Cost of living comparison
Prague is 37.1% more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Prague instead of Poland, you would:
pay 7.5% more for restaurants
|
Poland
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.88
PLN36.06
|
$10.61
CZK253.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.49
PLN30.43
|
$8.49
CZK202.80
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
PLN7.07
|
$1.74
CZK41.61
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
PLN5.82
|
$1.39
CZK33.19
|
|
pay 27.7% more for groceries
|
Poland
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
PLN4.81
|
$1.42
CZK33.98
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
PLN17.49
|
$5.99
CZK143.12
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
PLN14.55
|
$3.96
CZK94.55
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
PLN11.89
|
$2.56
CZK61.09
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
PLN10.95
|
$3.92
CZK93.50
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.75
|
$0.77
CZK18.28
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
PLN2.90
|
$0.73
CZK17.48
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
PLN3.07
|
$0.89
CZK21.34
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
PLN4.41
|
$1.47
CZK35.21
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.49
|
$0.57
CZK13.71
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
PLN1.99
|
$0.55
CZK13.06
|
|
pay 9.0% more for transportation
|
Poland
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.07
PLN24.66
|
$6.13
CZK146.41
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$28.33
PLN115.07
|
$23.35
CZK557.71
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,111.92
PLN122,305.33
|
$25,475.49
CZK608,408.24
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.74
PLN31.44
|
$12.99
CZK310.29
|
|
pay 55.1% more for housing
|
Poland
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.40
PLN58.51
|
$19.68
CZK469.91
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$601.98
PLN2,445.05
|
$1,128.35
CZK26,947.41
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$478.28
PLN1,942.61
|
$837.45
CZK20,000.09
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$184.01
PLN747.41
|
$223.37
CZK5,334.46
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Poland
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$318.05
PLN1,291.82
|
$713.18
CZK17,032.30
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,011.28
PLN24,415.97
|
$11,763.21
CZK280,930.09
|
|
pay 36.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Poland
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PLN12.68
|
$2.40
CZK57.29
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
PLN12.36
|
$3.08
CZK73.48
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.55
PLN18.47
|
$6.54
CZK156.16
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.52
PLN132.10
|
$63.73
CZK1,522.07
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.47
PLN26.27
|
$10.61
CZK253.50
|
|
pay 14.3% more for clothing
|
Poland
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.63
PLN307.19
|
$82.44
CZK1,968.84
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.26
PLN143.20
|
$36.17
CZK863.86
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.29
PLN318.00
|
$92.56
CZK2,210.55
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.22
PLN354.28
|
$111.10
CZK2,653.34
|
|
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