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
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.79
CHF27.53
|
$10.61
CZK255.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$17.11
CHF15.29
|
$8.49
CZK204.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$5.01
CHF4.48
|
$1.74
CZK41.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.72
CHF4.22
|
$1.39
CZK33.49
|
|
pay 51.9% less for groceries
Geneva
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.83
CHF3.43
|
$1.42
CZK34.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.83
CHF11.47
|
$5.99
CZK144.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
CHF6.62
|
$3.96
CZK95.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$7.61
CHF6.81
|
$2.56
CZK61.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$13.02
CHF11.64
|
$3.92
CZK94.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.64
CHF1.46
|
$0.77
CZK18.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
CHF1.03
|
$0.73
CZK17.63
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.38
CHF1.23
|
$0.89
CZK21.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.81
CHF2.51
|
$1.47
CZK35.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
CHF1.04
|
$0.57
CZK13.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.07
CHF0.96
|
$0.55
CZK13.17
|
|
pay 47.4% less for transportation
Geneva
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.06
CHF7.20
|
$6.13
CZK147.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$79.84
CHF71.36
|
$23.35
CZK562.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,408.50
CHF33,438.90
|
$25,475.49
CZK613,763.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.13
CHF31.40
|
$12.99
CZK313.02
|
|
pay 36.1% less for housing
Geneva
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.62
CHF53.29
|
$19.68
CZK474.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,191.80
CHF1,959.22
|
$1,128.35
CZK27,184.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,942.94
CHF1,736.76
|
$837.45
CZK20,176.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$174.59
CHF156.06
|
$223.37
CZK5,381.41
|
|
pay 72.1% less for childcare
Geneva
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$3,761.19
CHF3,362.07
|
$713.18
CZK17,182.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$31,979.71
CHF28,586.18
|
$11,763.21
CZK283,402.72
|
|
pay 44.8% less for entertainment and sports
Geneva
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.12
CHF8.16
|
$2.40
CZK57.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.45
CHF4.87
|
$3.08
CZK74.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.26
CHF9.18
|
$6.54
CZK157.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.48
CHF68.37
|
$63.73
CZK1,535.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$22.81
CHF20.39
|
$10.61
CZK255.73
|
|
pay 38.0% less for clothing
Geneva
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$122.16
CHF109.20
|
$82.44
CZK1,986.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.27
CHF55.66
|
$36.17
CZK871.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$141.42
CHF126.42
|
$92.56
CZK2,230.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$194.56
CHF173.92
|
$111.10
CZK2,676.69
|
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