Cost of living comparison
Prague is 10.7% more expensive than Seoul.
If you lived in Prague instead of Seoul, you would:
pay 39.9% more for restaurants
Seoul
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.11
₩11,119
|
$9.61
CZK222.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.90
₩8,086
|
$8.74
CZK202.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
₩2,091
|
$1.67
CZK38.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₩1,127
|
$1.51
CZK34.84
|
|
pay 45.4% less for groceries
Seoul
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.09
₩4,237
|
$1.55
CZK35.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
₩8,305
|
$6.25
CZK144.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.19
₩11,235
|
$3.95
CZK91.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
₩4,487
|
$2.61
CZK60.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
₩6,525
|
$4.08
CZK94.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.12
₩4,277
|
$0.77
CZK17.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.57
₩2,156
|
$0.74
CZK17.22
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.58
₩3,538
|
$0.95
CZK22.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.72
₩3,723
|
$1.43
CZK33.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.91
₩2,616
|
$0.58
CZK13.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.42
₩1,940
|
$0.60
CZK13.77
|
|
pay 4.9% more for transportation
Seoul
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
₩6,428
|
$6.44
CZK148.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.15
₩61,910
|
$24.03
CZK555.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,815.53
₩38,137,874
|
$26,867.69
CZK621,484.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.44
₩12,938
|
$12.49
CZK289.02
|
|
pay 32.4% more for housing
Seoul
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.52
₩32,249
|
$21.58
CZK499.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$873.53
₩1,197,694
|
$1,071.02
CZK24,774.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$528.87
₩725,127
|
$788.65
CZK18,242.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.47
₩192,598
|
$233.34
CZK5,397.50
|
|
pay 23.0% more for childcare
Seoul
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.75
₩523,417
|
$723.05
CZK16,725.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,838.36
₩28,571,482
|
$11,769.87
CZK272,252.41
|
|
pay 12.8% more for entertainment and sports
Seoul
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.69
₩5,054
|
$2.60
CZK60.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
₩5,315
|
$3.13
CZK72.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.32
₩4,549
|
$6.55
CZK151.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.67
₩72,210
|
$61.39
CZK1,420.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.06
₩15,162
|
$10.92
CZK252.64
|
|
pay 7.4% more for clothing
Seoul
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.77
₩83,325
|
$83.11
CZK1,922.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.72
₩61,311
|
$39.28
CZK908.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.92
₩117,802
|
$98.13
CZK2,269.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.28
₩174,509
|
$115.55
CZK2,672.73
|
|
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