Cost of living comparison
Prague is 15.9% more expensive than Lisbon.
If you lived in Prague instead of Lisbon, you would:
pay 3.3% less for restaurants
Lisbon
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.25
|
$10.29
CZK239.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.25
€7.66
|
$8.89
CZK206.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
€1.64
|
$1.76
CZK40.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
€1.26
|
$1.38
CZK32.11
|
|
pay 14.1% more for groceries
Lisbon
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.55
€1.44
|
$1.71
CZK39.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.15
€4.78
|
$6.50
CZK151.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
€3.61
|
$4.62
CZK107.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.95
€2.74
|
$3.46
CZK80.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.38
€3.14
|
$4.31
CZK100.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.92
|
$0.86
CZK20.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.81
CZK18.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.98
CZK22.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.01
€0.93
|
$1.62
CZK37.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.60
|
$0.49
CZK11.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.58
|
$0.50
CZK11.53
|
|
pay 8.4% less for transportation
Lisbon
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.68
€7.13
|
$7.00
CZK162.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.98
€40.84
|
$25.72
CZK598.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,784.59
€28,588.11
|
$28,062.17
CZK653,051.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.00
€9.29
|
$12.58
CZK292.78
|
|
pay 19.0% more for housing
Lisbon
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.97
€37.12
|
$26.19
CZK609.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,352.26
€1,255.77
|
$1,062.03
CZK24,715.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$872.69
€810.42
|
$794.21
CZK18,482.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$104.15
€96.72
|
$251.13
CZK5,844.10
|
|
pay 49.9% more for childcare
Lisbon
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$462.77
€429.75
|
$808.25
CZK18,809.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,635.21
€9,876.39
|
$13,299.60
CZK309,502.89
|
|
pay 26.1% more for entertainment and sports
Lisbon
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.75
€2.55
|
$2.34
CZK54.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
€1.91
|
$3.21
CZK74.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.94
€5.51
|
$6.73
CZK156.73
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.87
€39.81
|
$60.27
CZK1,402.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.25
€7.66
|
$11.18
CZK260.13
|
|
pay 14.0% more for clothing
Lisbon
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.22
€78.21
|
$93.07
CZK2,165.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.28
€32.76
|
$42.28
CZK983.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.32
€77.38
|
$96.72
CZK2,250.90
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.05
€96.63
|
$114.16
CZK2,656.73
|
|
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