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
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Czech Republic
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.39
Kč175.89
|
$12.84
€12.05
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.56
Kč180.00
|
$9.44
€8.86
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
Kč35.19
|
$2.65
€2.48
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
Kč28.42
|
$2.37
€2.23
|
|
pay 26.9% more for groceries
|
Czech Republic
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
Kč33.16
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
Kč123.35
|
$6.74
€6.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.67
Kč87.24
|
$4.22
€3.96
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.32
Kč55.18
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.42
Kč81.43
|
$3.90
€3.66
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
Kč16.51
|
$1.21
€1.14
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
Kč15.82
|
$0.80
€0.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
Kč18.37
|
$1.02
€0.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
Kč30.94
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
Kč10.46
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
Kč9.79
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
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pay 89.8% more for transportation
|
Czech Republic
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.57
Kč180.28
|
$8.31
€7.80
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.53
Kč488.55
|
$73.47
€68.94
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,012.86
Kč595,341.01
|
$27,050.12
€25,379.77
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.93
Kč283.92
|
$21.90
€20.55
|
|
pay 33.6% more for housing
|
Czech Republic
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.79
Kč494.86
|
$37.93
€35.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$573.03
Kč13,638.93
|
$759.74
€712.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$491.37
Kč11,695.22
|
$577.93
€542.24
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.81
Kč4,731.91
|
$202.18
€189.69
|
|
pay 18.1% more for childcare
|
Czech Republic
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$335.84
Kč7,993.50
|
$325.78
€305.66
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,534.54
Kč203,133.96
|
$11,890.74
€11,156.49
|
|
pay 40.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Czech Republic
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
Kč44.73
|
$4.05
€3.80
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
Kč62.66
|
$3.27
€3.07
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.88
Kč140.00
|
$8.03
€7.53
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.28
Kč1,053.88
|
$34.77
€32.62
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.32
Kč198.02
|
$12.08
€11.33
|
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pay 7.7% more for clothing
|
Czech Republic
|
Germany
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.47
Kč1,820.00
|
$80.79
€75.80
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.50
Kč892.45
|
$39.60
€37.16
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.38
Kč2,008.38
|
$88.39
€82.93
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.98
Kč2,355.88
|
$113.48
€106.47
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