Cost of living comparison
Spain is 13.3% more expensive than Czech Republic.
If you lived in Spain instead of Czech Republic, you would:
pay 33.7% more for restaurants
Czech Republic
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.78
CZK177.55
|
$13.31
€12.32
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.82
CZK178.37
|
$8.95
€8.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
CZK34.87
|
$2.06
€1.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
CZK30.47
|
$1.53
€1.41
|
|
pay 7.9% more for groceries
Czech Republic
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
CZK33.10
|
$1.27
€1.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.86
CZK133.64
|
$6.20
€5.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.69
CZK84.10
|
$4.19
€3.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
CZK61.96
|
$2.53
€2.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.62
CZK82.66
|
$3.26
€3.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.70
CZK15.98
|
$0.97
€0.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
CZK16.32
|
$0.82
€0.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
CZK19.60
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
CZK31.04
|
$1.08
€1.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
CZK11.62
|
$0.66
€0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
CZK12.66
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
pay 34.2% more for transportation
Czech Republic
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.25
CZK142.58
|
$6.53
€6.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.97
CZK455.53
|
$35.45
€32.80
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,379.53
CZK578,912.23
|
$33,659.33
€31,144.98
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.76
CZK268.27
|
$14.39
€13.31
|
|
pay 24.2% more for housing
Czech Republic
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.23
CZK438.66
|
$33.81
€31.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$632.17
CZK14,419.89
|
$828.43
€766.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.91
CZK11,311.83
|
$665.31
€615.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$191.58
CZK4,369.91
|
$106.67
€98.70
|
|
pay 3.8% more for childcare
Czech Republic
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$359.87
CZK8,208.61
|
$381.14
€352.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,286.86
CZK166,214.82
|
$7,410.38
€6,856.82
|
|
pay 3.1% less for entertainment and sports
Czech Republic
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.97
CZK44.99
|
$2.76
€2.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
CZK59.44
|
$1.92
€1.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
CZK139.34
|
$5.57
€5.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.03
CZK1,095.51
|
$43.03
€39.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.41
CZK214.57
|
$8.46
€7.83
|
|
pay 7.7% less for clothing
Czech Republic
|
Spain
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.08
CZK1,621.39
|
$73.08
€67.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.60
CZK834.91
|
$31.46
€29.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.74
CZK1,887.22
|
$75.09
€69.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.60
CZK2,340.43
|
$91.97
€85.10
|
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