Cost of living comparison
Prague is 38.5% more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Prague instead of Poland, you would:
pay 8.7% more for restaurants
Poland
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.74
PLN34.61
|
$9.61
CZK223.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
PLN29.12
|
$8.74
CZK202.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
PLN6.81
|
$1.67
CZK38.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
PLN5.50
|
$1.51
CZK34.96
|
|
pay 32.2% more for groceries
Poland
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
PLN4.62
|
$1.55
CZK35.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PLN16.71
|
$6.25
CZK145.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.59
PLN14.21
|
$3.95
CZK91.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
PLN11.31
|
$2.61
CZK60.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
PLN10.81
|
$4.08
CZK94.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.70
|
$0.77
CZK17.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
PLN2.76
|
$0.74
CZK17.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN2.96
|
$0.95
CZK22.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
PLN4.44
|
$1.43
CZK33.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
PLN1.39
|
$0.58
CZK13.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
PLN2.00
|
$0.60
CZK13.82
|
|
pay 7.3% more for transportation
Poland
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
PLN25.03
|
$6.44
CZK149.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.45
PLN116.67
|
$24.03
CZK557.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,312.40
PLN120,077.00
|
$26,867.69
CZK623,607.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.94
PLN31.47
|
$12.49
CZK290.00
|
|
pay 53.8% more for housing
Poland
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.69
PLN58.20
|
$21.58
CZK500.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$591.18
PLN2,341.85
|
$1,071.02
CZK24,858.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.23
PLN1,902.33
|
$788.65
CZK18,304.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.71
PLN751.50
|
$233.34
CZK5,415.94
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Poland
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.71
PLN1,195.15
|
$723.05
CZK16,782.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,191.48
PLN24,526.43
|
$11,769.87
CZK273,182.23
|
|
pay 37.2% more for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.18
PLN12.59
|
$2.60
CZK60.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
PLN11.91
|
$3.13
CZK72.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
PLN18.34
|
$6.55
CZK152.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.65
PLN125.36
|
$61.39
CZK1,424.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.64
PLN26.30
|
$10.92
CZK253.50
|
|
pay 15.3% more for clothing
Poland
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.35
PLN302.45
|
$83.11
CZK1,928.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.00
PLN146.58
|
$39.28
CZK911.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.47
PLN322.71
|
$98.13
CZK2,277.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.91
PLN364.10
|
$115.55
CZK2,681.85
|
|
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