Cost of living comparison
Prague is 8.3% more expensive than Warsaw.
If you lived in Prague instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 5.0% less for restaurants
|
Warsaw
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.16
PLN38.92
|
$9.61
CZK216.38
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
PLN32.11
|
$8.74
CZK196.71
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
PLN6.93
|
$1.67
CZK37.65
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
PLN6.50
|
$1.51
CZK33.91
|
|
pay 24.3% more for groceries
|
Warsaw
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
PLN4.20
|
$1.55
CZK34.88
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
PLN17.68
|
$6.25
CZK140.79
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
PLN14.84
|
$3.95
CZK88.86
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.08
PLN11.81
|
$2.61
CZK58.73
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
PLN10.26
|
$4.08
CZK91.79
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.65
|
$0.77
CZK17.22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
PLN2.85
|
$0.74
CZK16.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
PLN3.25
|
$0.95
CZK21.42
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
PLN5.27
|
$1.43
CZK32.21
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
PLN1.50
|
$0.58
CZK12.96
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
PLN2.05
|
$0.60
CZK13.40
|
|
pay 6.8% more for transportation
|
Warsaw
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.40
PLN24.51
|
$6.44
CZK144.99
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.94
PLN107.02
|
$24.03
CZK540.95
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,011.90
PLN118,792.61
|
$26,867.69
CZK604,885.63
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.13
PLN31.13
|
$12.49
CZK281.30
|
|
pay 6.2% more for housing
|
Warsaw
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.13
PLN61.77
|
$21.58
CZK485.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,108.48
PLN4,246.09
|
$1,071.02
CZK24,112.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$848.90
PLN3,251.75
|
$788.65
CZK17,755.20
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.74
PLN880.05
|
$233.34
CZK5,253.34
|
|
pay 11.0% more for childcare
|
Warsaw
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$527.99
PLN2,022.50
|
$723.05
CZK16,278.36
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,833.43
PLN52,989.61
|
$11,769.87
CZK264,980.99
|
|
pay 14.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Warsaw
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.06
PLN15.57
|
$2.60
CZK58.52
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
PLN14.03
|
$3.13
CZK70.50
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.83
PLN18.49
|
$6.55
CZK147.53
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.12
PLN161.35
|
$61.39
CZK1,382.15
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.62
PLN29.19
|
$10.92
CZK245.89
|
|
pay 0.3% less for clothing
|
Warsaw
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.42
PLN357.86
|
$83.11
CZK1,871.06
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.56
PLN163.02
|
$39.28
CZK884.41
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.76
PLN347.65
|
$98.13
CZK2,209.17
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.66
PLN404.73
|
$115.55
CZK2,601.34
|
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