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
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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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pay 16.4% less for clothing

 
Prague
Warsaw
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

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