Cost of living comparison
Prague is 7.7% more expensive than Douglas.
If you lived in Prague instead of Douglas, you would:
pay 18.4% less for restaurants
|
Douglas
|
Prague
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$22.36
£17.82
|
$10.29
CZK239.45
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.43
£6.72
|
$8.89
CZK206.80
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
£1.53
|
$1.76
CZK40.88
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
£1.31
|
$1.38
CZK32.11
|
|
pay 13.3% more for groceries
|
Douglas
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.49
£1.19
|
$1.71
CZK39.77
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.19
£2.55
|
$6.50
CZK151.29
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.12
£4.08
|
$4.62
CZK107.57
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
£2.34
|
$3.46
CZK80.48
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
£2.50
|
$4.31
CZK100.24
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.87
|
$0.86
CZK20.04
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
£0.45
|
$0.81
CZK18.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
£0.94
|
$0.98
CZK22.77
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
£1.08
|
$1.62
CZK37.66
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
£0.40
|
$0.49
CZK11.30
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.80
£0.64
|
$0.50
CZK11.53
|
|
pay 9.1% less for transportation
|
Douglas
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.94
£5.53
|
$7.00
CZK162.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.75
£31.68
|
$25.72
CZK598.63
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,599.90
£18,807.71
|
$28,062.17
CZK653,051.53
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.90
£12.67
|
$12.58
CZK292.78
|
|
pay 13.3% more for housing
|
Douglas
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.51
£40.26
|
$26.19
CZK609.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,090.29
£868.89
|
$1,062.03
CZK24,715.03
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$908.29
£723.85
|
$794.21
CZK18,482.59
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.99
£92.43
|
$251.13
CZK5,844.10
|
|
pay 14.2% less for childcare
|
Douglas
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$838.42
£668.17
|
$808.25
CZK18,809.24
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,699.93
£14,105.78
|
$13,299.60
CZK309,502.89
|
|
pay 8.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Douglas
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.35
£3.46
|
$2.34
CZK54.42
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
£2.88
|
$3.21
CZK74.61
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.91
£11.88
|
$6.73
CZK156.73
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.88
£30.19
|
$60.27
CZK1,402.52
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.94
£7.92
|
$11.18
CZK260.13
|
|
pay 76.9% more for clothing
|
Douglas
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.06
£39.10
|
$93.07
CZK2,165.84
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
£28.11
|
$42.28
CZK983.82
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.00
£42.23
|
$96.72
CZK2,250.90
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.00
£42.23
|
$114.16
CZK2,656.73
|
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