Cost of living comparison

Sri Lanka

compared to

Czech Republic

Prague vs. Colombo Cost of Living Summary

Prague is 2.3 times more expensive than Colombo.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Prague
Groceries: pay 20.7% more in Prague
Transportation: pay 64.6% more in Prague
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Prague
Childcare: pay 20.9 times more in Prague
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2 times more in Prague
Clothing: pay 2.8 times more in Prague

The cost of childcare, clothing, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Prague are more expensive than in Colombo. Notably, childcare, clothing, and housing are significantly more expensive in Prague.

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Prague vs. Colombo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Colombo	Prague
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.82 LKR1,265.61	$10.87 CZK235.32	+184.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.56 LKR2,502.59	$10.09 CZK218.35	+33.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.70 LKR232.56	$1.99 CZK43.14	+183.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 LKR87.00	$1.45 CZK31.30	+450.5%
Average			+133.2%

Colombo vs. Prague - Cost of restaurants

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pay 20.7% more for groceries

	Colombo	Prague
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 LKR181.98	$1.64 CZK35.59	+199.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.89 LKR2,281.50	$5.97 CZK129.31	-13.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.03 LKR1,996.25	$4.03 CZK87.21	-33.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.64 LKR541.78	$3.83 CZK82.90	+134.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.21 LKR731.08	$3.77 CZK81.65	+70.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$3.06 LKR1,014.37	$0.87 CZK18.86	-71.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.37 LKR122.81	$0.81 CZK17.43	+117.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.03 LKR672.87	$0.97 CZK20.92	-52.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 LKR187.42	$1.68 CZK36.47	+197.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 LKR150.85	$0.46 CZK9.99	+1.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 LKR116.82	$0.45 CZK9.78	+28.1%
Average			+20.7%

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pay 64.6% more for transportation

	Colombo	Prague
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 LKR1,701.24	$7.27 CZK157.46	+41.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$7.19 LKR2,381.42	$21.49 CZK465.10	+198.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,024.95 LKR12M	$31,083.07 CZK673K	-16.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.29 LKR1,091.13	$15.59 CZK337.44	+373.2%
Average			+64.6%

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Colombo	Prague
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.78 LKR6,883.48	$21.83 CZK472.58	+5.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$589.61 LKR195K	$1,115.98 CZK24,155.63	+89.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$270.44 LKR89,571.04	$960.67 CZK20,794.02	+255.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.14 LKR13,624.66	$219.79 CZK4,757.45	+434.3%
Average			+176.2%

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pay 20.9 times more for childcare

	Colombo	Prague
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$37.78 LKR12,512.93	$1,078.55 CZK23,345.56	+2754.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,208.98 LKR400K	$18,476.09 CZK400K	+1428.2%
Average			+1988.7%

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Colombo	Prague
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.21 LKR730.76	$3.16 CZK68.48	+43.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.51 LKR832.69	$3.65 CZK79.07	+45.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.28 LKR3,403.52	$7.79 CZK168.72	-24.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$13.99 LKR4,634.42	$67.45 CZK1,459.96	+382.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.53 LKR1,501.55	$13.30 CZK287.82	+193.3%
Average			+118.4%

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pay 2.8 times more for clothing

	Colombo	Prague
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.13 LKR6,006.21	$92.51 CZK2,002.40	+410.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$16.62 LKR5,505.69	$47.60 CZK1,030.42	+186.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$79.09 LKR26,193.74	$112.07 CZK2,425.83	+41.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.76 LKR13,832.48	$127.30 CZK2,755.50	+204.8%
Average			+181.8%

Colombo vs. Prague - Cost of clothing

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