Cost of living comparison
Prague is 4.6 times more expensive than India.
If you lived in Prague instead of India, you would:
pay 4.8 times more for restaurants
|
India
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.40
₹202.66
|
$10.61
CZK258.22
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.90
₹329.54
|
$8.49
CZK206.57
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.40
₹33.45
|
$1.74
CZK42.39
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
₹14.03
|
$1.39
CZK33.81
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for groceries
|
India
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.46
₹38.89
|
$1.42
CZK34.61
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.54
₹214.35
|
$5.99
CZK145.78
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.56
₹216.13
|
$3.96
CZK96.31
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.94
₹79.31
|
$2.56
CZK62.23
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.37
₹115.34
|
$3.92
CZK95.24
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
₹74.60
|
$0.77
CZK18.62
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.32
₹27.39
|
$0.73
CZK17.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
₹40.20
|
$0.89
CZK21.74
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
₹20.37
|
$1.47
CZK35.86
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.16
₹13.81
|
$0.57
CZK13.97
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.19
₹15.84
|
$0.55
CZK13.30
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
India
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.62
₹389.81
|
$6.13
CZK149.13
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.12
₹854.83
|
$23.35
CZK568.08
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$13,525.56
₹1,142,076.39
|
$25,475.49
CZK619,721.90
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.94
₹248.14
|
$12.99
CZK316.06
|
|
pay 6.9 times more for housing
|
India
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.39
₹623.59
|
$19.68
CZK478.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$138.05
₹11,657.00
|
$1,128.35
CZK27,448.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.33
₹7,627.50
|
$837.45
CZK20,372.00
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$29.97
₹2,530.51
|
$223.37
CZK5,433.65
|
|
pay 10.2 times more for childcare
|
India
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.73
₹4,705.64
|
$713.18
CZK17,349.03
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,565.54
₹132,191.62
|
$11,763.21
CZK286,154.13
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
|
India
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.84
₹155.03
|
$2.40
CZK58.36
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.59
₹133.96
|
$3.08
CZK74.85
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.59
₹303.16
|
$6.54
CZK159.06
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.33
₹1,294.49
|
$63.73
CZK1,550.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
₹283.07
|
$10.61
CZK258.22
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
|
India
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.02
₹2,028.47
|
$82.44
CZK2,005.45
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.36
₹2,141.57
|
$36.17
CZK879.92
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$41.62
₹3,514.08
|
$92.56
CZK2,251.66
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$31.12
₹2,627.43
|
$111.10
CZK2,702.68
|
|
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