZK295.68
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Bangkok
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.74
THB582.81
|
$26.19
CZK615.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$659.48
THB24,414.47
|
$1,062.03
CZK24,959.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.02
THB11,625.42
|
$794.21
CZK18,665.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$60.89
THB2,254.18
|
$251.13
CZK5,901.83
|
|
pay 21.1% more for childcare
Bangkok
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$562.72
THB20,832.54
|
$808.25
CZK18,995.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,500.26
THB499,793.17
|
$13,299.60
CZK312,560.46
|
|
pay 27.3% more for entertainment and sports
Bangkok
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.36
THB87.47
|
$2.34
CZK54.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
THB85.26
|
$3.21
CZK75.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.43
THB164.01
|
$6.73
CZK158.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.73
THB2,100.04
|
$60.27
CZK1,416.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.97
THB295.22
|
$11.18
CZK262.70
|
|
pay 17.7% more for clothing
Bangkok
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.87
THB2,216.57
|
$93.07
CZK2,187.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.54
THB1,500.79
|
$42.28
CZK993.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.44
THB3,607.23
|
$96.72
CZK2,273.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.02
THB3,776.74
|
$114.16
CZK2,682.98
|
|
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