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
Czech Republic
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.78
CZK181.89
|
$18.07
£14.28
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.82
CZK182.73
|
$8.96
£7.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
CZK35.73
|
$2.14
£1.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
CZK31.21
|
$1.52
£1.20
|
|
pay 18.9% more for groceries
Czech Republic
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
CZK33.91
|
$1.46
£1.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.86
CZK136.90
|
$4.24
£3.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.69
CZK86.16
|
$5.75
£4.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
CZK63.48
|
$3.68
£2.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.62
CZK84.67
|
$3.66
£2.89
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.70
CZK16.37
|
$1.20
£0.95
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
CZK16.72
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
CZK20.08
|
$1.22
£0.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
CZK31.80
|
$1.40
£1.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
CZK11.90
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
CZK12.97
|
$0.60
£0.48
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Czech Republic
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.25
CZK146.06
|
$7.22
£5.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.97
CZK466.66
|
$94.64
£74.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,379.53
CZK593,056.27
|
$33,464.66
£26,456.36
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.76
CZK274.82
|
$16.98
£13.43
|
|
pay 77.0% more for housing
Czech Republic
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.23
CZK449.38
|
$37.59
£29.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$632.17
CZK14,772.19
|
$1,224.35
£967.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.91
CZK11,588.20
|
$974.65
£770.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$191.58
CZK4,476.68
|
$234.45
£185.35
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Czech Republic
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$359.87
CZK8,409.16
|
$1,426.61
£1,127.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,286.86
CZK170,275.79
|
$18,036.83
£14,259.49
|
|
pay 84.2% more for entertainment and sports
Czech Republic
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.97
CZK46.09
|
$5.42
£4.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
CZK60.89
|
$3.93
£3.10
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
CZK142.74
|
$16.35
£12.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.03
CZK1,122.27
|
$43.82
£34.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.41
CZK219.82
|
$12.87
£10.18
|
|
pay 4.5% more for clothing
Czech Republic
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.08
CZK1,661.00
|
$76.61
£60.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.60
CZK855.31
|
$39.64
£31.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.74
CZK1,933.33
|
$90.51
£71.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.60
CZK2,397.62
|
$94.66
£74.84
|
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