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Prague vs. Belgrade Cost of Living Summary

Prague is 21.0% more expensive than Belgrade.

Restaurants: pay 11.8% less in Prague
Groceries: pay 21.9% more in Prague
Transportation: pay 8.1% more in Prague
Housing: pay 31.8% more in Prague
Childcare: pay 72.2% more in Prague
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.6% more in Prague
Clothing: pay 11.8% less in Prague

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, and transportation in Prague are more expensive than in Belgrade. Expenses including restaurants and clothing are lower in Prague.

Prague vs. Belgrade Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Prague instead of Belgrade, you would:

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pay 11.8% less for restaurants

	Belgrade	Prague
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.99 RSD1,250	$10.61 CZK261.12	-3.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.16 RSD1,042	$8.49 CZK208.90	-7.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.33 RSD265	$1.74 CZK42.86	-25.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.57 RSD178	$1.39 CZK34.19	-11.4%
Average			-11.8%

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pay 21.9% more for groceries

	Belgrade	Prague
Bread 1 loaf	$0.87 RSD99	$1.42 CZK35.00	+63.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.04 RSD574	$5.99 CZK147.42	+18.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.98 RSD566	$3.96 CZK97.39	-20.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.66 RSD302	$2.56 CZK62.93	-3.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.13 RSD356	$3.92 CZK96.32	+25.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.53 RSD60	$0.77 CZK18.83	+45.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 RSD91	$0.73 CZK18.01	-8.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 RSD84	$0.89 CZK21.98	+21.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 RSD120	$1.47 CZK36.27	+39.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 RSD54	$0.57 CZK14.13	+21.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 RSD45	$0.55 CZK13.45	+38.7%
Average			+21.9%

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pay 8.1% more for transportation

	Belgrade	Prague
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.87 RSD781	$6.13 CZK150.81	-10.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.16 RSD2,292	$23.35 CZK574.47	+15.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,106.99 RSD3,196,014	$25,475.49 CZK626,697.09	-9.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.51 RSD1,081	$12.99 CZK319.62	+36.6%
Average			+8.1%

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pay 31.8% more for housing

	Belgrade	Prague
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.63 RSD3,141	$19.68 CZK484.03	-28.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$840.53 RSD95,575	$1,128.35 CZK27,757.46	+34.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$518.55 RSD58,964	$837.45 CZK20,601.29	+61.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.51 RSD15,864	$223.37 CZK5,494.81	+60.1%
Average			+31.8%

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pay 72.2% more for childcare

	Belgrade	Prague
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$370.44 RSD42,123	$713.18 CZK17,544.29	+92.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,747.69 RSD880,981	$11,763.21 CZK289,374.90	+51.8%
Average			+72.2%

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pay 36.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Belgrade	Prague
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.02 RSD344	$2.40 CZK59.01	-20.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.45 RSD278	$3.08 CZK75.69	+25.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.12 RSD469	$6.54 CZK160.85	+58.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.53 RSD4,154	$63.73 CZK1,567.82	+74.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.33 RSD833	$10.61 CZK261.12	+44.8%
Average			+36.6%

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pay 11.8% less for clothing

	Belgrade	Prague
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$97.71 RSD11,110	$82.44 CZK2,028.03	-15.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.65 RSD4,395	$36.17 CZK889.83	-6.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$107.09 RSD12,177	$92.56 CZK2,277.00	-13.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$125.83 RSD14,308	$111.10 CZK2,733.10	-11.7%
Average			-11.8%

Belgrade vs. Prague - Cost of clothing

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