Cost of living comparison
Prague is 82.8% more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Prague instead of Poland, you would:
pay 38.6% more for restaurants
|
Poland
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
zł27.75
|
$10.29
Kč241.75
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
zł23.99
|
$8.89
Kč208.78
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
zł5.24
|
$1.76
Kč41.27
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
zł4.64
|
$1.38
Kč32.42
|
|
pay 67.6% more for groceries
|
Poland
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
zł3.78
|
$1.71
Kč40.15
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
zł13.47
|
$6.50
Kč152.74
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
zł11.36
|
$4.62
Kč108.60
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
zł10.03
|
$3.46
Kč81.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
zł8.86
|
$4.31
Kč101.20
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
zł1.54
|
$0.86
Kč20.24
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
zł2.21
|
$0.81
Kč18.97
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
zł2.54
|
$0.98
Kč22.99
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
zł4.64
|
$1.62
Kč38.02
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
zł1.19
|
$0.49
Kč11.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
zł1.50
|
$0.50
Kč11.64
|
|
pay 43.0% more for transportation
|
Poland
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
zł22.92
|
$7.00
Kč164.49
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
zł96.44
|
$25.72
Kč604.37
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
zł79,811.34
|
$28,062.17
Kč659,312.20
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
zł25.47
|
$12.58
Kč295.59
|
|
pay 97.0% more for housing
|
Poland
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
zł52.19
|
$26.19
Kč615.34
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
zł1,936.27
|
$1,062.03
Kč24,951.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
zł1,641.01
|
$794.21
Kč18,659.78
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
zł599.21
|
$251.13
Kč5,900.12
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for childcare
|
Poland
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
zł921.67
|
$808.25
Kč18,989.56
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
zł18,020.42
|
$13,299.60
Kč312,470.03
|
|
pay 62.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Poland
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
zł9.43
|
$2.34
Kč54.94
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
zł9.88
|
$3.21
Kč75.33
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
zł16.66
|
$6.73
Kč158.23
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
zł110.72
|
$60.27
Kč1,415.97
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
zł22.70
|
$11.18
Kč262.63
|
|
pay 45.2% more for clothing
|
Poland
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
zł260.76
|
$93.07
Kč2,186.60
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
zł122.34
|
$42.28
Kč993.25
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
zł267.72
|
$96.72
Kč2,272.48
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
zł303.46
|
$114.16
Kč2,682.20
|
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