Cost of living comparison
Prague is 2.4 times more expensive than St. George's.
If you lived in Prague instead of St. George's, you would:
pay 10.1% more for restaurants
St. George's
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$9.61
CZK222.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$8.74
CZK202.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.67
CZK38.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
$1.51
CZK34.84
|
|
pay 12.5% less for groceries
St. George's
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
EC$4.57
|
$1.55
CZK35.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.32
EC$11.68
|
$6.25
CZK144.65
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.71
EC$39.75
|
$3.95
CZK91.30
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
$2.61
CZK60.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.60
EC$7.04
|
$4.08
CZK94.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.48
EC$6.70
|
$0.77
CZK17.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$0.74
CZK17.22
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
EC$2.13
|
$0.95
CZK22.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
EC$3.63
|
$1.43
CZK33.09
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
EC$2.54
|
$0.58
CZK13.32
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
$0.60
CZK13.77
|
|
pay 24.2% less for transportation
St. George's
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.18
EC$14.01
|
$6.44
CZK148.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$24.03
CZK555.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,976.41
EC$67,500.00
|
$26,867.69
CZK621,484.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$199.81
EC$540.00
|
$12.49
CZK289.02
|
|
pay 62.3% more for housing
St. George's
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.87
EC$126.67
|
$21.58
CZK499.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$579.70
EC$1,566.67
|
$1,071.02
CZK24,774.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$289.85
EC$783.33
|
$788.65
CZK18,242.42
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$159.51
EC$431.09
|
$233.34
CZK5,397.50
|
|
pay 9.0 times more for childcare
St. George's
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
$723.05
CZK16,725.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,331.13
EC$6,300.00
|
$11,769.87
CZK272,252.41
|
|
pay 65.9% more for entertainment and sports
St. George's
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$2.60
CZK60.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$3.13
CZK72.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$6.55
CZK151.58
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$61.39
CZK1,420.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$10.92
CZK252.64
|
|
pay 98.1% more for clothing
St. George's
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
$83.11
CZK1,922.40
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
EC$120.00
|
$39.28
CZK908.68
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.55
EC$115.00
|
$98.13
CZK2,269.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.85
EC$205.00
|
$115.55
CZK2,672.73
|
|
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