Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 86.5% more expensive than Czech Republic.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Czech Republic, you would:
pay 55.1% more for restaurants
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Czech Republic
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.70
CZK185.42
|
$18.70
£14.88
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.61
CZK183.43
|
$9.25
£7.36
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
CZK38.38
|
$2.23
£1.78
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.35
CZK32.54
|
$1.57
£1.25
|
|
pay 27.8% more for groceries
|
Czech Republic
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.29
CZK31.01
|
$1.53
£1.22
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.47
CZK131.68
|
$4.35
£3.46
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
CZK93.84
|
$5.92
£4.71
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
CZK63.64
|
$3.77
£3.00
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.73
CZK89.78
|
$3.70
£2.94
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
CZK14.86
|
$1.23
£0.98
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
CZK17.06
|
$0.67
£0.53
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
CZK21.14
|
$1.26
£1.00
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
CZK31.14
|
$1.42
£1.13
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
CZK12.17
|
$0.65
£0.51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
CZK11.20
|
$0.65
£0.52
|
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pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Czech Republic
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.95
CZK143.44
|
$7.07
£5.63
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$21.06
CZK507.49
|
$98.23
£78.17
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,453.98
CZK757,798.63
|
$34,832.80
£27,718.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.74
CZK282.82
|
$17.15
£13.65
|
|
pay 84.3% more for housing
|
Czech Republic
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.70
CZK450.42
|
$39.40
£31.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$610.48
CZK14,707.83
|
$1,243.58
£989.60
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$493.17
CZK11,881.58
|
$1,020.84
£812.35
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.15
CZK4,773.87
|
$229.21
£182.40
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
|
Czech Republic
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$363.72
CZK8,762.80
|
$1,497.56
£1,191.71
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,967.34
CZK191,951.65
|
$18,629.32
£14,824.60
|
|
pay 93.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Czech Republic
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.90
CZK45.76
|
$5.63
£4.48
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.60
CZK62.64
|
$4.12
£3.28
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.46
CZK155.70
|
$17.47
£13.90
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.23
CZK1,137.77
|
$45.31
£36.06
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.95
CZK215.54
|
$12.89
£10.26
|
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pay 11.7% more for clothing
|
Czech Republic
|
United Kingdom
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.75
CZK1,680.32
|
$78.43
£62.41
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.40
CZK756.41
|
$40.13
£31.93
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.03
CZK1,928.19
|
$90.36
£71.90
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.55
CZK2,494.77
|
$96.72
£76.97
|
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