Cost of living comparison
Prague is 49.9% more expensive than Saipan.
If you lived in Prague instead of Saipan, you would:
pay 14.6% more for restaurants
Saipan
|
Prague
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.00
|
$10.29
CZK239.45
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$8.89
CZK206.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$1.76
CZK40.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
|
$1.38
CZK32.11
|
|
pay 10.7% less for groceries
Saipan
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.90
|
$1.71
CZK39.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.50
|
$6.50
CZK151.29
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.77
|
$4.62
CZK107.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.66
|
$3.46
CZK80.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
|
$4.31
CZK100.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.86
CZK20.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$0.81
CZK18.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.98
CZK22.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.62
CZK37.66
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.99
|
$0.49
CZK11.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.50
CZK11.53
|
|
pay 21.9% more for transportation
Saipan
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.66
|
$7.00
CZK162.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$25.72
CZK598.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$28,062.17
CZK653,051.53
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.46
|
$12.58
CZK292.78
|
|
pay 28.1% more for housing
Saipan
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$111.25
|
$26.19
CZK609.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$650.00
|
$1,062.03
CZK24,715.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$490.00
|
$794.21
CZK18,482.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.63
|
$251.13
CZK5,844.10
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
Saipan
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$189.50
|
$808.25
CZK18,809.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,674.00
|
$13,299.60
CZK309,502.89
|
|
pay 11.4% less for entertainment and sports
Saipan
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
|
$2.34
CZK54.42
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.67
|
$3.21
CZK74.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$6.73
CZK156.73
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.75
|
$60.27
CZK1,402.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.00
|
$11.18
CZK260.13
|
|
pay 51.1% more for clothing
Saipan
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.75
|
$93.07
CZK2,165.84
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.50
|
$42.28
CZK983.82
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.00
|
$96.72
CZK2,250.90
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
|
$114.16
CZK2,656.73
|
|
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