Cost of living comparison
Prague is 94.4% more expensive than Buenos Aires.
If you lived in Prague instead of Buenos Aires, you would:
pay 34.7% more for restaurants
Buenos Aires
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.50
ARS7,494.37
|
$9.61
CZK222.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.00
ARS5,290.14
|
$8.74
CZK202.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
ARS1,176.72
|
$1.67
CZK38.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
ARS857.85
|
$1.51
CZK34.84
|
|
pay 33.6% more for groceries
Buenos Aires
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.02
ARS1,783.56
|
$1.55
CZK35.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.64
ARS4,090.76
|
$6.25
CZK144.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
ARS3,595.05
|
$3.95
CZK91.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.08
ARS1,835.38
|
$2.61
CZK60.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.06
ARS1,818.88
|
$4.08
CZK94.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
ARS728.33
|
$0.77
CZK17.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
ARS710.84
|
$0.74
CZK17.22
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
ARS503.04
|
$0.95
CZK22.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.75
ARS663.73
|
$1.43
CZK33.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ARS343.56
|
$0.58
CZK13.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
ARS352.89
|
$0.60
CZK13.77
|
|
pay 87.8% more for transportation
Buenos Aires
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.45
ARS3,043.46
|
$6.44
CZK148.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$9.00
ARS7,935.21
|
$24.03
CZK555.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,000.00
ARS17,633,807.66
|
$26,867.69
CZK621,484.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.66
ARS6,753.75
|
$12.49
CZK289.02
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Buenos Aires
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.18
ARS17,789.05
|
$21.58
CZK499.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$491.75
ARS433,571.25
|
$1,071.02
CZK24,774.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$356.25
ARS314,102.20
|
$788.65
CZK18,242.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.17
ARS31,012.28
|
$233.34
CZK5,397.50
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Buenos Aires
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$219.88
ARS193,861.67
|
$723.05
CZK16,725.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,225.19
ARS4,606,999.20
|
$11,769.87
CZK272,252.41
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Buenos Aires
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
ARS1,322.54
|
$2.60
CZK60.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
ARS2,009.40
|
$3.13
CZK72.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
ARS1,763.38
|
$6.55
CZK151.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.45
ARS18,915.71
|
$61.39
CZK1,420.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.27
ARS3,763.74
|
$10.92
CZK252.64
|
|
pay 10.8% less for clothing
Buenos Aires
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$81.61
ARS71,951.23
|
$83.11
CZK1,922.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.79
ARS58,007.12
|
$39.28
CZK908.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.21
ARS102,457.26
|
$98.13
CZK2,269.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.11
ARS91,793.99
|
$115.55
CZK2,672.73
|
|
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