Cost of living comparison
Prague is 3.1% more expensive than Bratislava.
If you lived in Prague instead of Bratislava, you would:
pay 6.0% less for restaurants
Bratislava
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.75
€9.04
|
$9.61
CZK222.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.66
€8.04
|
$8.74
CZK202.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
€1.80
|
$1.67
CZK38.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
€1.55
|
$1.51
CZK34.84
|
|
pay 11.9% less for groceries
Bratislava
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
€1.76
|
$1.55
CZK35.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.67
€6.19
|
$6.25
CZK144.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.72
€4.38
|
$3.95
CZK91.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.64
€3.38
|
$2.61
CZK60.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.60
€3.34
|
$4.08
CZK94.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$0.77
CZK17.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
$0.74
CZK17.22
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.97
|
$0.95
CZK22.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.96
€1.81
|
$1.43
CZK33.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.58
CZK13.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$0.60
CZK13.77
|
|
pay 13.8% less for transportation
Bratislava
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.52
€6.05
|
$6.44
CZK148.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.99
€36.17
|
$24.03
CZK555.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,439.37
€23,601.37
|
$26,867.69
CZK621,484.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.81
€14.67
|
$12.49
CZK289.02
|
|
pay 23.5% more for housing
Bratislava
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.61
€19.12
|
$21.58
CZK499.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$774.70
€718.72
|
$1,071.02
CZK24,774.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$602.14
€558.64
|
$788.65
CZK18,242.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$194.23
€180.20
|
$233.34
CZK5,397.50
|
|
pay 0.6% more for childcare
Bratislava
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$609.18
€565.17
|
$723.05
CZK16,725.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,273.77
€13,242.49
|
$11,769.87
CZK272,252.41
|
|
pay 14.8% more for entertainment and sports
Bratislava
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
€2.51
|
$2.60
CZK60.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.85
€2.65
|
$3.13
CZK72.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.41
€5.02
|
$6.55
CZK151.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.90
€38.88
|
$61.39
CZK1,420.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€10.05
|
$10.92
CZK252.64
|
|
pay 14.7% more for clothing
Bratislava
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.61
€64.58
|
$83.11
CZK1,922.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.95
€32.43
|
$39.28
CZK908.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.87
€77.81
|
$98.13
CZK2,269.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.95
€97.36
|
$115.55
CZK2,672.73
|
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