Cost of living comparison
Greece is 13.9% cheaper than Prague.
If you lived in Greece instead of Prague, you would:
pay 5.8% less for restaurants
|
Prague
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.29
Kč244.90
|
$12.71
€11.93
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.89
Kč211.51
|
$8.10
€7.60
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
Kč41.81
|
$1.99
€1.87
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
Kč32.84
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
pay 11.3% less for groceries
|
Prague
|
Greece
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
Kč40.67
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.50
Kč154.73
|
$4.97
€4.67
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.62
Kč110.02
|
$5.63
€5.28
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.46
Kč82.32
|
$3.81
€3.57
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.31
Kč102.52
|
$3.64
€3.41
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
Kč20.50
|
$0.86
€0.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
Kč19.21
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
Kč23.29
|
$0.62
€0.58
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
Kč38.51
|
$0.83
€0.78
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
Kč11.55
|
$0.53
€0.50
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
Kč11.79
|
$0.48
€0.45
|
|
pay 16.1% more for transportation
|
Prague
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.00
Kč166.64
|
$8.80
€8.26
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.72
Kč612.26
|
$40.24
€37.76
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,062.17
Kč667,918.86
|
$22,158.38
€20,790.10
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.58
Kč299.45
|
$13.03
€12.22
|
|
pay 28.2% less for housing
|
Prague
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.19
Kč623.37
|
$34.83
€32.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,062.03
Kč25,277.69
|
$429.23
€402.73
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$794.21
Kč18,903.36
|
$358.56
€336.42
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$251.13
Kč5,977.15
|
$172.07
€161.44
|
|
pay 53.6% less for childcare
|
Prague
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$808.25
Kč19,237.45
|
$341.10
€320.04
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,299.60
Kč316,549.01
|
$6,725.16
€6,309.88
|
|
pay 1.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Prague
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
Kč55.66
|
$4.08
€3.83
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
Kč76.31
|
$3.33
€3.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.73
Kč160.30
|
$5.12
€4.80
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.27
Kč1,434.45
|
$45.22
€42.43
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.18
Kč266.05
|
$8.85
€8.30
|
|
pay 16.1% less for clothing
|
Prague
|
Greece
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.07
Kč2,215.15
|
$76.36
€71.65
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.28
Kč1,006.22
|
$36.41
€34.17
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.72
Kč2,302.14
|
$77.82
€73.01
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.16
Kč2,717.22
|
$99.20
€93.07
|
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