Cost of living comparison
Germany is 40.7% more expensive than Czech Republic.
If you lived in Germany instead of Czech Republic, you would:
pay 69.1% more for restaurants
Czech Republic
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.39
Kč169.39
|
$12.84
€12.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.56
Kč173.36
|
$9.44
€8.85
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
Kč33.89
|
$2.65
€2.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
Kč27.37
|
$2.37
€2.23
|
|
pay 26.9% more for groceries
Czech Republic
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
Kč31.94
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
Kč118.80
|
$6.74
€6.32
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.67
Kč84.02
|
$4.22
€3.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.32
Kč53.14
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.42
Kč78.43
|
$3.90
€3.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
Kč15.90
|
$1.21
€1.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
Kč15.24
|
$0.80
€0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
Kč17.69
|
$1.02
€0.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
Kč29.80
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
Kč10.07
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
Kč9.43
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
pay 89.8% more for transportation
Czech Republic
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.57
Kč173.62
|
$8.31
€7.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.53
Kč470.52
|
$73.47
€68.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,012.86
Kč573,367.21
|
$27,050.12
€25,366.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.93
Kč273.44
|
$21.90
€20.54
|
|
pay 33.6% more for housing
Czech Republic
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.79
Kč476.60
|
$37.93
€35.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$573.03
Kč13,135.52
|
$759.74
€712.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$491.37
Kč11,263.55
|
$577.93
€541.95
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.81
Kč4,557.26
|
$202.18
€189.59
|
|
pay 18.1% more for childcare
Czech Republic
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$335.84
Kč7,698.46
|
$325.78
€305.50
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,534.54
Kč195,636.37
|
$11,890.74
€11,150.54
|
|
pay 40.0% more for entertainment and sports
Czech Republic
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
Kč43.08
|
$4.05
€3.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
Kč60.35
|
$3.27
€3.07
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.88
Kč134.83
|
$8.03
€7.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.28
Kč1,014.98
|
$34.77
€32.61
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.32
Kč190.71
|
$12.08
€11.33
|
|
pay 7.7% more for clothing
Czech Republic
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.47
Kč1,752.83
|
$80.79
€75.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.50
Kč859.51
|
$39.60
€37.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.38
Kč1,934.26
|
$88.39
€82.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.98
Kč2,268.92
|
$113.48
€106.42
|
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