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Prague vs. Hradec Kralove Cost of Living Summary

Prague is 44.5% more expensive than Hradec Kralove.

Restaurants: pay 13.0% more in Prague
Groceries: pay 10.7% more in Prague
Transportation: pay 3.9% more in Prague
Housing: pay 46.0% more in Prague
Childcare: pay 3.1 times more in Prague
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.9% more in Prague
Clothing: pay 2.6% more in Prague

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and transportation in Prague are more expensive than in Hradec Kralove. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Prague.

Prague vs. Hradec Kralove Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Prague instead of Hradec Kralove, you would:

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pay 13.0% more for restaurants

	Hradec Kralove	Prague
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.16 CZK169.55	$10.56 CZK219.42	+29.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.92 CZK164.56	$9.60 CZK199.47	+21.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.02 CZK42.06	$1.95 CZK40.61	-3.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 CZK33.91	$1.71 CZK35.54	+4.8%
Average			+13.0%

Hradec Kralove vs. Prague - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.7% more for groceries

	Hradec Kralove	Prague
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 CZK29.65	$1.73 CZK35.91	+21.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.13 CZK127.42	$6.52 CZK135.39	+6.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.26 CZK88.58	$4.77 CZK99.07	+11.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.23 CZK67.02	$3.81 CZK79.10	+18.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.37 CZK90.74	$4.30 CZK89.45	-1.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.79 CZK16.40	$1.02 CZK21.15	+28.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 CZK17.70	$0.87 CZK18.11	+2.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.05 CZK21.84	$1.05 CZK21.79	-0.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.74 CZK36.18	$1.81 CZK37.69	+4.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 CZK11.63	$0.65 CZK13.51	+16.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 CZK10.54	$0.56 CZK11.67	+10.7%
Average			+10.7%

Hradec Kralove vs. Prague - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.9% more for transportation

	Hradec Kralove	Prague
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.65 CZK138.23	$6.73 CZK139.78	+1.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.44 CZK528.60	$26.40 CZK548.55	+3.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,720.73 CZK659,153.65	$31,197.57 CZK648,282.45	-1.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.30 CZK297.21	$16.08 CZK334.11	+12.4%
Average			+3.9%

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pay 46.0% more for housing

	Hradec Kralove	Prague
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.62 CZK407.72	$23.93 CZK497.25	+22.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$665.95 CZK13,838.34	$1,194.06 CZK24,812.53	+79.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$575.96 CZK11,968.29	$923.20 CZK19,184.00	+60.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$212.96 CZK4,425.32	$260.95 CZK5,422.55	+22.5%
Average			+46.0%

Hradec Kralove vs. Prague - Cost of housing

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pay 3.1 times more for childcare

	Hradec Kralove	Prague
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$319.98 CZK6,649.05	$999.92 CZK20,778.28	+212.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$15,274.81 CZK317,409.06
Average			+212.5%

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pay 22.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Hradec Kralove	Prague
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.52 CZK52.36	$2.88 CZK59.84	+14.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.98 CZK61.84	$3.74 CZK77.82	+25.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.68 CZK159.58	$7.73 CZK160.57	+0.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.38 CZK1,005.34	$71.84 CZK1,492.90	+48.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.58 CZK198.97	$12.00 CZK249.34	+25.3%
Average			+22.9%

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pay 2.6% more for clothing

	Hradec Kralove	Prague
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$100.78 CZK2,094.12	$79.19 CZK1,645.64	-21.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.40 CZK797.89	$39.41 CZK818.86	+2.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.59 CZK2,111.07	$106.09 CZK2,204.50	+4.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.06 CZK2,266.25	$136.03 CZK2,826.60	+24.7%
Average			+2.6%

Hradec Kralove vs. Prague - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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