Cost of living comparison
compared to
Prague vs. Monte Carlo Cost of Living Summary
Prague is 53.1% cheaper than Monte Carlo.
- Restaurants
-
pay 63.9% less in Prague
- Groceries
-
pay 59.4% less in Prague
- Transportation
-
pay 34.6% less in Prague
- Housing
-
pay 62.1% less in Prague
- Childcare
-
pay 43.0% less in Prague
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 54.0% less in Prague
- Clothing
-
pay 54.8% less in Prague
Expenses including restaurants, housing, groceries, clothing, entertainment and sports, and childcare are lower in Prague.
Prague vs. Monte Carlo Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Prague instead of Monte Carlo, you would:
pay 63.9% less for restaurants
|
Monte Carlo
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$56.15
€48.22
|
$10.56
CZK219.46
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.23
€9.64
|
$9.60
CZK199.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$7.13
€6.12
|
$1.95
CZK40.62
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$13.34
€11.45
|
$1.71
CZK35.54
|
|
Monte Carlo vs. Prague - Cost of restaurants
pay 59.4% less for groceries
|
Monte Carlo
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$5.26
€4.51
|
$1.73
CZK35.92
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.60
€12.54
|
$6.52
CZK135.42
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.84
€7.59
|
$4.77
CZK99.09
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.91
€4.21
|
$3.81
CZK79.11
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.95
€6.82
|
$4.30
CZK89.47
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.91
€2.50
|
$1.02
CZK21.15
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.44
€2.96
|
$0.87
CZK18.12
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$3.25
€2.79
|
$1.05
CZK21.79
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.97
€3.41
|
$1.81
CZK37.70
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.65
€2.27
|
$0.65
CZK13.52
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$2.65
€2.27
|
$0.56
CZK11.67
|
|
Monte Carlo vs. Prague - Cost of groceries
pay 34.6% less for transportation
|
Monte Carlo
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$9.15
€7.86
|
$6.73
CZK139.81
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$39.13
€33.60
|
$26.40
CZK548.64
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$56,717.58
€48,709.68
|
$31,197.57
CZK648,394.76
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.53
€21.06
|
$16.08
CZK334.17
|
|
Monte Carlo vs. Prague - Cost of transportation
pay 62.1% less for housing
|
Monte Carlo
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.45
€86.27
|
$23.93
CZK497.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$6,346.08
€5,450.08
|
$1,194.06
CZK24,816.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,277.58
€1,956.01
|
$923.20
CZK19,187.32
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$381.16
€327.34
|
$260.95
CZK5,423.49
|
|
Monte Carlo vs. Prague - Cost of housing
pay 43.0% less for childcare
|
Monte Carlo
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$3,737.57
€3,209.86
|
$999.92
CZK20,781.88
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,519.84
€15,046.23
|
$15,274.81
CZK317,464.05
|
|
Monte Carlo vs. Prague - Cost of childcare
pay 54.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Monte Carlo
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$10.51
€9.03
|
$2.88
CZK59.85
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.72
€4.91
|
$3.74
CZK77.83
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.85
€11.03
|
$7.73
CZK160.60
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$554.80
€476.46
|
$71.84
CZK1,493.16
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.69
€16.05
|
$12.00
CZK249.38
|
|
Monte Carlo vs. Prague - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 54.8% less for clothing
|
Monte Carlo
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$233.60
€200.62
|
$79.19
CZK1,645.93
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$81.76
€70.22
|
$39.41
CZK819.01
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$204.40
€175.54
|
$106.09
CZK2,204.89
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$292.00
€250.77
|
$136.03
CZK2,827.09
|
|
Monte Carlo vs. Prague - Cost of clothing
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