Cost of living comparison
Prague is 23.2% cheaper than Albany.
If you lived in Prague instead of Albany, you would:
pay 34.7% less for restaurants
Albany
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$9.61
CZK224.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.90
|
$8.74
CZK203.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
|
$1.67
CZK38.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
|
$1.51
CZK35.12
|
|
pay 38.9% less for groceries
Albany
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.80
|
$1.55
CZK36.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.65
|
$6.25
CZK145.80
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.06
|
$3.95
CZK92.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.12
|
$2.61
CZK60.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.57
|
$4.08
CZK95.06
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.16
|
$0.77
CZK17.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
|
$0.74
CZK17.36
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.35
|
$0.95
CZK22.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.12
|
$1.43
CZK33.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
|
$0.58
CZK13.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.76
|
$0.60
CZK13.88
|
|
pay 6.8% less for transportation
Albany
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.68
|
$6.44
CZK150.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.50
|
$24.03
CZK560.22
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,000.00
|
$26,867.69
CZK626,425.46
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.15
|
$12.49
CZK291.31
|
|
pay 16.5% less for housing
Albany
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$61.61
|
$21.58
CZK503.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,407.50
|
$1,071.02
CZK24,970.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,391.25
|
$788.65
CZK18,387.45
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.46
|
$233.34
CZK5,440.41
|
|
pay 53.2% less for childcare
Albany
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,400.00
|
$723.05
CZK16,858.03
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$28,000.00
|
$11,769.87
CZK274,416.89
|
|
pay 34.8% less for entertainment and sports
Albany
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.00
|
$2.60
CZK60.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.00
|
$3.13
CZK73.01
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.00
|
$6.55
CZK152.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.00
|
$61.39
CZK1,431.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
|
$10.92
CZK254.64
|
|
pay 22.3% more for clothing
Albany
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.67
|
$83.11
CZK1,937.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.37
|
$39.28
CZK915.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.25
|
$98.13
CZK2,287.84
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.00
|
$115.55
CZK2,693.97
|
|
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