Cost of living comparison
London is 2.1 times more expensive than Prague.
If you lived in London instead of Prague, you would:
pay 67.0% more for restaurants
|
Prague
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.61
CZK222.05
|
$25.22
£19.22
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.74
CZK201.87
|
$10.09
£7.69
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
CZK38.63
|
$2.54
£1.93
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
CZK34.80
|
$2.08
£1.59
|
|
pay 30.1% more for groceries
|
Prague
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.55
CZK35.80
|
$1.96
£1.49
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.25
CZK144.48
|
$4.74
£3.61
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.95
CZK91.19
|
$6.34
£4.83
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.61
CZK60.27
|
$3.99
£3.04
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
CZK94.20
|
$4.28
£3.26
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
CZK17.67
|
$1.47
£1.12
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
CZK17.20
|
$0.75
£0.57
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
CZK21.98
|
$1.48
£1.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
CZK33.05
|
$1.76
£1.34
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CZK13.30
|
$0.73
£0.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
CZK13.76
|
$0.67
£0.51
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for transportation
|
Prague
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.44
CZK148.79
|
$7.20
£5.48
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.03
CZK555.14
|
$252.24
£192.24
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,867.69
CZK620,742.94
|
$34,406.00
£26,221.09
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.49
CZK288.67
|
$25.33
£19.30
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Prague
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.58
CZK498.69
|
$39.12
£29.81
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,071.02
CZK24,744.47
|
$2,697.16
£2,055.53
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$788.65
CZK18,220.66
|
$2,027.26
£1,544.99
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$233.34
CZK5,391.06
|
$284.51
£216.82
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
|
Prague
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$723.05
CZK16,705.11
|
$2,321.07
£1,768.91
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,769.87
CZK271,927.56
|
$25,293.41
£19,276.31
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Prague
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
CZK60.06
|
$8.20
£6.25
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
CZK72.34
|
$4.56
£3.48
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.55
CZK151.40
|
$18.92
£14.42
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.39
CZK1,418.38
|
$58.95
£44.92
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.92
CZK252.33
|
$18.92
£14.42
|
|
pay 17.9% more for clothing
|
Prague
|
London
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.11
CZK1,920.11
|
$103.07
£78.55
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.28
CZK907.60
|
$49.65
£37.84
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.13
CZK2,267.09
|
$112.31
£85.59
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.55
CZK2,669.54
|
$123.32
£93.98
|
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