Cost of living comparison
Madrid is 12.3% more expensive than Prague.
If you lived in Madrid instead of Prague, you would:
pay 39.5% more for restaurants
Prague
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.61
CZK223.08
|
$15.16
€13.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.74
CZK202.80
|
$10.32
€9.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
CZK38.81
|
$2.71
€2.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
CZK34.96
|
$1.81
€1.66
|
|
pay 14.6% more for groceries
Prague
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.55
CZK35.96
|
$1.74
€1.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.25
CZK145.15
|
$7.67
€7.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.95
CZK91.61
|
$4.36
€4.01
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.61
CZK60.55
|
$3.02
€2.77
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
CZK94.63
|
$3.87
€3.56
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
CZK17.76
|
$1.14
€1.05
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
CZK17.28
|
$0.89
€0.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
CZK22.09
|
$0.97
€0.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
CZK33.20
|
$1.13
€1.04
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CZK13.36
|
$0.72
€0.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
CZK13.82
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
pay 45.6% more for transportation
Prague
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.44
CZK149.48
|
$6.78
€6.24
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.03
CZK557.70
|
$54.15
€49.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,867.69
CZK623,607.04
|
$36,133.87
€33,234.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.49
CZK290.00
|
$14.65
€13.47
|
|
pay 15.5% more for housing
Prague
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.58
CZK500.99
|
$33.64
€30.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,071.02
CZK24,858.64
|
$1,370.72
€1,260.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$788.65
CZK18,304.73
|
$989.21
€909.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$233.34
CZK5,415.94
|
$123.32
€113.42
|
|
pay 20.0% less for childcare
Prague
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$723.05
CZK16,782.18
|
$543.23
€499.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,769.87
CZK273,182.23
|
$9,978.95
€9,178.14
|
|
pay 0.2% more for entertainment and sports
Prague
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
CZK60.33
|
$3.79
€3.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
CZK72.68
|
$2.63
€2.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.55
CZK152.10
|
$6.12
€5.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.39
CZK1,424.93
|
$48.46
€44.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.92
CZK253.50
|
$10.83
€9.96
|
|
pay 9.3% less for clothing
Prague
|
Madrid
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.11
CZK1,928.97
|
$83.95
€77.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.28
CZK911.78
|
$33.93
€31.21
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.13
CZK2,277.55
|
$87.19
€80.20
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.55
CZK2,681.85
|
$99.93
€91.91
|
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