Cost of living comparison
Prague is 9.1% more expensive than Berlin.
If you lived in Prague instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 28.6% less for restaurants
Berlin
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.15
|
$10.29
Kč241.33
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.18
|
$8.89
Kč208.42
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
€2.67
|
$1.76
Kč41.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
€2.21
|
$1.38
Kč32.36
|
|
pay 17.1% less for groceries
Berlin
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.97
€1.81
|
$1.71
Kč40.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
€6.38
|
$6.50
Kč152.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.11
€4.71
|
$4.62
Kč108.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
€2.90
|
$3.46
Kč81.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
€4.54
|
$4.31
Kč101.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.20
|
$0.86
Kč20.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$0.81
Kč18.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.23
|
$0.98
Kč22.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
€1.47
|
$1.62
Kč37.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$0.49
Kč11.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.50
Kč11.62
|
|
pay 36.5% less for transportation
Berlin
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.08
€7.44
|
$7.00
Kč164.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$93.45
€86.07
|
$25.72
Kč603.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,967.00
€30,360.96
|
$28,062.17
Kč658,167.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.98
€21.16
|
$12.58
Kč295.08
|
|
pay 22.1% less for housing
Berlin
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.65
€39.28
|
$26.19
Kč614.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,347.77
€1,241.23
|
$1,062.03
Kč24,908.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$999.06
€920.08
|
$794.21
Kč18,627.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$273.14
€251.55
|
$251.13
Kč5,889.88
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Berlin
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.36
€193.73
|
$808.25
Kč18,956.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,885.50
€7,262.15
|
$13,299.60
Kč311,927.40
|
|
pay 10.5% less for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.05
|
$2.34
Kč54.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
€3.34
|
$3.21
Kč75.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.10
|
$6.73
Kč157.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.73
€38.43
|
$60.27
Kč1,413.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.15
|
$11.18
Kč262.17
|
|
pay 2.1% more for clothing
Berlin
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.74
€84.49
|
$93.07
Kč2,182.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.98
€35.90
|
$42.28
Kč991.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.97
€87.46
|
$96.72
Kč2,268.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.23
€108.88
|
$114.16
Kč2,677.54
|
|
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