Cost of living comparison
Athens is 1.7% more expensive than Prague.
If you lived in Athens instead of Prague, you would:
pay 10.8% more for restaurants
Prague
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.61
CZK224.59
|
$16.24
€15.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.74
CZK204.17
|
$9.75
€9.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
CZK39.07
|
$2.12
€1.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
CZK35.20
|
$0.54
€0.51
|
|
pay 11.4% more for groceries
Prague
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.55
CZK36.21
|
$1.31
€1.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.25
CZK146.13
|
$6.88
€6.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.95
CZK92.23
|
$6.38
€5.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.61
CZK60.96
|
$4.72
€4.40
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
CZK95.27
|
$5.03
€4.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
CZK17.88
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
CZK17.40
|
$0.89
€0.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
CZK22.24
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
CZK33.43
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CZK13.45
|
$0.58
€0.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
CZK13.91
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
pay 13.3% more for transportation
Prague
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.44
CZK150.49
|
$7.66
€7.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.03
CZK561.47
|
$32.49
€30.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,867.69
CZK627,830.66
|
$27,399.57
€25,558.90
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.49
CZK291.97
|
$12.13
€11.31
|
|
pay 13.0% less for housing
Prague
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.58
CZK504.38
|
$32.57
€30.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,071.02
CZK25,027.01
|
$630.26
€587.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$788.65
CZK18,428.70
|
$532.87
€497.07
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$233.34
CZK5,452.62
|
$165.03
€153.95
|
|
pay 22.5% less for childcare
Prague
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$723.05
CZK16,895.85
|
$482.99
€450.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,769.87
CZK275,032.47
|
$10,389.46
€9,691.50
|
|
pay 13.0% more for entertainment and sports
Prague
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
CZK60.74
|
$5.41
€5.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
CZK73.17
|
$3.62
€3.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.55
CZK153.13
|
$4.98
€4.65
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.39
CZK1,434.58
|
$46.52
€43.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.92
CZK255.22
|
$9.75
€9.09
|
|
pay 1.2% less for clothing
Prague
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.11
CZK1,942.03
|
$89.99
€83.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.28
CZK917.96
|
$34.83
€32.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.13
CZK2,292.97
|
$95.37
€88.96
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.55
CZK2,700.02
|
$116.71
€108.87
|
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