Cost of living comparison
Prague is 70.4% more expensive than Moscow.
If you lived in Prague instead of Moscow, you would:
pay 78.4% more for restaurants
Moscow
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.62
RUB797.53
|
$10.29
CZK239.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.93
RUB455.73
|
$8.89
CZK206.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
RUB94.49
|
$1.76
CZK40.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.57
RUB52.81
|
$1.38
CZK32.11
|
|
pay 69.2% more for groceries
Moscow
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
RUB63.81
|
$1.71
CZK39.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
RUB478.78
|
$6.50
CZK151.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.02
RUB371.77
|
$4.62
CZK107.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.42
RUB131.28
|
$3.46
CZK80.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.00
RUB184.69
|
$4.31
CZK100.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
RUB57.28
|
$0.86
CZK20.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
RUB49.48
|
$0.81
CZK18.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
RUB64.80
|
$0.98
CZK22.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
RUB129.71
|
$1.62
CZK37.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
RUB24.89
|
$0.49
CZK11.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
RUB24.46
|
$0.50
CZK11.53
|
|
pay 94.3% more for transportation
Moscow
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.47
RUB228.74
|
$7.00
CZK162.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$30.79
RUB2,848.30
|
$25.72
CZK598.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,787.49
RUB2,848,304.93
|
$28,062.17
CZK653,051.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.94
RUB364.58
|
$12.58
CZK292.78
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Moscow
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.45
RUB596.68
|
$26.19
CZK609.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$860.20
RUB79,581.64
|
$1,062.03
CZK24,715.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$497.14
RUB45,993.34
|
$794.21
CZK18,482.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$90.59
RUB8,380.77
|
$251.13
CZK5,844.10
|
|
pay 55.8% more for childcare
Moscow
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$487.67
RUB45,117.15
|
$808.25
CZK18,809.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,121.01
RUB843,830.42
|
$13,299.60
CZK309,502.89
|
|
pay 61.5% more for entertainment and sports
Moscow
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.08
RUB284.83
|
$2.34
CZK54.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.57
RUB237.58
|
$3.21
CZK74.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.52
RUB232.99
|
$6.73
CZK156.73
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.25
RUB3,538.72
|
$60.27
CZK1,402.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.16
RUB569.66
|
$11.18
CZK260.13
|
|
pay 8.1% less for clothing
Moscow
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.24
RUB8,718.81
|
$93.07
CZK2,165.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.95
RUB4,250.71
|
$42.28
CZK983.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.61
RUB9,862.57
|
$96.72
CZK2,250.90
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.25
RUB12,235.50
|
$114.16
CZK2,656.73
|
|
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