Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 64.6% more expensive than Czech Republic.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Czech Republic, you would:
pay 42.1% more for restaurants
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Czech Republic
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.39
Kč162.94
|
$17.09
£13.72
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.56
Kč166.75
|
$7.46
£5.99
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
Kč32.60
|
$1.84
£1.48
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
Kč26.33
|
$1.36
£1.09
|
|
pay 12.6% more for groceries
|
Czech Republic
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
Kč30.72
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
Kč114.27
|
$3.60
£2.89
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.67
Kč80.81
|
$4.68
£3.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.32
Kč51.12
|
$2.58
£2.08
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.42
Kč75.44
|
$3.16
£2.54
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.69
Kč15.30
|
$1.05
£0.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
Kč14.66
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
Kč17.02
|
$0.99
£0.80
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
Kč28.66
|
$1.17
£0.94
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
Kč9.69
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
Kč9.07
|
$0.58
£0.46
|
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pay 95.3% more for transportation
|
Czech Republic
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.57
Kč167.01
|
$7.31
£5.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.53
Kč452.58
|
$91.63
£73.60
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,012.86
Kč551,513.48
|
$25,486.21
£20,470.04
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.93
Kč263.02
|
$16.30
£13.09
|
|
pay 56.9% more for housing
|
Czech Republic
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.79
Kč458.43
|
$37.72
£30.30
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$573.03
Kč12,634.86
|
$1,053.04
£845.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$491.37
Kč10,834.24
|
$836.18
£671.61
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.81
Kč4,383.56
|
$183.29
£147.22
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
|
Czech Republic
|
United Kingdom
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$335.84
Kč7,405.03
|
$1,186.33
£952.84
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,534.54
Kč188,179.74
|
$16,551.73
£13,294.03
|
|
pay 78.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Czech Republic
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.88
Kč41.44
|
$4.95
£3.98
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
Kč58.05
|
$3.59
£2.88
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.88
Kč129.69
|
$14.82
£11.90
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.28
Kč976.30
|
$41.78
£33.55
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.32
Kč183.44
|
$11.97
£9.62
|
|
pay 6.6% less for clothing
|
Czech Republic
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.47
Kč1,686.02
|
$73.74
£59.23
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.50
Kč826.75
|
$38.00
£30.52
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.38
Kč1,860.53
|
$79.51
£63.86
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.98
Kč2,182.45
|
$80.83
£64.92
|
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