Cost of living comparison
Prague is 76.4% more expensive than Kingstown.
If you lived in Prague instead of Kingstown, you would:
pay 13.8% less for restaurants
|
Kingstown
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$10.29
Kč241.75
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
EC$27.50
|
$8.89
Kč208.78
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.76
Kč41.27
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
EC$5.33
|
$1.38
Kč32.42
|
|
pay 30.3% less for groceries
|
Kingstown
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
EC$4.79
|
$1.71
Kč40.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.24
EC$22.26
|
$6.50
Kč152.74
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.80
EC$26.50
|
$4.62
Kč108.60
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
EC$9.72
|
$3.46
Kč81.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
EC$7.20
|
$4.31
Kč101.20
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.18
EC$8.59
|
$0.86
Kč20.24
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
EC$2.48
|
$0.81
Kč18.97
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.47
EC$12.07
|
$0.98
Kč22.99
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
EC$5.45
|
$1.62
Kč38.02
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
$0.49
Kč11.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
$0.50
Kč11.64
|
|
pay 42.8% less for transportation
|
Kingstown
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$14.01
EC$37.85
|
$7.00
Kč164.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
$25.72
Kč604.37
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
$28,062.17
Kč659,312.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
$12.58
Kč295.59
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Kingstown
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.10
EC$130.00
|
$26.19
Kč615.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$351.52
EC$950.00
|
$1,062.03
Kč24,951.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$254.39
EC$687.50
|
$794.21
Kč18,659.78
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.76
EC$145.29
|
$251.13
Kč5,900.12
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for childcare
|
Kingstown
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$808.25
Kč18,989.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$13,299.60
Kč312,470.03
|
|
pay 67.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kingstown
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.59
EC$7.00
|
$2.34
Kč54.94
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$3.21
Kč75.33
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$6.73
Kč158.23
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.29
EC$73.75
|
$60.27
Kč1,415.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$11.18
Kč262.63
|
|
pay 2.3% less for clothing
|
Kingstown
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.48
EC$204.00
|
$93.07
Kč2,186.60
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.30
EC$190.00
|
$42.28
Kč993.25
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
$96.72
Kč2,272.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$114.16
Kč2,682.20
|
|
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