Cost of living comparison
Prague is 2.0 times more expensive than Freetown.
If you lived in Prague instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 91.2% more for restaurants
|
Freetown
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$10.61
CZK254.39
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$8.49
CZK203.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$1.74
CZK41.76
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$1.39
CZK33.31
|
|
pay 0.9% more for groceries
|
Freetown
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$1.42
CZK34.10
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$5.99
CZK143.62
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$3.96
CZK94.88
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$2.56
CZK61.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$3.92
CZK93.83
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$0.77
CZK18.35
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.73
CZK17.54
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.89
CZK21.42
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$1.47
CZK35.33
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.57
CZK13.76
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.55
CZK13.11
|
|
pay 53.3% more for transportation
|
Freetown
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$6.13
CZK146.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$23.35
CZK559.66
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$25,475.49
CZK610,543.08
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$12.99
CZK311.38
|
|
pay 2.4% less for housing
|
Freetown
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$19.68
CZK471.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$1,128.35
CZK27,041.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$837.45
CZK20,070.26
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$223.37
CZK5,353.17
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Freetown
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$713.18
CZK17,092.07
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$11,763.21
CZK281,915.85
|
pay 70.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Freetown
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$2.40
CZK57.49
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$3.08
CZK73.74
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$6.54
CZK156.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$63.73
CZK1,527.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.61
CZK254.39
|
|
pay 4.9 times more for clothing
|
Freetown
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$82.44
CZK1,975.75
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$36.17
CZK866.89
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$92.56
CZK2,218.31
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$111.10
CZK2,662.65
|
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