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Czech Republic vs. Russia Cost of Living Summary

Czech Republic is 36.2% more expensive than Russia overall.

Restaurants
pay 17.3% more in Czech Republic
Groceries
pay 27.7% more in Czech Republic
Transportation
pay 41.8% more in Czech Republic
Housing
pay 67.7% more in Czech Republic
Childcare
pay 6.5% less in Czech Republic
Entertainment and Sports
pay 40.2% more in Czech Republic
Clothing
pay 16.6% less in Czech Republic

The cost of housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, and restaurants in Czech Republic are more expensive than in Russia. Expenses including clothing and childcare are lower in Czech Republic.

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Czech Republic vs. Russia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Czech Republic instead of Russia, you would:

pay 17.3% more for restaurants

 
Russia
Czech Republic
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.83
RUB894.72
$8.97
CZK194.19
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $6.39
RUB528.16
$8.74
CZK189.25
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.16
RUB95.62
$1.76
CZK38.15
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pay 27.7% more for groceries

 
Russia
Czech Republic
Bread
1 loaf
 $0.77
RUB63.38
$1.41
CZK30.60
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.51
RUB455.14
$5.96
CZK129.01
Milk (1 gallon) $4.39
RUB362.53
$4.08
CZK88.28
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pay 41.8% more for transportation

 
Russia
Czech Republic
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.08
RUB254.77
$6.85
CZK148.26
Monthly public transit pass $24.17
RUB1,997.57
$24.32
CZK526.34
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $32,081.81
RUB3M
$29,756.53
CZK644K
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pay 67.7% more for housing

 
Russia
Czech Republic
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $8.47
RUB700.03
$18.95
CZK410.18
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $496.53
RUB41,028.91
$691.41
CZK14,965.88
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $335.29
RUB27,705.54
$577.26
CZK12,494.98
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pay 6.5% less for childcare

 
Russia
Czech Republic
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $402.75
RUB33,279.52
$414.07
CZK8,962.72
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,958.40
RUB823K
$8,470.92
CZK183K
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pay 40.2% more for entertainment and sports

 
Russia
Czech Republic
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.06
RUB170.10
$2.34
CZK50.68
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.73
RUB225.71
$2.98
CZK64.46
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $2.85
RUB235.62
$7.20
CZK155.88
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pay 16.6% less for clothing

 
Russia
Czech Republic
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $83.60
RUB6,907.85
$76.46
CZK1,654.95
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $55.20
RUB4,561.14
$35.88
CZK776.66
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $125.97
RUB10,408.90
$93.11
CZK2,015.41
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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