Cost of living comparison
Prague is 18.6% more expensive than Budva.
If you lived in Prague instead of Budva, you would:
pay 0.3% more for restaurants
Budva
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.83
€10.10
|
$9.61
CZK224.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
€6.06
|
$8.74
CZK204.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
€1.95
|
$1.67
CZK39.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
€1.43
|
$1.51
CZK35.20
|
|
pay 20.7% more for groceries
Budva
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
$1.55
CZK36.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
€4.00
|
$6.25
CZK146.13
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.17
€4.82
|
$3.95
CZK92.23
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.87
€2.67
|
$2.61
CZK60.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.07
€2.86
|
$4.08
CZK95.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
€0.46
|
$0.77
CZK17.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$0.74
CZK17.40
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.63
|
$0.95
CZK22.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.12
|
$1.43
CZK33.43
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.45
|
$0.58
CZK13.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.59
|
$0.60
CZK13.91
|
|
pay 11.9% less for transportation
Budva
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.22
€5.80
|
$6.44
CZK150.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.20
€32.83
|
$24.03
CZK561.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,240.65
€27,276.29
|
$26,867.69
CZK627,830.66
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.08
€13.13
|
$12.49
CZK291.97
|
|
pay 38.2% more for housing
Budva
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.61
€26.69
|
$21.58
CZK504.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$816.11
€761.28
|
$1,071.02
CZK25,027.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$613.69
€572.47
|
$788.65
CZK18,428.70
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.14
€99.95
|
$233.34
CZK5,452.62
|
|
pay 52.7% more for childcare
Budva
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$400.71
€373.79
|
$723.05
CZK16,895.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,421.99
€8,789.03
|
$11,769.87
CZK275,032.47
|
|
pay 38.0% more for entertainment and sports
Budva
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.25
€3.03
|
$2.60
CZK60.74
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.35
€2.19
|
$3.13
CZK73.17
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.79
€3.54
|
$6.55
CZK153.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.92
€44.70
|
$61.39
CZK1,434.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.23
€5.81
|
$10.92
CZK255.22
|
|
pay 7.9% less for clothing
Budva
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.58
€77.03
|
$83.11
CZK1,942.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.68
€28.62
|
$39.28
CZK917.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$118.45
€110.49
|
$98.13
CZK2,292.97
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$203.06
€189.42
|
$115.55
CZK2,700.02
|
|
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