Cost of living comparison
Italy is 27.1% more expensive than Czech Republic.
If you lived in Italy instead of Czech Republic, you would:
pay 48.9% more for restaurants
Czech Republic
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.39
Kč164.82
|
$15.74
€14.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.56
Kč168.68
|
$9.09
€8.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
Kč32.98
|
$2.45
€2.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
Kč26.63
|
$1.16
€1.06
|
|
pay 33.7% more for groceries
Czech Republic
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
Kč31.08
|
$1.86
€1.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
Kč115.59
|
$7.20
€6.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.67
Kč81.75
|
$4.88
€4.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.32
Kč51.71
|
$3.14
€2.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.42
Kč76.31
|
$4.47
€4.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
Kč15.47
|
$0.96
€0.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
Kč14.82
|
$0.84
€0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
Kč17.21
|
$0.94
€0.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
Kč28.99
|
$1.20
€1.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
Kč9.80
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
Kč9.18
|
$0.71
€0.65
|
|
pay 38.2% more for transportation
Czech Republic
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.57
Kč168.93
|
$8.02
€7.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.53
Kč457.81
|
$38.40
€35.27
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,012.86
Kč557,881.75
|
$25,887.08
€23,778.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.93
Kč266.05
|
$18.65
€17.13
|
|
pay 7.5% more for housing
Czech Republic
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.79
Kč463.72
|
$30.75
€28.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$573.03
Kč12,780.76
|
$608.10
€558.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$491.37
Kč10,959.35
|
$488.80
€448.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.81
Kč4,434.18
|
$151.72
€139.36
|
|
pay 24.6% more for childcare
Czech Republic
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$335.84
Kč7,490.54
|
$459.30
€421.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,534.54
Kč190,352.64
|
$9,604.44
€8,822.16
|
|
pay 30.7% more for entertainment and sports
Czech Republic
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
Kč41.91
|
$4.83
€4.44
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
Kč58.72
|
$1.60
€1.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.88
Kč131.19
|
$6.30
€5.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.28
Kč987.57
|
$51.79
€47.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.32
Kč185.56
|
$9.32
€8.56
|
|
pay 6.2% more for clothing
Czech Republic
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.47
Kč1,705.49
|
$80.37
€73.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.50
Kč836.30
|
$36.54
€33.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.38
Kč1,882.02
|
$89.56
€82.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.98
Kč2,207.65
|
$114.84
€105.49
|
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