Cost of living comparison
Prague is 3.8% more expensive than Rome.
If you lived in Prague instead of Rome, you would:
pay 16.5% less for restaurants
Rome
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.79
€18.50
|
$10.29
Kč241.75
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.25
|
$8.89
Kč208.78
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
€2.11
|
$1.76
Kč41.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
€1.13
|
$1.38
Kč32.42
|
|
pay 16.1% less for groceries
Rome
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.66
|
$1.71
Kč40.15
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.48
€7.93
|
$6.50
Kč152.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.93
€6.48
|
$4.62
Kč108.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.56
€3.33
|
$3.46
Kč81.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.84
€4.52
|
$4.31
Kč101.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.08
|
$0.86
Kč20.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.81
Kč18.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.04
|
$0.98
Kč22.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
€1.24
|
$1.62
Kč38.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.49
Kč11.40
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$0.50
Kč11.64
|
|
pay 14.5% less for transportation
Rome
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.67
€7.17
|
$7.00
Kč164.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.48
€35.98
|
$25.72
Kč604.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,696.47
|
$28,062.17
Kč659,312.20
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.39
€14.39
|
$12.58
Kč295.59
|
|
pay 6.0% more for housing
Rome
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.43
€28.44
|
$26.19
Kč615.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,171.91
€1,095.60
|
$1,062.03
Kč24,951.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$773.95
€723.56
|
$794.21
Kč18,659.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$173.31
€162.02
|
$251.13
Kč5,900.12
|
|
pay 52.2% more for childcare
Rome
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$531.12
€496.53
|
$808.25
Kč18,989.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,734.44
€8,165.70
|
$13,299.60
Kč312,470.03
|
|
pay 11.4% more for entertainment and sports
Rome
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.14
|
$2.34
Kč54.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.67
€1.56
|
$3.21
Kč75.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.60
€6.17
|
$6.73
Kč158.23
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$56.27
€52.61
|
$60.27
Kč1,415.97
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.25
|
$11.18
Kč262.63
|
|
pay 4.1% more for clothing
Rome
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.59
€80.02
|
$93.07
Kč2,186.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.33
€33.97
|
$42.28
Kč993.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.35
€91.02
|
$96.72
Kč2,272.48
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.90
€115.83
|
$114.16
Kč2,682.20
|
|
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