Cost of living comparison
Iowa is 57.8% more expensive than Czech Republic.
If you lived in Iowa instead of Czech Republic, you would:
pay 44.7% more for restaurants
|
Czech Republic
|
Iowa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.39
Kč173.62
|
$14.62
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.56
Kč177.68
|
$8.21
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
Kč34.74
|
$2.17
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
Kč28.05
|
$1.50
|
|
pay 98.5% more for groceries
|
Czech Republic
|
Iowa
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
Kč32.74
|
$1.92
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
Kč121.76
|
$5.34
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.67
Kč86.11
|
$3.42
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.32
Kč54.47
|
$3.76
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.42
Kč80.38
|
$5.42
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
Kč16.30
|
$2.52
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
Kč15.62
|
$0.88
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
Kč18.13
|
$2.14
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
Kč30.54
|
$2.48
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
Kč10.33
|
$1.08
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
Kč9.67
|
$1.31
|
|
pay 16.2% more for transportation
|
Czech Republic
|
Iowa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.57
Kč177.95
|
$3.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.53
Kč482.26
|
$41.33
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,012.86
Kč587,669.57
|
$24,180.36
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.93
Kč280.26
|
$14.77
|
|
pay 79.3% more for housing
|
Czech Republic
|
Iowa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.79
Kč488.49
|
$71.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$573.03
Kč13,463.18
|
$970.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$491.37
Kč11,544.51
|
$657.81
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.81
Kč4,670.94
|
$140.85
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
|
Czech Republic
|
Iowa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$335.84
Kč7,890.49
|
$907.34
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,534.54
Kč200,516.42
|
$16,239.17
|
|
pay 51.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Czech Republic
|
Iowa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
Kč44.15
|
$4.64
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
Kč61.85
|
$4.27
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.88
Kč138.19
|
$7.77
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.28
Kč1,040.30
|
$38.83
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.32
Kč195.46
|
$10.60
|
|
pay 15.7% less for clothing
|
Czech Republic
|
Iowa
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.47
Kč1,796.55
|
$43.72
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.50
Kč880.95
|
$41.28
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.38
Kč1,982.50
|
$77.53
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.98
Kč2,325.52
|
$77.28
|
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