Cost of living comparison
Italy is 28.5% more expensive than Czech Republic.
If you lived in Italy instead of Czech Republic, you would:
pay 46.9% more for restaurants
Czech Republic
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.78
CZK181.89
|
$15.81
€14.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.82
CZK182.73
|
$10.17
€9.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
CZK35.73
|
$2.51
€2.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
CZK31.21
|
$1.21
€1.13
|
|
pay 28.6% more for groceries
Czech Republic
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
CZK33.91
|
$2.05
€1.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.86
CZK136.90
|
$6.81
€6.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.69
CZK86.16
|
$5.59
€5.21
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
CZK63.48
|
$3.41
€3.18
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.62
CZK84.67
|
$5.01
€4.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.70
CZK16.37
|
$0.96
€0.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
CZK16.72
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
CZK20.08
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
CZK31.80
|
$1.28
€1.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
CZK11.90
|
$0.76
€0.71
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
CZK12.97
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 45.3% more for transportation
Czech Republic
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.25
CZK146.06
|
$7.33
€6.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.97
CZK466.66
|
$38.24
€35.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,379.53
CZK593,056.27
|
$26,985.59
€25,172.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.76
CZK274.82
|
$19.55
€18.24
|
|
pay 11.1% more for housing
Czech Republic
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.23
CZK449.38
|
$29.86
€27.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$632.17
CZK14,772.19
|
$660.64
€616.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.91
CZK11,588.20
|
$504.89
€470.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$191.58
CZK4,476.68
|
$158.99
€148.31
|
|
pay 38.1% more for childcare
Czech Republic
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$359.87
CZK8,409.16
|
$519.28
€484.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,286.86
CZK170,275.79
|
$9,615.09
€8,969.16
|
|
pay 25.4% more for entertainment and sports
Czech Republic
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.97
CZK46.09
|
$4.97
€4.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
CZK60.89
|
$1.67
€1.56
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
CZK142.74
|
$6.16
€5.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.03
CZK1,122.27
|
$52.41
€48.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.41
CZK219.82
|
$9.51
€8.87
|
|
pay 3.8% more for clothing
Czech Republic
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.08
CZK1,661.00
|
$76.74
€71.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.60
CZK855.31
|
$34.05
€31.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.74
CZK1,933.33
|
$84.06
€78.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.60
CZK2,397.62
|
$115.51
€107.75
|
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