Cost of living comparison
Amsterdam is 41.5% more expensive than Prague.
If you lived in Amsterdam instead of Prague, you would:
pay 54.4% more for restaurants
Prague
|
Amsterdam
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.29
CZK239.45
|
$16.49
€15.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.89
CZK206.80
|
$10.99
€10.21
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
CZK40.88
|
$2.71
€2.52
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
CZK32.11
|
$2.47
€2.29
|
|
pay 10.0% more for groceries
Prague
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
CZK39.77
|
$1.77
€1.65
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.50
CZK151.29
|
$6.91
€6.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.62
CZK107.57
|
$4.71
€4.37
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.46
CZK80.48
|
$3.93
€3.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.31
CZK100.24
|
$4.87
€4.52
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
CZK20.04
|
$1.11
€1.03
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
CZK18.79
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
CZK22.77
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
CZK37.66
|
$1.46
€1.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
CZK11.30
|
$0.75
€0.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
CZK11.53
|
$0.53
€0.49
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Prague
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.00
CZK162.93
|
$8.20
€7.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.72
CZK598.63
|
$97.85
€90.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,062.17
CZK653,051.53
|
$28,969.95
€26,902.94
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.58
CZK292.78
|
$25.51
€23.69
|
|
pay 54.3% more for housing
Prague
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.19
CZK609.49
|
$45.90
€42.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,062.03
CZK24,715.03
|
$1,796.60
€1,668.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$794.21
CZK18,482.59
|
$1,576.07
€1,463.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$251.13
CZK5,844.10
|
$186.48
€173.17
|
|
pay 49.9% more for childcare
Prague
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$808.25
CZK18,809.24
|
$1,725.51
€1,602.40
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,299.60
CZK309,502.89
|
$11,482.44
€10,663.17
|
|
pay 34.3% more for entertainment and sports
Prague
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
CZK54.42
|
$5.50
€5.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
CZK74.61
|
$3.49
€3.24
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.73
CZK156.73
|
$9.02
€8.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.27
CZK1,402.52
|
$39.59
€36.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.18
CZK260.13
|
$14.29
€13.27
|
|
pay 13.4% less for clothing
Prague
|
Amsterdam
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.07
CZK2,165.84
|
$77.95
€72.39
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.28
CZK983.82
|
$30.57
€28.39
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.72
CZK2,250.90
|
$90.96
€84.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.16
CZK2,656.73
|
$109.87
€102.03
|
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