Cost of living comparison
Prague is 23.3% cheaper than Singapore.
If you lived in Prague instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 14.1% more for restaurants
Singapore
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.16
SGD13.63
|
$10.61
CZK252.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.52
SGD10.10
|
$8.49
CZK201.65
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
SGD2.04
|
$1.74
CZK41.38
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
SGD1.50
|
$1.39
CZK33.01
|
|
pay 35.2% less for groceries
Singapore
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
SGD2.83
|
$1.42
CZK33.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.41
SGD11.29
|
$5.99
CZK142.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.38
SGD13.93
|
$3.96
CZK94.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.30
SGD4.43
|
$2.56
CZK60.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
SGD6.03
|
$3.92
CZK92.97
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
SGD2.42
|
$0.77
CZK18.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.36
SGD1.82
|
$0.73
CZK17.38
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
SGD2.41
|
$0.89
CZK21.22
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
SGD1.70
|
$1.47
CZK35.01
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.02
SGD1.37
|
$0.57
CZK13.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
SGD1.39
|
$0.55
CZK12.99
|
|
pay 35.9% less for transportation
Singapore
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.18
SGD10.98
|
$6.13
CZK145.58
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.29
SGD121.16
|
$23.35
CZK554.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$135,434.68
SGD181,739.79
|
$25,475.49
CZK604,956.31
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.48
SGD12.72
|
$12.99
CZK308.53
|
|
pay 19.6% less for housing
Singapore
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.16
SGD48.52
|
$19.68
CZK467.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,745.11
SGD3,683.66
|
$1,128.35
CZK26,794.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,988.78
SGD2,668.74
|
$837.45
CZK19,886.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$121.43
SGD162.95
|
$223.37
CZK5,304.19
|
|
pay 48.5% less for childcare
Singapore
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,189.74
SGD1,596.52
|
$713.18
CZK16,935.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,370.99
SGD36,729.14
|
$11,763.21
CZK279,336.17
|
|
pay 38.5% less for entertainment and sports
Singapore
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.73
SGD9.04
|
$2.40
CZK56.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.71
SGD6.32
|
$3.08
CZK73.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.64
SGD16.96
|
$6.54
CZK155.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$105.20
SGD141.17
|
$63.73
CZK1,513.43
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.29
SGD15.14
|
$10.61
CZK252.07
|
|
pay 0.3% more for clothing
Singapore
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.32
SGD88.99
|
$82.44
CZK1,957.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.36
SGD59.53
|
$36.17
CZK858.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.71
SGD129.77
|
$92.56
CZK2,198.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.62
SGD149.79
|
$111.10
CZK2,638.28
|
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