Cost of living comparison
Czech Republic is 43.1% more expensive than Romania.
If you lived in Czech Republic instead of Romania, you would:
pay 15.1% more for restaurants
Romania
|
Czech Republic
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.92
RON32.16
|
$7.39
CZK173.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.40
RON25.11
|
$7.56
CZK177.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
RON6.03
|
$1.48
CZK34.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
RON5.58
|
$1.19
CZK28.06
|
|
pay 34.4% more for groceries
Romania
|
Czech Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
RON4.27
|
$1.39
CZK32.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
RON14.22
|
$5.18
CZK121.80
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.98
RON23.13
|
$3.67
CZK86.14
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
RON11.93
|
$2.32
CZK54.49
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
RON10.35
|
$3.42
CZK80.41
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
RON2.00
|
$0.69
CZK16.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
RON2.74
|
$0.66
CZK15.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
RON2.70
|
$0.77
CZK18.14
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
RON4.06
|
$1.30
CZK30.55
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
RON1.35
|
$0.44
CZK10.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
RON1.43
|
$0.41
CZK9.67
|
|
pay 44.4% more for transportation
Romania
|
Czech Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.47
RON30.08
|
$7.57
CZK178.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.36
RON85.32
|
$20.53
CZK482.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,112.96
RON88,819.86
|
$25,012.86
CZK587,839.65
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.47
RON25.42
|
$11.93
CZK280.34
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Romania
|
Czech Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.88
RON41.25
|
$20.79
CZK488.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.89
RON1,342.51
|
$573.03
CZK13,467.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.37
RON986.88
|
$491.37
CZK11,547.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.05
RON464.93
|
$198.81
CZK4,672.29
|
|
pay 37.9% more for childcare
Romania
|
Czech Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$311.36
RON1,446.94
|
$335.84
CZK7,892.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,083.75
RON23,624.72
|
$8,534.54
CZK200,574.45
|
|
pay 29.4% more for entertainment and sports
Romania
|
Czech Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
RON7.34
|
$1.88
CZK44.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
RON8.39
|
$2.63
CZK61.87
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.90
RON22.76
|
$5.88
CZK138.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.37
RON164.38
|
$44.28
CZK1,040.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
RON28.27
|
$8.32
CZK195.52
|
|
pay 24.8% more for clothing
Romania
|
Czech Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.53
RON267.34
|
$76.47
CZK1,797.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.55
RON146.62
|
$37.50
CZK881.21
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.03
RON325.45
|
$84.38
CZK1,983.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.90
RON362.02
|
$98.98
CZK2,326.19
|
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