Cost of living comparison
Prague is 37.1% cheaper than Boston.
If you lived in Prague instead of Boston, you would:
pay 43.6% less for restaurants
Boston
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.00
|
$10.61
CZK253.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.55
|
$8.49
CZK202.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.14
|
$1.74
CZK41.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.56
|
$1.39
CZK33.19
|
|
pay 51.7% less for groceries
Boston
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.39
|
$1.42
CZK33.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$9.48
|
$5.99
CZK143.12
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.97
|
$3.96
CZK94.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.43
|
$2.56
CZK61.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.22
|
$3.92
CZK93.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.50
|
$0.77
CZK18.28
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
|
$0.73
CZK17.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.23
|
$0.89
CZK21.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.19
|
$1.47
CZK35.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.08
|
$0.57
CZK13.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.72
|
$0.55
CZK13.06
|
|
pay 12.0% less for transportation
Boston
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.64
|
$6.13
CZK146.41
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.00
|
$23.35
CZK557.71
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,000.00
|
$25,475.49
CZK608,408.24
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.62
|
$12.99
CZK310.29
|
|
pay 38.4% less for housing
Boston
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.88
|
$19.68
CZK469.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,280.96
|
$1,128.35
CZK26,947.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,453.85
|
$837.45
CZK20,000.09
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.96
|
$223.37
CZK5,334.46
|
|
pay 61.8% less for childcare
Boston
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,428.57
|
$713.18
CZK17,032.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,000.00
|
$11,763.21
CZK280,930.09
|
|
pay 45.9% less for entertainment and sports
Boston
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$2.40
CZK57.29
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.79
|
$3.08
CZK73.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.83
|
$6.54
CZK156.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.18
|
$63.73
CZK1,522.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.00
|
$10.61
CZK253.50
|
|
pay 6.1% less for clothing
Boston
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.32
|
$82.44
CZK1,968.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.83
|
$36.17
CZK863.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.17
|
$92.56
CZK2,210.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$157.18
|
$111.10
CZK2,653.34
|
|
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