Cost of living comparison
Prague is 41.2% cheaper than Bern.
If you lived in Prague instead of Bern, you would:
pay 59.3% less for restaurants
Bern
|
Prague
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$27.61
CHF25.03
|
$10.29
CZK238.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$16.56
CHF15.02
|
$8.89
CZK205.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.53
CHF4.11
|
$1.76
CZK40.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.17
CHF3.78
|
$1.38
CZK31.91
|
|
pay 44.0% less for groceries
Bern
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.04
CHF2.76
|
$1.71
CZK39.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.00
CHF11.79
|
$6.50
CZK150.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.74
CHF6.11
|
$4.62
CZK106.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.23
CHF5.65
|
$3.46
CZK80.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$12.94
CHF11.73
|
$4.31
CZK99.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.83
CHF1.66
|
$0.86
CZK19.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.40
CHF1.27
|
$0.81
CZK18.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.66
CHF1.50
|
$0.98
CZK22.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
CHF1.61
|
$1.62
CZK37.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
CHF0.96
|
$0.49
CZK11.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
CHF0.87
|
$0.50
CZK11.46
|
|
pay 43.1% less for transportation
Bern
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.07
CHF7.32
|
$7.00
CZK161.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$87.24
CHF79.08
|
$25.72
CZK595.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,128.56
CHF30,031.04
|
$28,062.17
CZK649,114.40
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$47.04
CHF42.64
|
$12.58
CZK291.02
|
|
pay 21.3% less for housing
Bern
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.37
CHF48.38
|
$26.19
CZK605.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,345.22
CHF1,219.44
|
$1,062.03
CZK24,566.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,006.60
CHF912.48
|
$794.21
CZK18,371.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$232.88
CHF211.11
|
$251.13
CZK5,808.87
|
|
pay 59.9% less for childcare
Bern
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,355.81
CHF2,135.54
|
$808.25
CZK18,695.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$28,987.49
CHF26,277.16
|
$13,299.60
CZK307,636.95
|
|
pay 38.2% less for entertainment and sports
Bern
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.90
CHF6.26
|
$2.34
CZK54.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.21
CHF4.72
|
$3.21
CZK74.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.94
CHF9.01
|
$6.73
CZK155.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.38
CHF57.46
|
$60.27
CZK1,394.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$22.09
CHF20.02
|
$11.18
CZK258.56
|
|
pay 22.9% less for clothing
Bern
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$116.44
CHF105.55
|
$93.07
CZK2,152.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.69
CHF45.05
|
$42.28
CZK977.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$135.27
CHF122.63
|
$96.72
CZK2,237.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$159.33
CHF144.44
|
$114.16
CZK2,640.72
|
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