Cost of living comparison
Prague is 3.8% cheaper than United Kingdom.
If you lived in Prague instead of United Kingdom, you would:
pay 6.0% less for restaurants
|
United Kingdom
|
Prague
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.09
£13.72
|
$10.29
Kč244.90
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.46
£5.99
|
$8.89
Kč211.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.84
£1.48
|
$1.76
Kč41.81
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
£1.09
|
$1.38
Kč32.84
|
|
pay 17.8% more for groceries
|
United Kingdom
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
£1.00
|
$1.71
Kč40.67
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
£2.89
|
$6.50
Kč154.73
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.68
£3.75
|
$4.62
Kč110.02
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.58
£2.07
|
$3.46
Kč82.32
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
£2.53
|
$4.31
Kč102.52
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
£0.84
|
$0.86
Kč20.50
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.51
|
$0.81
Kč19.21
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
£0.80
|
$0.98
Kč23.29
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
£0.94
|
$1.62
Kč38.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
£0.51
|
$0.49
Kč11.55
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
£0.46
|
$0.50
Kč11.79
|
|
pay 22.2% less for transportation
|
United Kingdom
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.31
£5.87
|
$7.00
Kč166.64
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$91.63
£73.56
|
$25.72
Kč612.26
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,486.21
£20,459.36
|
$28,062.17
Kč667,918.86
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.30
£13.08
|
$12.58
Kč299.45
|
|
pay 0.6% more for housing
|
United Kingdom
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.72
£30.28
|
$26.19
Kč623.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,053.04
£845.34
|
$1,062.03
Kč25,277.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$836.18
£671.26
|
$794.21
Kč18,903.36
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$183.29
£147.14
|
$251.13
Kč5,977.15
|
|
pay 25.8% less for childcare
|
United Kingdom
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,186.33
£952.34
|
$808.25
Kč19,237.45
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,551.73
£13,287.10
|
$13,299.60
Kč316,549.01
|
|
pay 16.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
United Kingdom
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.95
£3.97
|
$2.34
Kč55.66
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.59
£2.88
|
$3.21
Kč76.31
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.82
£11.89
|
$6.73
Kč160.30
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.78
£33.54
|
$60.27
Kč1,434.45
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
£9.61
|
$11.18
Kč266.05
|
|
pay 25.1% more for clothing
|
United Kingdom
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.74
£59.20
|
$93.07
Kč2,215.15
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.00
£30.51
|
$42.28
Kč1,006.22
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
£63.83
|
$96.72
Kč2,302.14
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$80.83
£64.89
|
$114.16
Kč2,717.22
|
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