Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 86.9% more expensive than Czech Republic.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Czech Republic, you would:
pay 67.8% more for restaurants
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Czech Republic
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.19
Kč141.60
|
$17.81
£13.76
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.34
Kč145.12
|
$7.97
£6.16
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.42
Kč32.49
|
$1.86
£1.44
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
Kč24.33
|
$1.35
£1.04
|
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pay 30.6% more for groceries
|
Czech Republic
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
Kč27.16
|
$1.37
£1.06
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
Kč105.41
|
$3.82
£2.95
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
Kč79.31
|
$4.80
£3.71
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
Kč45.93
|
$2.67
£2.06
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
Kč68.07
|
$3.55
£2.74
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
Kč16.67
|
$1.16
£0.90
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
Kč14.81
|
$0.72
£0.56
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
Kč17.53
|
$1.09
£0.84
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
Kč26.24
|
$1.17
£0.90
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
Kč9.88
|
$0.75
£0.58
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
Kč9.23
|
$0.65
£0.50
|
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pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Czech Republic
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.61
Kč128.34
|
$6.75
£5.21
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.08
Kč505.13
|
$100.97
£78.01
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,241.61
Kč508,932.51
|
$26,928.94
£20,805.84
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.72
Kč268.06
|
$18.13
£14.01
|
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pay 89.9% more for housing
|
Czech Republic
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.18
Kč461.78
|
$43.51
£33.62
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$481.97
Kč11,028.41
|
$1,061.39
£820.05
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$393.76
Kč9,010.09
|
$877.47
£677.95
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$166.80
Kč3,816.82
|
$168.66
£130.31
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
|
Czech Republic
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$328.69
Kč7,521.01
|
$1,257.47
£971.55
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,954.03
Kč204,886.08
|
$17,904.66
£13,833.50
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Czech Republic
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.55
Kč35.50
|
$5.04
£3.90
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.25
Kč51.38
|
$3.81
£2.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.18
Kč118.46
|
$15.26
£11.79
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.75
Kč863.76
|
$47.17
£36.44
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.94
Kč181.74
|
$13.49
£10.42
|
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pay 1.5% less for clothing
|
Czech Republic
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.67
Kč1,754.43
|
$79.67
£61.56
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.53
Kč973.07
|
$41.25
£31.87
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.07
Kč1,855.02
|
$85.80
£66.29
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.66
Kč2,257.52
|
$86.00
£66.45
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