Cost of living comparison
Prague is 17.9% more expensive than Budapest.
If you lived in Prague instead of Budapest, you would:
pay 2.2% more for restaurants
Budapest
|
Prague
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.29
HUF4,021.62
|
$9.61
CZK218.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
HUF3,016.22
|
$8.74
CZK198.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
HUF588.80
|
$1.67
CZK37.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
HUF449.40
|
$1.51
CZK34.22
|
|
pay 7.3% more for groceries
Budapest
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
HUF565.64
|
$1.55
CZK35.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.84
HUF1,723.88
|
$6.25
CZK142.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.13
HUF1,471.42
|
$3.95
CZK89.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.52
HUF896.10
|
$2.61
CZK59.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
HUF920.65
|
$4.08
CZK92.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
HUF258.66
|
$0.77
CZK17.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
HUF302.84
|
$0.74
CZK16.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
HUF320.82
|
$0.95
CZK21.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.41
HUF502.47
|
$1.43
CZK32.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
HUF202.93
|
$0.58
CZK13.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
HUF221.92
|
$0.60
CZK13.53
|
|
pay 8.2% less for transportation
Budapest
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.74
HUF2,400.72
|
$6.44
CZK146.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$26.82
HUF9,551.35
|
$24.03
CZK545.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,054.17
HUF11,059,462.84
|
$26,867.69
CZK610,380.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.04
HUF4,644.97
|
$12.49
CZK283.85
|
|
pay 58.6% more for housing
Budapest
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.90
HUF6,373.57
|
$21.58
CZK490.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$643.77
HUF229,269.25
|
$1,071.02
CZK24,331.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$500.61
HUF178,283.80
|
$788.65
CZK17,916.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.00
HUF43,805.37
|
$233.34
CZK5,301.06
|
|
pay 37.4% more for childcare
Budapest
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$438.86
HUF156,294.89
|
$723.05
CZK16,426.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,690.89
HUF3,807,395.53
|
$11,769.87
CZK267,387.92
|
|
pay 17.9% more for entertainment and sports
Budapest
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.82
HUF1,005.41
|
$2.60
CZK59.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
HUF839.27
|
$3.13
CZK71.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
HUF2,211.89
|
$6.55
CZK148.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.95
HUF18,501.62
|
$61.39
CZK1,394.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.76
HUF2,764.87
|
$10.92
CZK248.12
|
|
pay 9.9% more for clothing
Budapest
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.02
HUF28,496.94
|
$83.11
CZK1,888.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.09
HUF12,141.95
|
$39.28
CZK892.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.91
HUF33,086.99
|
$98.13
CZK2,229.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$100.47
HUF35,780.63
|
$115.55
CZK2,624.97
|
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