Cost of living comparison
Prague is 54.9% more expensive than Kingstown.
If you lived in Prague instead of Kingstown, you would:
pay 10.6% less for restaurants
|
Kingstown
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
$9.61
CZK224.79
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
EC$27.50
|
$8.74
CZK204.36
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.67
CZK39.11
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
$1.51
CZK35.23
|
|
pay 35.8% less for groceries
|
Kingstown
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
EC$5.17
|
$1.55
CZK36.24
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.24
EC$22.26
|
$6.25
CZK146.26
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.67
EC$31.55
|
$3.95
CZK92.31
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.84
EC$10.37
|
$2.61
CZK61.01
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.44
EC$6.60
|
$4.08
CZK95.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.18
EC$8.59
|
$0.77
CZK17.89
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
EC$2.48
|
$0.74
CZK17.41
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.47
EC$12.07
|
$0.95
CZK22.26
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
EC$5.45
|
$1.43
CZK33.46
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
$0.58
CZK13.47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
$0.60
CZK13.93
|
|
pay 36.1% less for transportation
|
Kingstown
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.88
EC$21.28
|
$6.44
CZK150.62
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
$24.03
CZK561.98
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
$26,867.69
CZK628,394.86
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.98
EC$67.50
|
$12.49
CZK292.23
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Kingstown
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.80
EC$140.00
|
$21.58
CZK504.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$425.52
EC$1,150.00
|
$1,071.02
CZK25,049.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$314.52
EC$850.00
|
$788.65
CZK18,445.26
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.67
EC$172.06
|
$233.34
CZK5,457.52
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for childcare
|
Kingstown
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$723.05
CZK16,911.03
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$11,769.87
CZK275,279.62
|
|
pay 28.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Kingstown
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$2.60
CZK60.80
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.71
EC$7.33
|
$3.13
CZK73.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$6.55
CZK153.27
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
$61.39
CZK1,435.87
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$10.92
CZK255.45
|
|
pay 10.6% less for clothing
|
Kingstown
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.64
EC$223.33
|
$83.11
CZK1,943.78
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$83.25
EC$225.00
|
$39.28
CZK918.78
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.67
EC$266.67
|
$98.13
CZK2,295.04
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
$115.55
CZK2,702.44
|
|
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