Cost of living comparison
Prague is 18.3% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Prague instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 18.0% less for restaurants
United Kingdom
|
Prague
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.07
£13.84
|
$9.61
CZK223.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.96
£6.86
|
$8.74
CZK202.80
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
£1.64
|
$1.67
CZK38.81
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
£1.17
|
$1.51
CZK34.96
|
|
pay 4.5% less for groceries
United Kingdom
|
Prague
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.46
£1.12
|
$1.55
CZK35.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.24
£3.25
|
$6.25
CZK145.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.75
£4.41
|
$3.95
CZK91.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.68
£2.82
|
$2.61
CZK60.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.66
£2.81
|
$4.08
CZK94.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
£0.92
|
$0.77
CZK17.76
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.51
|
$0.74
CZK17.28
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.22
£0.94
|
$0.95
CZK22.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
£1.08
|
$1.43
CZK33.20
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.48
|
$0.58
CZK13.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
£0.46
|
$0.60
CZK13.82
|
|
pay 32.9% less for transportation
United Kingdom
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.22
£5.53
|
$6.44
CZK149.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$94.64
£72.52
|
$24.03
CZK557.70
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,464.66
£25,641.46
|
$26,867.69
CZK623,607.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
£13.01
|
$12.49
CZK290.00
|
|
pay 18.7% less for housing
United Kingdom
|
Prague
|
||
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.59
£28.81
|
$21.58
CZK500.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,224.35
£938.13
|
$1,071.02
CZK24,858.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$974.65
£746.80
|
$788.65
CZK18,304.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$234.45
£179.64
|
$233.34
CZK5,415.94
|
|
pay 42.0% less for childcare
United Kingdom
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,426.61
£1,093.11
|
$723.05
CZK16,782.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,036.83
£13,820.27
|
$11,769.87
CZK273,182.23
|
|
pay 21.5% less for entertainment and sports
United Kingdom
|
Prague
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.42
£4.15
|
$2.60
CZK60.33
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.93
£3.01
|
$3.13
CZK72.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.35
£12.53
|
$6.55
CZK152.10
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.82
£33.57
|
$61.39
CZK1,424.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.87
£9.86
|
$10.92
CZK253.50
|
|
pay 9.5% more for clothing
United Kingdom
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.61
£58.70
|
$83.11
CZK1,928.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.64
£30.37
|
$39.28
CZK911.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.51
£69.35
|
$98.13
CZK2,277.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.66
£72.53
|
$115.55
CZK2,681.85
|
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