Cost of living comparison
Prague is 25.0% cheaper than Amstelveen.
If you lived in Prague instead of Amstelveen, you would:
pay 56.0% less for restaurants
Amstelveen
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.45
€22.78
|
$9.61
CZK216.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.00
€11.63
|
$8.74
CZK196.71
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.47
€4.00
|
$1.67
CZK37.65
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.47
€4.00
|
$1.51
CZK33.91
|
|
pay 12.8% less for groceries
Amstelveen
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.31
€1.18
|
$1.55
CZK34.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.13
|
$6.25
CZK140.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.16
€3.72
|
$3.95
CZK88.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.32
€3.87
|
$2.61
CZK58.73
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.35
€6.58
|
$4.08
CZK91.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.70
|
$0.77
CZK17.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.08
€0.96
|
$0.74
CZK16.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.73
|
$0.95
CZK21.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
€1.29
|
$1.43
CZK32.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.81
|
$0.58
CZK12.96
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.72
|
$0.60
CZK13.40
|
|
pay 40.0% less for transportation
Amstelveen
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.95
€7.12
|
$6.44
CZK144.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$99.63
€89.19
|
$24.03
CZK540.95
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,595.87
€26,492.30
|
$26,867.69
CZK604,885.63
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.37
€25.40
|
$12.49
CZK281.30
|
|
pay 37.0% less for housing
Amstelveen
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.12
€40.39
|
$21.58
CZK485.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,678.63
€1,502.60
|
$1,071.02
CZK24,112.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,407.88
€1,260.25
|
$788.65
CZK17,755.20
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$276.61
€247.60
|
$233.34
CZK5,253.34
|
|
pay 43.1% less for childcare
Amstelveen
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,868.15
€1,672.25
|
$723.05
CZK16,278.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,703.31
€14,056.59
|
$11,769.87
CZK264,980.99
|
|
pay 3.4% less for entertainment and sports
Amstelveen
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.75
€5.15
|
$2.60
CZK58.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.73
€3.33
|
$3.13
CZK70.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.66
€7.76
|
$6.55
CZK147.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.78
€26.66
|
$61.39
CZK1,382.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.16
€13.57
|
$10.92
CZK245.89
|
|
pay 17.2% more for clothing
Amstelveen
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.15
€48.47
|
$83.11
CZK1,871.06
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.32
€38.78
|
$39.28
CZK884.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.64
€65.92
|
$98.13
CZK2,209.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.35
€113.10
|
$115.55
CZK2,601.34
|
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