Cost of living comparison
Prague is 15.0% more expensive than Nicosia.
If you lived in Prague instead of Nicosia, you would:
pay 14.8% more for restaurants
Nicosia
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.00
€11.95
|
$9.61
CZK223.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.58
€6.97
|
$8.74
CZK202.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
€1.55
|
$1.67
CZK38.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$1.51
CZK34.96
|
|
pay 8.4% less for groceries
Nicosia
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.84
|
$1.55
CZK35.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.16
€5.67
|
$6.25
CZK145.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
€5.91
|
$3.95
CZK91.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.35
€3.08
|
$2.61
CZK60.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.88
€3.57
|
$4.08
CZK94.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.17
|
$0.77
CZK17.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.83
|
$0.74
CZK17.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.82
|
$0.95
CZK22.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.13
|
$1.43
CZK33.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.54
|
$0.58
CZK13.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.46
|
$0.60
CZK13.82
|
|
pay 10.7% less for transportation
Nicosia
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
€5.24
|
$6.44
CZK149.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.15
€49.80
|
$24.03
CZK557.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,020.53
€24,852.13
|
$26,867.69
CZK623,607.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.45
€11.45
|
$12.49
CZK290.00
|
|
pay 29.6% more for housing
Nicosia
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.51
€27.14
|
$21.58
CZK500.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$686.76
€631.64
|
$1,071.02
CZK24,858.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$565.47
€520.09
|
$788.65
CZK18,304.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$155.79
€143.29
|
$233.34
CZK5,415.94
|
|
pay 70.7% more for childcare
Nicosia
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$401.79
€369.54
|
$723.05
CZK16,782.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,295.41
€6,709.95
|
$11,769.87
CZK273,182.23
|
|
pay 8.0% less for entertainment and sports
Nicosia
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.33
€3.98
|
$2.60
CZK60.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.71
€3.42
|
$3.13
CZK72.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.41
€4.98
|
$6.55
CZK152.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.52
€60.26
|
$61.39
CZK1,424.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€9.96
|
$10.92
CZK253.50
|
|
pay 16.8% more for clothing
Nicosia
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.82
€72.49
|
$83.11
CZK1,928.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.68
€29.14
|
$39.28
CZK911.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.03
€76.37
|
$98.13
CZK2,277.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.57
€88.82
|
$115.55
CZK2,681.85
|
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