Cost of living comparison
Prague is 4.0 times more expensive than Kochi.
If you lived in Prague instead of Kochi, you would:
pay 5.3 times more for restaurants
Kochi
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.44
₹120.59
|
$9.61
CZK217.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.43
₹371.82
|
$8.74
CZK197.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₹38.52
|
$1.67
CZK37.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
₹14.00
|
$1.51
CZK34.12
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Kochi
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
₹48.66
|
$1.55
CZK35.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.21
₹269.65
|
$6.25
CZK141.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.56
₹214.65
|
$3.95
CZK89.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$0.98
₹81.98
|
$2.61
CZK59.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.35
₹113.50
|
$4.08
CZK92.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
₹72.55
|
$0.77
CZK17.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.31
₹25.98
|
$0.74
CZK16.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
₹37.32
|
$0.95
CZK21.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
₹26.84
|
$1.43
CZK32.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.23
₹18.99
|
$0.58
CZK13.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
₹18.02
|
$0.60
CZK13.48
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Kochi
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.81
₹403.67
|
$6.44
CZK145.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.62
₹1,310.75
|
$24.03
CZK544.19
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$11,977.53
₹1,004,908.21
|
$26,867.69
CZK608,499.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.83
₹321.57
|
$12.49
CZK282.98
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for housing
Kochi
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$7.31
₹613.47
|
$21.58
CZK488.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$212.93
₹17,865.03
|
$1,071.02
CZK24,256.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$106.17
₹8,907.73
|
$788.65
CZK17,861.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$21.00
₹1,761.88
|
$233.34
CZK5,284.73
|
|
pay 6.0 times more for childcare
Kochi
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$96.82
₹8,123.01
|
$723.05
CZK16,375.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,545.22
₹213,542.99
|
$11,769.87
CZK266,564.09
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Kochi
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.80
₹150.74
|
$2.60
CZK58.87
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.34
₹112.21
|
$3.13
CZK70.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.55
₹381.87
|
$6.55
CZK148.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.61
₹1,477.81
|
$61.39
CZK1,390.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.34
₹195.96
|
$10.92
CZK247.36
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
Kochi
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.87
₹2,086.66
|
$83.11
CZK1,882.24
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$21.89
₹1,836.24
|
$39.28
CZK889.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$39.08
₹3,278.51
|
$98.13
CZK2,222.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$32.56
₹2,732.09
|
$115.55
CZK2,616.88
|
|
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