Cost of living comparison
London is 2.0 times more expensive than Prague.
If you lived in London instead of Prague, you would:
pay 73.0% more for restaurants
|
Prague
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
Kč175.38
|
$24.63
£19.03
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.03
Kč160.76
|
$8.00
£6.18
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.65
Kč37.73
|
$2.01
£1.55
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.19
Kč27.29
|
$1.61
£1.25
|
|
pay 25.3% more for groceries
|
Prague
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.36
Kč31.19
|
$1.47
£1.14
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.10
Kč116.65
|
$4.00
£3.09
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.71
Kč84.89
|
$4.86
£3.76
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
Kč49.92
|
$2.95
£2.28
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.60
Kč82.27
|
$3.40
£2.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
Kč17.28
|
$1.20
£0.93
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
Kč15.79
|
$0.74
£0.57
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
Kč17.47
|
$1.03
£0.79
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
Kč35.36
|
$1.37
£1.06
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
Kč8.84
|
$0.70
£0.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
Kč8.75
|
$0.62
£0.48
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
|
Prague
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.30
Kč167.01
|
$7.51
£5.80
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.42
Kč535.88
|
$197.04
£152.24
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,845.01
Kč545,621.53
|
$30,110.17
£23,263.72
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.45
Kč262.09
|
$22.78
£17.60
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Prague
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.61
Kč471.51
|
$37.21
£28.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$850.55
Kč19,462.17
|
$2,204.45
£1,703.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$661.07
Kč15,126.66
|
$1,587.69
£1,226.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$174.66
Kč3,996.49
|
$227.40
£175.70
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
|
Prague
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$688.38
Kč15,751.57
|
$1,951.81
£1,508.01
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,175.99
Kč232,846.96
|
$23,621.71
£18,250.60
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Prague
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.12
Kč48.43
|
$7.39
£5.71
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.64
Kč60.52
|
$3.99
£3.08
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.71
Kč130.56
|
$16.01
£12.37
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.64
Kč1,021.37
|
$58.78
£45.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.52
Kč194.86
|
$16.01
£12.37
|
|
pay 14.2% more for clothing
|
Prague
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.67
Kč1,845.98
|
$93.76
£72.44
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.22
Kč897.50
|
$41.53
£32.09
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$84.73
Kč1,938.71
|
$96.53
£74.58
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.42
Kč2,229.06
|
$117.72
£90.96
|
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