Cost of living comparison
Prague is 11.7% more expensive than Madrid.
If you lived in Prague instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 18.0% less for restaurants
Madrid
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.15
|
$10.29
Kč241.33
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.10
|
$8.89
Kč208.42
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
€2.33
|
$1.76
Kč41.20
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
€1.60
|
$1.38
Kč32.36
|
|
pay 7.4% more for groceries
Madrid
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
€1.15
|
$1.71
Kč40.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.92
€5.46
|
$6.50
Kč152.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
€3.60
|
$4.62
Kč108.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
€2.47
|
$3.46
Kč81.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.74
€3.45
|
$4.31
Kč101.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€0.99
|
$0.86
Kč20.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.90
|
$0.81
Kč18.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.79
|
$0.98
Kč22.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.95
|
$1.62
Kč37.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$0.49
Kč11.38
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$0.50
Kč11.62
|
|
pay 17.2% less for transportation
Madrid
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.44
€6.85
|
$7.00
Kč164.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.37
€54.68
|
$25.72
Kč603.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,693.49
€25,504.32
|
$28,062.17
Kč658,167.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.63
€12.56
|
$12.58
Kč295.08
|
|
pay 17.9% more for housing
Madrid
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.19
€31.48
|
$26.19
Kč614.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,094.67
€1,008.14
|
$1,062.03
Kč24,908.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$816.29
€751.76
|
$794.21
Kč18,627.38
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$125.07
€115.18
|
$251.13
Kč5,889.88
|
|
pay 46.4% more for childcare
Madrid
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$529.47
€487.62
|
$808.25
Kč18,956.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,499.24
€8,748.33
|
$13,299.60
Kč311,927.40
|
|
pay 19.2% more for entertainment and sports
Madrid
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.30
€3.04
|
$2.34
Kč54.85
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
€2.00
|
$3.21
Kč75.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.61
€5.16
|
$6.73
Kč157.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.71
€38.41
|
$60.27
Kč1,413.51
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.11
|
$11.18
Kč262.17
|
|
pay 26.4% more for clothing
Madrid
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.45
€62.12
|
$93.07
Kč2,182.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.01
€32.25
|
$42.28
Kč991.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.87
€70.80
|
$96.72
Kč2,268.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.21
€86.76
|
$114.16
Kč2,677.54
|
|
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