Cost of living comparison
Prague is 28.1% cheaper than Paris.
- Restaurants
-
pay 44.6% less in Prague
- Groceries
-
pay 39.1% less in Prague
- Transportation
-
pay 41.1% less in Prague
- Housing
-
pay 15.3% less in Prague
- Childcare
-
pay 15.9% less in Prague
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 19.4% less in Prague
- Clothing
-
pay 21.3% less in Prague
Expenses including restaurants, transportation, groceries, clothing, entertainment and sports, and childcare are lower in Prague.
If you lived in Prague instead of Paris, you would:
pay 44.6% less for restaurants
Paris
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.57
|
$10.61
CZK258.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.86
€12.45
|
$8.49
CZK206.55
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.09
€3.96
|
$1.74
CZK42.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.96
€2.86
|
$1.39
CZK33.81
|
|
pay 39.1% less for groceries
Paris
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
€1.94
|
$1.42
CZK34.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.23
€10.87
|
$5.99
CZK145.77
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.41
€5.23
|
$3.96
CZK96.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.85
€4.69
|
$2.56
CZK62.22
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.32
€6.12
|
$3.92
CZK95.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.53
|
$0.77
CZK18.62
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.02
|
$0.73
CZK17.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.50
€1.45
|
$0.89
CZK21.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
€1.72
|
$1.47
CZK35.86
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.10
€1.07
|
$0.57
CZK13.97
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.17
|
$0.55
CZK13.30
|
|
pay 41.1% less for transportation
Paris
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.65
€7.41
|
$6.13
CZK149.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.60
€89.66
|
$23.35
CZK568.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,688.77
€31,650.64
|
$25,475.49
CZK619,658.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.84
€24.05
|
$12.99
CZK316.03
|
|
pay 15.3% less for housing
Paris
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.65
€32.58
|
$19.68
CZK478.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,367.25
€1,323.83
|
$1,128.35
CZK27,445.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,057.37
€1,023.79
|
$837.45
CZK20,369.90
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$188.37
€182.39
|
$223.37
CZK5,433.10
|
|
pay 15.9% less for childcare
Paris
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$756.26
€732.25
|
$713.18
CZK17,347.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,942.48
€15,436.18
|
$11,763.21
CZK286,124.72
|
|
pay 19.4% less for entertainment and sports
Paris
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
€7.26
|
$2.40
CZK58.35
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.31
€4.18
|
$3.08
CZK74.84
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.40
€12.97
|
$6.54
CZK159.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.48
€35.32
|
$63.73
CZK1,550.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.93
€13.49
|
$10.61
CZK258.19
|
|
pay 21.3% less for clothing
Paris
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$103.81
€100.51
|
$82.44
CZK2,005.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.57
€45.09
|
$36.17
CZK879.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.54
€108.00
|
$92.56
CZK2,251.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$148.98
€144.24
|
$111.10
CZK2,702.40
|
|
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