Cost of living comparison
Prague is 34.4% cheaper than Amsterdam.
- Restaurants
-
pay 46.5% less in Prague
- Groceries
-
pay 26.2% less in Prague
- Transportation
-
pay 43.2% less in Prague
- Housing
-
pay 38.3% less in Prague
- Childcare
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pay 44.3% less in Prague
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 34.6% less in Prague
- Clothing
-
pay 7.4% less in Prague
Expenses including restaurants, childcare, transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Prague.
If you lived in Prague instead of Amsterdam, you would:
pay 46.5% less for restaurants
Amsterdam
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.44
€18.20
|
$10.61
CZK222.10
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.93
€11.83
|
$8.49
CZK177.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.23
€2.74
|
$1.74
CZK36.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.79
€2.37
|
$1.39
CZK29.08
|
|
pay 26.2% less for groceries
Amsterdam
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.06
€1.75
|
$1.42
CZK29.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.58
€5.59
|
$5.99
CZK125.39
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.76
€4.04
|
$3.96
CZK82.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.81
€4.09
|
$2.56
CZK53.53
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.45
€5.48
|
$3.92
CZK81.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.83
|
$0.77
CZK16.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.88
|
$0.73
CZK15.32
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.75
|
$0.89
CZK18.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
€1.54
|
$1.47
CZK30.85
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.75
|
$0.57
CZK12.02
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.81
|
$0.55
CZK11.44
|
|
pay 43.2% less for transportation
Amsterdam
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.09
€6.87
|
$6.13
CZK128.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$87.51
€74.29
|
$23.35
CZK488.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,207.42
€29,890.82
|
$25,475.49
CZK533,049.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.86
€21.11
|
$12.99
CZK271.86
|
|
pay 38.3% less for housing
Amsterdam
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$47.53
€40.35
|
$19.68
CZK411.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,189.86
€1,859.17
|
$1,128.35
CZK23,609.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,816.26
€1,541.99
|
$837.45
CZK17,522.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$206.94
€175.69
|
$223.37
CZK4,673.72
|
|
pay 44.3% less for childcare
Amsterdam
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,377.37
€2,018.36
|
$713.18
CZK14,922.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,444.53
€12,263.29
|
$11,763.21
CZK246,133.33
|
|
pay 34.6% less for entertainment and sports
Amsterdam
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.43
€5.46
|
$2.40
CZK50.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.20
€3.57
|
$3.08
CZK64.38
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.40
€11.37
|
$6.54
CZK136.82
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.86
€55.92
|
$63.73
CZK1,333.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.00
€12.74
|
$10.61
CZK222.10
|
|
pay 7.4% less for clothing
Amsterdam
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.54
€78.57
|
$82.44
CZK1,724.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.12
€31.52
|
$36.17
CZK756.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$106.57
€90.48
|
$92.56
CZK1,936.75
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.59
€97.28
|
$111.10
CZK2,324.69
|
|
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