Cost of living comparison
Prague is 56.5% more expensive than Kingston.
If you lived in Prague instead of Kingston, you would:
pay 48.6% more for restaurants
Kingston
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.40
JMD1,001.08
|
$9.61
CZK222.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.68
JMD1,201.29
|
$8.74
CZK202.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
JMD193.28
|
$1.67
CZK38.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
JMD120.90
|
$1.51
CZK34.84
|
|
pay 35.6% less for groceries
Kingston
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.26
JMD510.20
|
$1.55
CZK35.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.03
JMD1,100.44
|
$6.25
CZK144.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$16.07
JMD2,515.09
|
$3.95
CZK91.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.39
JMD687.60
|
$2.61
CZK60.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
JMD508.93
|
$4.08
CZK94.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.39
JMD373.44
|
$0.77
CZK17.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.41
JMD221.42
|
$0.74
CZK17.22
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.86
JMD291.29
|
$0.95
CZK22.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
JMD191.32
|
$1.43
CZK33.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
JMD177.30
|
$0.58
CZK13.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
JMD157.92
|
$0.60
CZK13.77
|
|
pay 25.6% less for transportation
Kingston
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.09
JMD796.46
|
$6.44
CZK148.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.38
JMD6,006.45
|
$24.03
CZK555.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,822.25
JMD6,857,366.92
|
$26,867.69
CZK621,484.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.55
JMD4,154.46
|
$12.49
CZK289.02
|
|
pay 37.8% more for housing
Kingston
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.43
JMD7,578.70
|
$21.58
CZK499.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.08
JMD114,399.64
|
$1,071.02
CZK24,774.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$447.17
JMD69,974.17
|
$788.65
CZK18,242.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.20
JMD19,903.74
|
$233.34
CZK5,397.50
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for childcare
Kingston
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.63
JMD40,626.98
|
$723.05
CZK16,725.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,149.53
JMD336,361.36
|
$11,769.87
CZK272,252.41
|
|
pay 8.4% less for entertainment and sports
Kingston
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.24
JMD350.38
|
$2.60
CZK60.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.89
JMD608.20
|
$3.13
CZK72.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.96
JMD1,401.51
|
$6.55
CZK151.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.56
JMD11,354.70
|
$61.39
CZK1,420.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.56
JMD1,651.77
|
$10.92
CZK252.64
|
|
pay 65.6% more for clothing
Kingston
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.99
JMD5,631.05
|
$83.11
CZK1,922.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.19
JMD4,567.41
|
$39.28
CZK908.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.74
JMD11,226.35
|
$98.13
CZK2,269.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.20
JMD11,297.85
|
$115.55
CZK2,672.73
|
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