Cost of living comparison
Prague is 33.1% cheaper than Canberra.
If you lived in Prague instead of Canberra, you would:
pay 34.4% less for restaurants
Canberra
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.77
A$30.05
|
$10.61
CZK250.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.89
A$15.02
|
$8.49
CZK200.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.76
A$4.20
|
$1.74
CZK41.05
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
A$3.52
|
$1.39
CZK32.74
|
|
pay 37.2% less for groceries
Canberra
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.59
A$3.93
|
$1.42
CZK33.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
A$8.19
|
$5.99
CZK141.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.59
A$10.02
|
$3.96
CZK93.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.63
A$7.04
|
$2.56
CZK60.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.12
A$6.26
|
$3.92
CZK92.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
A$2.46
|
$0.77
CZK18.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.34
A$2.04
|
$0.73
CZK17.24
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
A$2.38
|
$0.89
CZK21.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.46
A$3.75
|
$1.47
CZK34.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
A$1.90
|
$0.57
CZK13.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
A$1.69
|
$0.55
CZK12.88
|
|
pay 24.7% less for transportation
Canberra
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.07
A$7.71
|
$6.13
CZK144.42
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$118.63
A$180.28
|
$23.35
CZK550.12
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,276.08
A$44,492.53
|
$25,475.49
CZK600,136.34
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.66
A$26.84
|
$12.99
CZK306.07
|
|
pay 31.3% less for housing
Canberra
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$65.39
A$99.37
|
$19.68
CZK463.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,783.31
A$2,710.19
|
$1,128.35
CZK26,581.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,413.05
A$2,147.49
|
$837.45
CZK19,728.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.02
A$278.15
|
$223.37
CZK5,261.93
|
|
pay 40.1% less for childcare
Canberra
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,847.17
A$2,807.24
|
$713.18
CZK16,800.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,503.36
A$22,041.59
|
$11,763.21
CZK277,110.58
|
|
pay 37.5% less for entertainment and sports
Canberra
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.25
A$11.02
|
$2.40
CZK56.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.68
A$5.59
|
$3.08
CZK72.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$26.36
A$40.06
|
$6.54
CZK154.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.69
A$99.83
|
$63.73
CZK1,501.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.33
A$21.78
|
$10.61
CZK250.06
|
|
pay 26.4% less for clothing
Canberra
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.77
A$131.87
|
$82.44
CZK1,942.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$72.18
A$109.70
|
$36.17
CZK852.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.51
A$181.63
|
$92.56
CZK2,180.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$154.17
A$234.31
|
$111.10
CZK2,617.26
|
|
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