Cost of living comparison

compared to

Prague vs. Chesapeake Cost of Living Summary

Prague is 4.4% more expensive than Chesapeake.

Restaurants
pay 18.8% less in Prague
Groceries
pay 12.7% less in Prague
Transportation
pay 19.0% more in Prague
Housing
pay 9.5% less in Prague
Childcare
pay 25.9% less in Prague
Entertainment and Sports
pay 3.5% less in Prague
Clothing
pay 82.0% more in Prague

The cost of clothing and transportation in Prague are more expensive than in Chesapeake. Expenses including childcare, restaurants, groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Prague. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Prague.

Prague vs. Chesapeake Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Prague instead of Chesapeake, you would:

pay 18.8% less for restaurants

 
Chesapeake
Prague
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.50
 
$10.56
CZK218.25
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.00
 
$9.60
CZK198.41
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.37
 
$1.95
CZK40.40

Improve prices ·

pay 12.7% less for groceries

 
Chesapeake
Prague
Bread
1 loaf
$4.07
 
$1.73
CZK35.72
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.87
 
$6.52
CZK134.67
Milk (1 gallon) $3.35
 
$4.77
CZK98.54

Improve prices ·

pay 19.0% more for transportation

 
Chesapeake
Prague
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.11
 
$6.73
CZK139.04
Monthly public transit pass $70.00
 
$26.40
CZK545.62
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $34,689.37
 
$31,197.57
CZK644,825.76

Improve prices ·

pay 9.5% less for housing

 
Chesapeake
Prague
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$53.33
 
$23.93
CZK494.60
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,775.00
 
$1,194.06
CZK24,680.23
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,375.00
 
$923.20
CZK19,081.71

Improve prices ·

pay 25.9% less for childcare

 
Chesapeake
Prague
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,490.00
 
$999.92
CZK20,667.49
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $18,827.00
 
$15,274.81
CZK315,716.61

Improve prices ·

pay 3.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
Chesapeake
Prague
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.88
 
$2.88
CZK59.52
Cappuccino in mid-range area $5.27
 
$3.74
CZK77.40
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$7.50
 
$7.73
CZK159.72

Improve prices ·

pay 82.0% more for clothing

 
Chesapeake
Prague
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$51.78
 
$79.19
CZK1,636.87
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$20.00
 
$39.41
CZK814.50
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$70.00
 
$106.09
CZK2,192.75

Improve prices ·
The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025
Share this

Compare countries by overall cost of living

See the cost of living in United States vs. Czech Republic. This provides a comparison of the average cost of living from cities within United States and Czech Republic.

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Prague or Chesapeake. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.