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Prague vs. West Hartford Cost of Living Summary

Prague is 17.3% cheaper than West Hartford.

Restaurants
pay 33.4% less in Prague
Groceries
pay 40.3% less in Prague
Transportation
pay 23.8% more in Prague
Housing
pay 44.1% less in Prague
Childcare
pay 45.5% less in Prague
Entertainment and Sports
pay 7.5% less in Prague
Clothing
pay 26.1% more in Prague

The cost of clothing and transportation in Prague are more expensive than in West Hartford. Expenses including childcare, housing, groceries, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Prague.

Prague vs. West Hartford Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Prague instead of West Hartford, you would:

pay 33.4% less for restaurants

 
West Hartford
Prague
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $25.00
 
$10.56
CZK219.42
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$12.00
 
$9.60
CZK199.47
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.75
 
$1.95
CZK40.61

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pay 40.3% less for groceries

 
West Hartford
Prague
Bread
1 loaf
$3.71
 
$1.73
CZK35.91
Local cheese (8 oz) $8.85
 
$6.52
CZK135.39
Milk (1 gallon) $5.31
 
$4.77
CZK99.07

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pay 23.8% more for transportation

 
West Hartford
Prague
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.18
 
$6.73
CZK139.78
Monthly public transit pass $61.00
 
$26.40
CZK548.55
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $35,817.62
 
$31,197.57
CZK648,282.45

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pay 44.1% less for housing

 
West Hartford
Prague
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$69.25
 
$23.93
CZK497.25
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $2,750.00
 
$1,194.06
CZK24,812.53
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $2,400.00
 
$923.20
CZK19,184.00

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pay 45.5% less for childcare

 
West Hartford
Prague
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,833.33
 
$999.92
CZK20,778.28
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $28,000.00
 
$15,274.81
CZK317,409.06

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pay 7.5% less for entertainment and sports

 
West Hartford
Prague
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $7.00
 
$2.88
CZK59.84
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.58
 
$3.74
CZK77.82
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$12.98
 
$7.73
CZK160.57

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pay 26.1% more for clothing

 
West Hartford
Prague
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$53.10
 
$79.19
CZK1,645.64
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$37.80
 
$39.41
CZK818.86
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$67.00
 
$106.09
CZK2,204.50

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025
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