Cost of living comparison
Prague is 12.5% more expensive than San Jose.
If you lived in Prague instead of San Jose, you would:
pay 9.4% less for restaurants
San Jose
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.74
CRC5,497.64
|
$9.61
CZK222.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.76
CRC4,997.85
|
$8.74
CZK202.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
CRC1,030.88
|
$1.67
CZK38.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
CRC767.97
|
$1.51
CZK34.84
|
|
pay 22.0% less for groceries
San Jose
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.66
CRC1,363.29
|
$1.55
CZK35.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.50
CRC2,304.57
|
$6.25
CZK144.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.34
CRC3,759.73
|
$3.95
CZK91.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.25
CRC1,664.47
|
$2.61
CZK60.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.56
CRC2,334.67
|
$4.08
CZK94.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.28
CRC1,166.69
|
$0.77
CZK17.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
CRC323.74
|
$0.74
CZK17.22
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
CRC667.08
|
$0.95
CZK22.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.28
CRC656.36
|
$1.43
CZK33.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.23
CRC629.80
|
$0.58
CZK13.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
CRC552.52
|
$0.60
CZK13.77
|
|
pay 11.4% less for transportation
San Jose
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.59
CRC2,863.53
|
$6.44
CZK148.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.19
CRC19,556.82
|
$24.03
CZK555.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,625.41
CRC16,193,045.86
|
$26,867.69
CZK621,484.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.67
CRC6,998.95
|
$12.49
CZK289.02
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
San Jose
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.58
CRC24,364.22
|
$21.58
CZK499.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$701.17
CRC359,015.46
|
$1,071.02
CZK24,774.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$443.75
CRC227,212.37
|
$788.65
CZK18,242.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.88
CRC28,099.30
|
$233.34
CZK5,397.50
|
|
pay 32.9% more for childcare
San Jose
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$463.64
CRC237,398.05
|
$723.05
CZK16,725.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,719.76
CRC5,488,802.26
|
$11,769.87
CZK272,252.41
|
|
pay 10.0% more for entertainment and sports
San Jose
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.47
CRC1,774.24
|
$2.60
CZK60.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.56
CRC1,824.85
|
$3.13
CZK72.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.59
CRC2,348.99
|
$6.55
CZK151.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.91
CRC30,162.00
|
$61.39
CZK1,420.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.81
CRC3,998.28
|
$10.92
CZK252.64
|
|
pay 12.9% less for clothing
San Jose
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.78
CRC42,895.43
|
$83.11
CZK1,922.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.26
CRC26,757.23
|
$39.28
CZK908.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$126.81
CRC64,927.95
|
$98.13
CZK2,269.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.58
CRC61,226.33
|
$115.55
CZK2,672.73
|
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