Cost of living comparison
Prague is 14.3% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Prague instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 22.7% less for restaurants
|
Ireland
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.10
€15.46
|
$9.61
CZK217.79
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.80
€8.86
|
$8.74
CZK197.99
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.19
€1.98
|
$1.67
CZK37.89
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
€1.56
|
$1.51
CZK34.13
|
|
pay 13.4% less for groceries
|
Ireland
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
€1.60
|
$1.55
CZK35.11
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.27
€3.86
|
$6.25
CZK141.71
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.97
€4.50
|
$3.95
CZK89.44
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.80
€3.44
|
$2.61
CZK59.11
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.34
€3.92
|
$4.08
CZK92.39
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.14
|
$0.77
CZK17.34
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.84
|
$0.74
CZK16.87
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
€1.14
|
$0.95
CZK21.56
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
€1.36
|
$1.43
CZK32.42
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.77
|
$0.58
CZK13.05
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.54
|
$0.60
CZK13.49
|
|
pay 37.8% less for transportation
|
Ireland
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.23
€6.54
|
$6.44
CZK145.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$118.73
€107.35
|
$24.03
CZK544.48
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,966.92
€33,422.45
|
$26,867.69
CZK608,824.44
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.66
€16.87
|
$12.49
CZK283.13
|
|
pay 17.0% less for housing
|
Ireland
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.22
€44.50
|
$21.58
CZK489.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,390.35
€1,257.04
|
$1,071.02
CZK24,269.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,168.86
€1,056.79
|
$788.65
CZK17,870.81
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$162.61
€147.01
|
$233.34
CZK5,287.55
|
|
pay 11.6% more for childcare
|
Ireland
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,101.52
€995.90
|
$723.05
CZK16,384.36
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,468.96
€6,752.82
|
$11,769.87
CZK266,706.45
|
|
pay 27.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ireland
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.02
€5.44
|
$2.60
CZK58.90
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.78
€3.42
|
$3.13
CZK70.95
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.48
€14.90
|
$6.55
CZK148.49
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
€52.74
|
$61.39
CZK1,391.15
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
€11.04
|
$10.92
CZK247.49
|
|
pay 7.3% more for clothing
|
Ireland
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.67
€76.55
|
$83.11
CZK1,883.24
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.37
€36.50
|
$39.28
CZK890.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.93
€83.12
|
$98.13
CZK2,223.56
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.97
€82.25
|
$115.55
CZK2,618.28
|
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