Cost of living comparison
Prague is 3.1 times more expensive than Caracas.
If you lived in Prague instead of Caracas, you would:
pay 22.6% more for restaurants
Caracas
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
VEF99.75
|
$10.29
CZK239.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
VEF99.75
|
$8.89
CZK206.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.26
VEF12.56
|
$1.76
CZK40.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
VEF8.65
|
$1.38
CZK32.11
|
|
pay 27.0% more for groceries
Caracas
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.23
VEF22.25
|
$1.71
CZK39.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.86
VEF28.55
|
$6.50
CZK151.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.06
VEF70.44
|
$4.62
CZK107.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
VEF22.79
|
$3.46
CZK80.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.66
VEF26.54
|
$4.31
CZK100.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
VEF18.65
|
$0.86
CZK20.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
VEF4.98
|
$0.81
CZK18.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.73
VEF7.24
|
$0.98
CZK22.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
VEF6.74
|
$1.62
CZK37.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
VEF7.31
|
$0.49
CZK11.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
VEF7.40
|
$0.50
CZK11.53
|
|
pay 54.3% more for transportation
Caracas
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.89
VEF18.88
|
$7.00
CZK162.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.00
VEF299.24
|
$25.72
CZK598.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,000.00
VEF319,184.03
|
$28,062.17
CZK653,051.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.00
VEF169.57
|
$12.58
CZK292.78
|
|
pay 7.5 times more for housing
Caracas
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.00
VEF418.93
|
$26.19
CZK609.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$360.00
VEF3,590.82
|
$1,062.03
CZK24,715.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$345.00
VEF3,441.20
|
$794.21
CZK18,482.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$10.46
VEF104.34
|
$251.13
CZK5,844.10
|
|
pay 6.7 times more for childcare
Caracas
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$73.54
VEF733.54
|
$808.25
CZK18,809.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,633.33
VEF56,189.69
|
$13,299.60
CZK309,502.89
|
|
pay 66.3% more for entertainment and sports
Caracas
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
VEF14.96
|
$2.34
CZK54.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.79
VEF17.82
|
$3.21
CZK74.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.50
VEF34.91
|
$6.73
CZK156.73
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.31
VEF511.77
|
$60.27
CZK1,402.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.00
VEF59.85
|
$11.18
CZK260.13
|
|
pay 58.6% more for clothing
Caracas
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.19
VEF420.80
|
$93.07
CZK2,165.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
VEF379.03
|
$42.28
CZK983.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.77
VEF755.76
|
$96.72
CZK2,250.90
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$65.25
VEF650.84
|
$114.16
CZK2,656.73
|
|
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