Cost of living comparison
Prague is 26.6% more expensive than Budapest.
If you lived in Prague instead of Budapest, you would:
pay 10.0% more for restaurants
|
Budapest
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.52
HUF4,176.62
|
$10.61
CZK255.73
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.89
HUF3,132.46
|
$8.49
CZK204.59
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
HUF605.59
|
$1.74
CZK41.98
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
HUF469.52
|
$1.39
CZK33.49
|
|
pay 13.3% more for groceries
|
Budapest
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
HUF587.63
|
$1.42
CZK34.28
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.42
HUF1,752.88
|
$5.99
CZK144.38
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.98
HUF1,579.57
|
$3.96
CZK95.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.43
HUF965.49
|
$2.56
CZK61.63
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
HUF968.67
|
$3.92
CZK94.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
HUF280.71
|
$0.77
CZK18.44
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
HUF316.50
|
$0.73
CZK17.63
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.81
HUF320.42
|
$0.89
CZK21.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.17
HUF465.48
|
$1.47
CZK35.52
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
HUF202.07
|
$0.57
CZK13.83
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
HUF217.21
|
$0.55
CZK13.17
|
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
|
Budapest
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.17
HUF2,450.02
|
$6.13
CZK147.70
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.54
HUF9,345.19
|
$23.35
CZK562.62
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,962.74
HUF10,702,588.68
|
$25,475.49
CZK613,763.19
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.15
HUF4,824.00
|
$12.99
CZK313.02
|
pay 68.0% more for housing
|
Budapest
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.98
HUF7,138.72
|
$19.68
CZK474.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$642.83
HUF255,165.03
|
$1,128.35
CZK27,184.59
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$478.04
HUF189,753.36
|
$837.45
CZK20,176.12
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$105.42
HUF41,845.33
|
$223.37
CZK5,381.41
|
|
pay 39.9% more for childcare
|
Budapest
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$423.92
HUF168,269.59
|
$713.18
CZK17,182.21
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,554.11
HUF4,189,349.00
|
$11,763.21
CZK283,402.72
|
|
pay 19.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Budapest
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.63
HUF1,044.15
|
$2.40
CZK57.80
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.37
HUF942.13
|
$3.08
CZK74.13
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.98
HUF2,375.45
|
$6.54
CZK157.53
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.31
HUF19,574.11
|
$63.73
CZK1,535.47
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.63
HUF3,028.05
|
$10.61
CZK255.73
|
|
pay 8.6% more for clothing
|
Budapest
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.81
HUF29,695.10
|
$82.44
CZK1,986.17
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.73
HUF14,578.92
|
$36.17
CZK871.46
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.74
HUF34,428.61
|
$92.56
CZK2,230.01
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.52
HUF37,121.51
|
$111.10
CZK2,676.69
|
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