Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 81.9% more expensive than Czech Republic.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Czech Republic, you would:
pay 50.1% more for restaurants
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Czech Republic
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.78
CZK176.39
|
$18.07
£13.76
|
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|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.82
CZK177.20
|
$8.96
£6.82
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
CZK34.64
|
$2.14
£1.63
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
CZK30.27
|
$1.52
£1.16
|
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pay 18.9% more for groceries
|
Czech Republic
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
CZK32.89
|
$1.46
£1.11
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.86
CZK132.76
|
$4.24
£3.23
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.69
CZK83.55
|
$5.75
£4.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
CZK61.56
|
$3.68
£2.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.62
CZK82.11
|
$3.66
£2.79
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.70
CZK15.87
|
$1.20
£0.92
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
CZK16.21
|
$0.67
£0.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
CZK19.47
|
$1.22
£0.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
CZK30.84
|
$1.40
£1.07
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
CZK11.54
|
$0.63
£0.48
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
CZK12.58
|
$0.60
£0.46
|
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pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Czech Republic
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.25
CZK141.64
|
$7.22
£5.50
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$19.97
CZK452.54
|
$94.64
£72.08
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,379.53
CZK575,102.76
|
$33,464.66
£25,486.22
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.76
CZK266.50
|
$16.98
£12.93
|
|
pay 77.0% more for housing
|
Czech Republic
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.23
CZK435.77
|
$37.59
£28.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$632.17
CZK14,325.00
|
$1,224.35
£932.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.91
CZK11,237.39
|
$974.65
£742.28
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$191.58
CZK4,341.16
|
$234.45
£178.55
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
|
Czech Republic
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$359.87
CZK8,154.59
|
$1,426.61
£1,086.49
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,286.86
CZK165,121.06
|
$18,036.83
£13,736.60
|
|
pay 84.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Czech Republic
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.97
CZK44.70
|
$5.42
£4.13
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
CZK59.04
|
$3.93
£2.99
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
CZK138.42
|
$16.35
£12.45
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.03
CZK1,088.30
|
$43.82
£33.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.41
CZK213.16
|
$12.87
£9.80
|
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pay 4.5% more for clothing
|
Czech Republic
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.08
CZK1,610.72
|
$76.61
£58.35
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.60
CZK829.42
|
$39.64
£30.19
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.74
CZK1,874.81
|
$90.51
£68.93
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.60
CZK2,325.03
|
$94.66
£72.10
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