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St. Moritz vs. Prague Cost of Living Summary

St. Moritz is 2.1 times more expensive than Prague.

Restaurants
pay 2.5 times more in St. Moritz
Groceries
pay 85.7% more in St. Moritz
Transportation
pay 2.1 times more in St. Moritz
Housing
pay 65.2% more in St. Moritz
Childcare
pay 3.2 times more in St. Moritz
Entertainment and Sports
pay 85.3% more in St. Moritz
Clothing
pay 57.5% more in St. Moritz

The cost of childcare, restaurants, transportation, groceries, entertainment and sports, and housing in St. Moritz are more expensive than in Prague. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and transportation are significantly more expensive in St. Moritz.

St. Moritz vs. Prague Cost Breakdown

If you lived in St. Moritz instead of Prague, you would:

pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

 
Prague
St. Moritz
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.56
CZK219.71
$31.28
CHF25.11
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.60
CZK199.74
$15.02
CHF12.05
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.95
CZK40.67
$5.63
CHF4.52

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pay 85.7% more for groceries

 
Prague
St. Moritz
Bread
1 loaf
$1.73
CZK35.96
$3.29
CHF2.64
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.52
CZK135.57
$14.80
CHF11.88
Milk (1 gallon) $4.77
CZK99.20
$5.21
CHF4.18

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pay 2.1 times more for transportation

 
Prague
St. Moritz
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.73
CZK139.97
$8.50
CHF6.83
Monthly public transit pass $26.40
CZK549.28
$97.60
CHF78.35
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $31,197.57
CZK649,143.50
$41,041.86
CHF32,947.46

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pay 65.2% more for housing

 
Prague
St. Moritz
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$23.93
CZK497.91
$59.71
CHF47.93
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,194.06
CZK24,845.49
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1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $923.20
CZK19,209.48
$2,002.04
CHF1,607.19

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pay 3.2 times more for childcare

 
Prague
St. Moritz
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $999.92
CZK20,805.88
$3,556.44
CHF2,855.03
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $15,274.81
CZK317,830.65
$44,274.33
CHF35,542.41

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pay 85.3% more for entertainment and sports

 
Prague
St. Moritz
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.88
CZK59.92
$10.01
CHF8.04
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.74
CZK77.92
$6.26
CHF5.02
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$7.73
CZK160.79
$11.26
CHF9.04

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pay 57.5% more for clothing

 
Prague
St. Moritz
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$79.19
CZK1,647.83
$137.81
CHF110.63
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$39.41
CZK819.95
$59.32
CHF47.62
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$106.09
CZK2,207.43
$159.82
CHF128.30

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