Cost of living comparison
Prague is 31.0% more expensive than Santiago.
If you lived in Prague instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 1.6% more for restaurants
Santiago
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.93
CLF0.3800
|
$9.61
CZK223.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.75
CLF0.3000
|
$8.74
CZK202.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
CLF0.0600
|
$1.67
CZK38.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
CLF0.0400
|
$1.51
CZK34.96
|
|
pay 1.5% more for groceries
Santiago
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
CLF0.0600
|
$1.55
CZK35.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.60
CLF0.1900
|
$6.25
CZK145.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
CLF0.1700
|
$3.95
CZK91.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.00
CLF0.1400
|
$2.61
CZK60.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
CLF0.1000
|
$4.08
CZK94.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
$0.77
CZK17.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
$0.74
CZK17.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
$0.95
CZK22.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$1.43
CZK33.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
CLF0.0300
|
$0.58
CZK13.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$0.60
CZK13.82
|
|
pay 7.2% more for transportation
Santiago
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.36
CLF0.1800
|
$6.44
CZK149.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.74
CLF1.5100
|
$24.03
CZK557.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,494.37
CLF602.0900
|
$26,867.69
CZK623,607.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
CLF0.4300
|
$12.49
CZK290.00
|
|
pay 66.7% more for housing
Santiago
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.91
CLF0.7500
|
$21.58
CZK500.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$543.19
CLF18.6900
|
$1,071.02
CZK24,858.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$457.36
CLF15.7400
|
$788.65
CZK18,304.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.58
CLF4.0500
|
$233.34
CZK5,415.94
|
|
pay 75.0% more for childcare
Santiago
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.22
CLF13.9500
|
$723.05
CZK16,782.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,858.55
CLF236.0400
|
$11,769.87
CZK273,182.23
|
|
pay 26.7% more for entertainment and sports
Santiago
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.28
CLF0.1100
|
$2.60
CZK60.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
$3.13
CZK72.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.47
CLF0.1900
|
$6.55
CZK152.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.95
CLF1.3700
|
$61.39
CZK1,424.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.23
CLF0.2100
|
$10.92
CZK253.50
|
|
pay 38.0% more for clothing
Santiago
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.28
CLF1.8700
|
$83.11
CZK1,928.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.49
CLF1.1200
|
$39.28
CZK911.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.64
CLF2.5700
|
$98.13
CZK2,277.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.76
CLF2.7100
|
$115.55
CZK2,681.85
|
|
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