Cost of living comparison
Italy is 45.3% more expensive than Czech Republic.
If you lived in Italy instead of Czech Republic, you would:
pay 75.7% more for restaurants
Czech Republic
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.19
Kč141.60
|
$16.28
€14.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.34
Kč145.12
|
$9.39
€8.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.42
Kč32.49
|
$2.48
€2.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
Kč24.33
|
$1.24
€1.09
|
|
pay 46.1% more for groceries
Czech Republic
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
Kč27.16
|
$1.86
€1.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
Kč105.41
|
$7.41
€6.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
Kč79.31
|
$4.98
€4.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
Kč45.93
|
$3.33
€2.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
Kč68.07
|
$4.42
€3.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
Kč16.67
|
$0.95
€0.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
Kč14.81
|
$0.90
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
Kč17.53
|
$0.97
€0.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
Kč26.24
|
$1.08
€0.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
Kč9.88
|
$0.69
€0.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
Kč9.23
|
$0.74
€0.65
|
|
pay 52.1% more for transportation
Czech Republic
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
Kč128.34
|
$6.99
€6.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.08
Kč505.13
|
$43.01
€37.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,241.61
Kč508,932.51
|
$26,336.31
€23,094.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.72
Kč268.06
|
$20.00
€17.54
|
|
pay 29.0% more for housing
Czech Republic
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.18
Kč461.78
|
$34.75
€30.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$481.97
Kč11,028.41
|
$639.56
€560.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$393.76
Kč9,010.09
|
$490.87
€430.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.80
Kč3,816.82
|
$144.46
€126.68
|
|
pay 42.5% more for childcare
Czech Republic
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$328.69
Kč7,521.01
|
$498.43
€437.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,954.03
Kč204,886.08
|
$11,939.46
€10,469.72
|
|
pay 59.5% more for entertainment and sports
Czech Republic
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
Kč35.50
|
$5.00
€4.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
Kč51.38
|
$1.68
€1.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.18
Kč118.46
|
$6.74
€5.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.75
Kč863.76
|
$54.45
€47.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.94
Kč181.74
|
$10.03
€8.79
|
|
pay 12.5% more for clothing
Czech Republic
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.67
Kč1,754.43
|
$87.77
€76.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.53
Kč973.07
|
$37.94
€33.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.07
Kč1,855.02
|
$97.30
€85.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.66
Kč2,257.52
|
$124.71
€109.36
|
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