Cost of living comparison
Prague is 6.9% cheaper than Douglas.
If you lived in Prague instead of Douglas, you would:
pay 23.3% less for restaurants
|
Douglas
|
Prague
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$23.96
£18.55
|
$9.61
CZK224.79
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.64
£6.69
|
$8.74
CZK204.36
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
£1.67
|
$1.67
CZK39.11
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
£1.33
|
$1.51
CZK35.23
|
|
pay 2.4% more for groceries
|
Douglas
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.66
£1.29
|
$1.55
CZK36.24
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
£2.37
|
$6.25
CZK146.26
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.87
£4.54
|
$3.95
CZK92.31
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
£2.29
|
$2.61
CZK61.01
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
£2.69
|
$4.08
CZK95.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
£0.80
|
$0.77
CZK17.89
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
£0.50
|
$0.74
CZK17.41
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.00
£0.77
|
$0.95
CZK22.26
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.67
£1.30
|
$1.43
CZK33.46
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
£0.39
|
$0.58
CZK13.47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.82
£0.63
|
$0.60
CZK13.93
|
|
pay 23.9% less for transportation
|
Douglas
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.63
£5.91
|
$6.44
CZK150.62
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.36
£31.24
|
$24.03
CZK561.98
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,530.42
£24,403.41
|
$26,867.69
CZK628,394.86
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.65
£12.89
|
$12.49
CZK292.23
|
|
pay 1.7% less for housing
|
Douglas
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$60.75
£47.02
|
$21.58
CZK504.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,127.21
£872.42
|
$1,071.02
CZK25,049.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$938.03
£726.00
|
$788.65
CZK18,445.26
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.63
£101.10
|
$233.34
CZK5,457.52
|
|
pay 31.6% less for childcare
|
Douglas
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,008.97
£780.91
|
$723.05
CZK16,911.03
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,077.44
£13,991.29
|
$11,769.87
CZK275,279.62
|
|
pay 18.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Douglas
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.79
£3.71
|
$2.60
CZK60.80
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
£3.23
|
$3.13
CZK73.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$15.13
£11.71
|
$6.55
CZK153.27
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.72
£33.84
|
$61.39
CZK1,435.87
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.35
£8.79
|
$10.92
CZK255.45
|
|
pay 48.0% more for clothing
|
Douglas
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.97
£41.00
|
$83.11
CZK1,943.78
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.05
£26.36
|
$39.28
CZK918.78
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.95
£50.27
|
$98.13
CZK2,295.04
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.53
£53.04
|
$115.55
CZK2,702.44
|
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