Cost of living comparison
Poland is 39.2% cheaper than Prague.
If you lived in Poland instead of Prague, you would:
pay 27.3% less for restaurants
Prague
|
Poland
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.29
Kč241.33
|
$6.88
zł27.51
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.89
Kč208.42
|
$5.95
zł23.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
Kč41.20
|
$1.30
zł5.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
Kč32.36
|
$1.15
zł4.59
|
|
pay 38.8% less for groceries
Prague
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
Kč40.08
|
$0.94
zł3.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.50
Kč152.48
|
$3.34
zł13.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.62
Kč108.41
|
$2.82
zł11.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.46
Kč81.11
|
$2.49
zł9.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.31
Kč101.02
|
$2.20
zł8.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
Kč20.20
|
$0.38
zł1.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
Kč18.93
|
$0.55
zł2.19
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
Kč22.95
|
$0.63
zł2.51
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
Kč37.95
|
$1.15
zł4.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
Kč11.38
|
$0.29
zł1.18
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
Kč11.62
|
$0.37
zł1.49
|
|
pay 26.3% less for transportation
Prague
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.00
Kč164.20
|
$5.68
zł22.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.72
Kč603.32
|
$23.91
zł95.59
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,062.17
Kč658,167.26
|
$19,787.24
zł79,107.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.58
Kč295.08
|
$6.31
zł25.24
|
|
pay 48.8% less for housing
Prague
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.19
Kč614.27
|
$12.94
zł51.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,062.03
Kč24,908.64
|
$480.05
zł1,919.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$794.21
Kč18,627.38
|
$406.85
zł1,626.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$251.13
Kč5,889.88
|
$148.56
zł593.92
|
|
pay 69.1% less for childcare
Prague
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$808.25
Kč18,956.59
|
$228.50
zł913.53
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,299.60
Kč311,927.40
|
$4,467.72
zł17,861.41
|
|
pay 33.3% less for entertainment and sports
Prague
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
Kč54.85
|
$2.34
zł9.34
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
Kč75.19
|
$2.45
zł9.79
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.73
Kč157.96
|
$4.13
zł16.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.27
Kč1,413.51
|
$27.45
zł109.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.18
Kč262.17
|
$5.63
zł22.50
|
|
pay 31.1% less for clothing
Prague
|
Poland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.07
Kč2,182.80
|
$64.65
zł258.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.28
Kč991.52
|
$30.33
zł121.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.72
Kč2,268.53
|
$66.37
zł265.36
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.16
Kč2,677.54
|
$75.24
zł300.78
|
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