Cost of living comparison
Prague is 64.9% more expensive than Cape Town.
- Restaurants
-
pay 61.1% more in Prague
- Groceries
-
pay 26.4% more in Prague
- Transportation
-
pay 9.9% more in Prague
- Housing
-
pay 67.0% more in Prague
- Childcare
-
pay 3.1 times more in Prague
- Entertainment and Sports
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pay 55.3% more in Prague
- Clothing
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pay 25.9% more in Prague
The cost of childcare, housing, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing in Prague are more expensive than in Cape Town. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Prague.
If you lived in Prague instead of Cape Town, you would:
pay 61.1% more for restaurants
|
Cape Town
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.52
ZAR155.06
|
$10.61
CZK244.12
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.11
ZAR93.04
|
$8.49
CZK195.30
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.99
ZAR18.07
|
$1.74
CZK40.07
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ZAR14.20
|
$1.39
CZK31.97
|
|
pay 26.4% more for groceries
|
Cape Town
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.07
ZAR19.52
|
$1.42
CZK32.72
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.13
ZAR75.19
|
$5.99
CZK137.82
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
ZAR77.41
|
$3.96
CZK91.05
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
ZAR46.10
|
$2.56
CZK58.83
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.30
ZAR41.80
|
$3.92
CZK90.05
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.73
ZAR13.31
|
$0.77
CZK17.61
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
ZAR12.66
|
$0.73
CZK16.83
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.69
ZAR12.52
|
$0.89
CZK20.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
ZAR12.72
|
$1.47
CZK33.91
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
ZAR9.99
|
$0.57
CZK13.21
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
ZAR10.81
|
$0.55
CZK12.58
|
|
pay 9.9% more for transportation
|
Cape Town
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.09
ZAR92.64
|
$6.13
CZK140.99
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$42.60
ZAR775.30
|
$23.35
CZK537.07
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,879.98
ZAR361,808.21
|
$25,475.49
CZK585,898.12
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.54
ZAR173.67
|
$12.99
CZK298.81
|
|
pay 67.0% more for housing
|
Cape Town
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$43.29
ZAR787.82
|
$19.68
CZK452.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$784.43
ZAR14,276.27
|
$1,128.35
CZK25,950.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$505.72
ZAR9,203.96
|
$837.45
CZK19,260.12
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.33
ZAR1,298.10
|
$223.37
CZK5,137.09
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for childcare
|
Cape Town
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$207.06
ZAR3,768.44
|
$713.18
CZK16,402.13
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,312.73
ZAR78,490.16
|
$11,763.21
CZK270,536.13
|
|
pay 55.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Cape Town
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.56
ZAR46.52
|
$2.40
CZK55.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.12
ZAR38.67
|
$3.08
CZK70.76
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.95
ZAR53.75
|
$6.54
CZK150.38
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.65
ZAR721.71
|
$63.73
CZK1,465.76
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.82
ZAR124.05
|
$10.61
CZK244.12
|
|
pay 25.9% more for clothing
|
Cape Town
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.53
ZAR974.21
|
$82.44
CZK1,896.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.86
ZAR561.60
|
$36.17
CZK831.90
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.97
ZAR1,910.35
|
$92.56
CZK2,128.76
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.06
ZAR1,402.53
|
$111.10
CZK2,555.17
|
|
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