Cost of living comparison
Prague is 8.6% more expensive than Ljubljana.
If you lived in Prague instead of Ljubljana, you would:
pay 12.8% less for restaurants
Ljubljana
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.99
€10.20
|
$10.29
CZK238.01
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
€7.14
|
$8.89
CZK205.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
€2.34
|
$1.76
CZK40.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.83
|
$1.38
CZK31.91
|
|
pay 0.5% more for groceries
Ljubljana
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.96
€1.82
|
$1.71
CZK39.53
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.23
€5.78
|
$6.50
CZK150.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.80
€4.45
|
$4.62
CZK106.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
€2.76
|
$3.46
CZK80.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.36
€4.04
|
$4.31
CZK99.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.90
|
$0.86
CZK19.92
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.81
CZK18.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$0.98
CZK22.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.38
|
$1.62
CZK37.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.42
|
$0.49
CZK11.23
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.50
CZK11.46
|
|
pay 4.7% less for transportation
Ljubljana
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.59
€6.11
|
$7.00
CZK161.95
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.68
€37.74
|
$25.72
CZK595.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,881.54
€24,939.35
|
$28,062.17
CZK649,114.40
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.73
€10.88
|
$12.58
CZK291.02
|
|
pay 11.9% more for housing
Ljubljana
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.03
€34.35
|
$26.19
CZK605.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$757.80
€703.05
|
$1,062.03
CZK24,566.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$621.47
€576.57
|
$794.21
CZK18,371.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$230.30
€213.66
|
$251.13
CZK5,808.87
|
|
pay 41.7% more for childcare
Ljubljana
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$497.50
€461.56
|
$808.25
CZK18,695.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,001.37
€10,206.52
|
$13,299.60
CZK307,636.95
|
|
pay 23.0% more for entertainment and sports
Ljubljana
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.30
€3.06
|
$2.34
CZK54.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.18
€2.02
|
$3.21
CZK74.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.95
€4.59
|
$6.73
CZK155.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.99
€41.74
|
$60.27
CZK1,394.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.16
|
$11.18
CZK258.56
|
|
pay 0.3% more for clothing
Ljubljana
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.95
€78.81
|
$93.07
CZK2,152.78
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.91
€36.10
|
$42.28
CZK977.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.99
€98.33
|
$96.72
CZK2,237.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.37
€115.39
|
$114.16
CZK2,640.72
|
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