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Middlesbrough vs. Prague Cost of Living Summary

Middlesbrough is 20.5% more expensive than Prague.

Restaurants: pay 22.2% more in Middlesbrough
Groceries: pay 3.0% less in Middlesbrough
Transportation: pay 75.4% more in Middlesbrough
Housing: pay 2.8% more in Middlesbrough
Childcare: pay 12.3% more in Middlesbrough
Entertainment and Sports: pay 45.1% more in Middlesbrough
Clothing: pay 11.5% less in Middlesbrough

The cost of transportation, entertainment and sports, restaurants, childcare, and housing in Middlesbrough are more expensive than in Prague. Expenses including clothing and groceries are lower in Middlesbrough. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Middlesbrough.

Middlesbrough vs. Prague Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Middlesbrough instead of Prague, you would:

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pay 22.2% more for restaurants

	Prague	Middlesbrough
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.56 CZK219.46	$20.03 £15.02	+89.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.60 CZK199.51	$10.02 £7.51	+4.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.95 CZK40.62	$2.11 £1.59	+8.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.71 CZK35.54	$1.48 £1.11	-13.5%
Average			+22.2%

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pay 3.0% less for groceries

	Prague	Middlesbrough
Bread 1 loaf	$1.73 CZK35.92	$1.68 £1.26	-2.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.52 CZK135.42	$3.45 £2.59	-47.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.77 CZK99.09	$6.14 £4.60	+28.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.81 CZK79.11	$3.82 £2.86	+0.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.30 CZK89.47	$3.31 £2.48	-23.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 CZK21.15	$1.15 £0.86	+13.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 CZK18.12	$0.94 £0.70	+7.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.05 CZK21.79	$1.01 £0.75	-4.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.81 CZK37.70	$1.21 £0.91	-33.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 CZK13.52	$0.79 £0.59	+21.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 CZK11.67	$0.60 £0.45	+6.5%
Average			-3.0%

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pay 75.4% more for transportation

	Prague	Middlesbrough
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.73 CZK139.81	$7.14 £5.36	+6.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.40 CZK548.64	$93.48 £70.08	+254.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,197.57 CZK648,394.76	$30,047.23 £22,524.16	-3.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.08 CZK334.17	$23.33 £17.49	+45.1%
Average			+75.4%

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pay 2.8% more for housing

	Prague	Middlesbrough
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.93 CZK497.34	$42.01 £31.50	+75.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,194.06 CZK24,816.83	$890.29 £667.38	-25.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$923.20 CZK19,187.32	$689.97 £517.22	-25.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$260.95 CZK5,423.49	$225.70 £169.19	-13.5%
Average			+2.8%

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pay 12.3% more for childcare

	Prague	Middlesbrough
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$999.92 CZK20,781.88	$934.80 £700.75	-6.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,274.81 CZK317,464.05	$20,031.49 £15,016.11	+31.1%
Average			+12.3%

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pay 45.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Prague	Middlesbrough
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.88 CZK59.85	$6.01 £4.50	+108.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.74 CZK77.83	$4.44 £3.33	+18.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.73 CZK160.60	$17.29 £12.96	+123.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.84 CZK1,493.16	$53.41 £40.04	-25.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.00 CZK249.38	$12.02 £9.01	+0.2%
Average			+45.1%

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pay 11.5% less for clothing

	Prague	Middlesbrough
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$79.19 CZK1,645.93	$79.01 £59.23	-0.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.41 CZK819.01	$44.73 £33.53	+13.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.09 CZK2,204.89	$85.80 £64.32	-19.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$136.03 CZK2,827.09	$81.24 £60.90	-40.3%
Average			-11.5%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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