Cost of living comparison
Prague is 50.5% cheaper than Geneva.
If you lived in Prague instead of Geneva, you would:
pay 62.9% less for restaurants
Geneva
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.79
CHF27.34
|
$10.61
CZK254.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$17.11
CHF15.19
|
$8.49
CZK203.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$5.01
CHF4.45
|
$1.74
CZK41.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.72
CHF4.19
|
$1.39
CZK33.31
|
|
pay 51.9% less for groceries
Geneva
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.83
CHF3.40
|
$1.42
CZK34.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.83
CHF11.39
|
$5.99
CZK143.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
CHF6.58
|
$3.96
CZK94.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.61
CHF6.76
|
$2.56
CZK61.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$13.02
CHF11.56
|
$3.92
CZK93.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.64
CHF1.45
|
$0.77
CZK18.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
CHF1.03
|
$0.73
CZK17.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
CHF1.22
|
$0.89
CZK21.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.81
CHF2.50
|
$1.47
CZK35.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
CHF1.03
|
$0.57
CZK13.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.07
CHF0.95
|
$0.55
CZK13.11
|
|
pay 47.4% less for transportation
Geneva
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.06
CHF7.15
|
$6.13
CZK146.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$79.84
CHF70.89
|
$23.35
CZK559.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,408.50
CHF33,216.43
|
$25,475.49
CZK610,543.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.13
CHF31.19
|
$12.99
CZK311.38
|
|
pay 36.1% less for housing
Geneva
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.62
CHF52.94
|
$19.68
CZK471.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,191.80
CHF1,946.18
|
$1,128.35
CZK27,041.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,942.94
CHF1,725.21
|
$837.45
CZK20,070.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$174.59
CHF155.02
|
$223.37
CZK5,353.17
|
|
pay 72.1% less for childcare
Geneva
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$3,761.19
CHF3,339.70
|
$713.18
CZK17,092.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$31,979.71
CHF28,396.00
|
$11,763.21
CZK281,915.85
|
|
pay 44.8% less for entertainment and sports
Geneva
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.12
CHF8.10
|
$2.40
CZK57.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.45
CHF4.84
|
$3.08
CZK73.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.26
CHF9.11
|
$6.54
CZK156.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.48
CHF67.91
|
$63.73
CZK1,527.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$22.81
CHF20.25
|
$10.61
CZK254.39
|
|
pay 38.0% less for clothing
Geneva
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$122.16
CHF108.47
|
$82.44
CZK1,975.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.27
CHF55.29
|
$36.17
CZK866.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$141.42
CHF125.57
|
$92.56
CZK2,218.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$194.56
CHF172.76
|
$111.10
CZK2,662.65
|
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