Cost of living comparison
Prague is 14.6% cheaper than Brussels.
If you lived in Prague instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 31.3% less for restaurants
Brussels
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.41
|
$10.29
CZK241.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
$8.89
CZK208.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.41
|
$1.76
CZK41.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
€2.37
|
$1.38
CZK32.43
|
|
pay 11.0% less for groceries
Brussels
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
€2.16
|
$1.71
CZK40.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.55
€7.05
|
$6.50
CZK152.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.69
€4.38
|
$4.62
CZK108.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
€3.27
|
$3.46
CZK81.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.96
€4.63
|
$4.31
CZK101.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$0.86
CZK20.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.73
|
$0.81
CZK18.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.09
|
$0.98
CZK23.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.27
|
$1.62
CZK38.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$0.49
CZK11.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.50
CZK11.64
|
|
pay 26.0% less for transportation
Brussels
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.71
€7.20
|
$7.00
CZK164.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.87
€50.32
|
$25.72
CZK604.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,675.06
|
$28,062.17
CZK659,503.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.76
€21.26
|
$12.58
CZK295.68
|
|
pay 1.9% less for housing
Brussels
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.77
€52.09
|
$26.19
CZK615.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,043.18
€974.44
|
$1,062.03
CZK24,959.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$873.71
€816.14
|
$794.21
CZK18,665.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.26
€153.43
|
$251.13
CZK5,901.83
|
|
pay 30.1% less for childcare
Brussels
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$944.84
€882.58
|
$808.25
CZK18,995.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,473.75
€22,861.08
|
$13,299.60
CZK312,560.46
|
|
pay 6.7% less for entertainment and sports
Brussels
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.14
|
$2.34
CZK54.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
€3.47
|
$3.21
CZK75.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
$6.73
CZK158.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.17
€31.92
|
$60.27
CZK1,416.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.32
|
$11.18
CZK262.70
|
|
pay 4.8% more for clothing
Brussels
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.22
€83.35
|
$93.07
CZK2,187.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.58
€30.44
|
$42.28
CZK993.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.94
€91.49
|
$96.72
CZK2,273.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.04
€123.34
|
$114.16
CZK2,682.98
|
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