Cost of living comparison
Washington is 2.1 times more expensive than Prague.
If you lived in Washington instead of Prague, you would:
pay 73.8% more for restaurants
Prague
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.61
CZK224.59
|
$25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.74
CZK204.17
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
CZK39.07
|
$2.48
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
CZK35.20
|
$2.25
|
|
pay 95.0% more for groceries
Prague
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.55
CZK36.21
|
$3.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.25
CZK146.13
|
$7.06
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.95
CZK92.23
|
$4.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.61
CZK60.96
|
$3.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
CZK95.27
|
$5.74
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
CZK17.88
|
$2.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
CZK17.40
|
$0.93
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
CZK22.24
|
$2.28
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
CZK33.43
|
$2.56
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CZK13.45
|
$1.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
CZK13.91
|
$1.54
|
|
pay 72.5% more for transportation
Prague
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.44
CZK150.49
|
$3.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.03
CZK561.47
|
$80.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,867.69
CZK627,830.66
|
$35,699.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.49
CZK291.97
|
$20.96
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
Prague
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.58
CZK504.38
|
$63.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,071.02
CZK25,027.01
|
$2,560.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$788.65
CZK18,428.70
|
$2,084.16
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$233.34
CZK5,452.62
|
$131.15
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for childcare
Prague
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$723.05
CZK16,895.85
|
$2,326.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,769.87
CZK275,032.47
|
$51,000.00
|
|
pay 98.0% more for entertainment and sports
Prague
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
CZK60.74
|
$8.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
CZK73.17
|
$5.48
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.55
CZK153.13
|
$12.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.39
CZK1,434.58
|
$104.29
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.92
CZK255.22
|
$16.68
|
|
pay 21.6% more for clothing
Prague
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.11
CZK1,942.03
|
$73.41
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.28
CZK917.96
|
$50.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.13
CZK2,292.97
|
$115.93
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.55
CZK2,700.02
|
$173.48
|
|
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