Cost of living comparison
Prague is 20.0% cheaper than Dublin.
If you lived in Prague instead of Dublin, you would:
pay 31.9% less for restaurants
|
Dublin
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.99
€20.63
|
$10.29
Kč244.90
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
€10.32
|
$8.89
Kč211.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
€2.33
|
$1.76
Kč41.81
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.74
|
$1.38
Kč32.84
|
|
pay 10.0% less for groceries
|
Dublin
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.88
|
$1.71
Kč40.67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.13
€4.82
|
$6.50
Kč154.73
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.26
€4.93
|
$4.62
Kč110.02
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.75
€3.52
|
$3.46
Kč82.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.73
€4.44
|
$4.31
Kč102.52
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.13
|
$0.86
Kč20.50
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.81
|
$0.81
Kč19.21
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.06
|
$0.98
Kč23.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
€1.52
|
$1.62
Kč38.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.75
|
$0.49
Kč11.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.50
Kč11.79
|
|
pay 34.9% less for transportation
|
Dublin
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.90
€7.41
|
$7.00
Kč166.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$131.93
€123.79
|
$25.72
Kč612.26
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,778.34
€32,630.78
|
$28,062.17
Kč667,918.86
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.59
€16.50
|
$12.58
Kč299.45
|
|
pay 33.7% less for housing
|
Dublin
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.54
€58.68
|
$26.19
Kč623.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,136.79
€2,004.84
|
$1,062.03
Kč25,277.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,834.34
€1,721.07
|
$794.21
Kč18,903.36
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.55
€180.66
|
$251.13
Kč5,977.15
|
|
pay 5.5% less for childcare
|
Dublin
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,355.42
€1,271.72
|
$808.25
Kč19,237.45
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,275.73
€9,641.20
|
$13,299.60
Kč316,549.01
|
|
pay 28.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Dublin
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.60
€6.19
|
$2.34
Kč55.66
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.11
€3.85
|
$3.21
Kč76.31
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$17.04
€15.99
|
$6.73
Kč160.30
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.27
€47.17
|
$60.27
Kč1,434.45
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.38
|
$11.18
Kč266.05
|
|
pay 4.2% more for clothing
|
Dublin
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$90.63
€85.03
|
$93.07
Kč2,215.15
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.17
€36.76
|
$42.28
Kč1,006.22
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.66
€91.63
|
$96.72
Kč2,302.14
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.59
€100.00
|
$114.16
Kč2,717.22
|
|
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