Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 20.1% cheaper than Prague.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Prague, you would:
pay 8.6% less for restaurants
Prague
|
Warsaw
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.29
Kč241.33
|
$9.33
zł37.29
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.89
Kč208.42
|
$6.82
zł27.27
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
Kč41.20
|
$1.61
zł6.44
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
Kč32.36
|
$1.47
zł5.88
|
|
pay 28.5% less for groceries
Prague
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
Kč40.08
|
$1.04
zł4.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.50
Kč152.48
|
$4.21
zł16.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.62
Kč108.41
|
$3.58
zł14.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.46
Kč81.11
|
$2.77
zł11.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.31
Kč101.02
|
$2.59
zł10.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
Kč20.20
|
$0.41
zł1.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
Kč18.93
|
$0.66
zł2.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
Kč22.95
|
$0.74
zł2.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
Kč37.95
|
$1.34
zł5.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
Kč11.38
|
$0.37
zł1.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
Kč11.62
|
$0.39
zł1.55
|
|
pay 15.9% less for transportation
Prague
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.00
Kč164.20
|
$6.19
zł24.75
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.72
Kč603.32
|
$25.65
zł102.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,062.17
Kč658,167.26
|
$25,040.90
zł100,110.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.58
Kč295.08
|
$7.46
zł29.83
|
|
pay 24.4% less for housing
Prague
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.19
Kč614.27
|
$13.86
zł55.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,062.03
Kč24,908.64
|
$888.26
zł3,551.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$794.21
Kč18,627.38
|
$687.84
zł2,749.91
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$251.13
Kč5,889.88
|
$198.98
zł795.50
|
|
pay 30.5% less for childcare
Prague
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$808.25
Kč18,956.59
|
$442.43
zł1,768.80
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,299.60
Kč311,927.40
|
$11,192.96
zł44,748.14
|
|
pay 16.1% less for entertainment and sports
Prague
|
Warsaw
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
Kč54.85
|
$3.26
zł13.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
Kč75.19
|
$3.15
zł12.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.73
Kč157.96
|
$4.20
zł16.78
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.27
Kč1,413.51
|
$33.98
zł135.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.18
Kč262.17
|
$6.99
zł27.97
|
|
pay 16.4% less for clothing
Prague
|
Warsaw
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.07
Kč2,182.80
|
$77.81
zł311.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.28
Kč991.52
|
$33.95
zł135.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.72
Kč2,268.53
|
$85.04
zł340.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.16
Kč2,677.54
|
$94.44
zł377.58
|
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