Cost of living comparison
Prague is 0.9% cheaper than Lisbon.
If you lived in Prague instead of Lisbon, you would:
pay 9.7% less for restaurants
Lisbon
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.66
€12.96
|
$10.61
CZK254.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.65
€9.15
|
$8.49
CZK203.51
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.76
|
$1.74
CZK41.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.36
€1.29
|
$1.39
CZK33.31
|
|
pay 4.3% less for groceries
Lisbon
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.48
€1.40
|
$1.42
CZK34.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.58
€5.29
|
$5.99
CZK143.62
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.87
€3.67
|
$3.96
CZK94.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.97
€2.82
|
$2.56
CZK61.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.31
€3.14
|
$3.92
CZK93.83
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.98
|
$0.77
CZK18.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.65
|
$0.73
CZK17.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.84
|
$0.89
CZK21.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
€1.01
|
$1.47
CZK35.33
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.83
|
$0.57
CZK13.76
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.89
|
$0.55
CZK13.11
|
|
pay 12.3% less for transportation
Lisbon
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
€6.84
|
$6.13
CZK146.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$42.87
€40.66
|
$23.35
CZK559.66
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,152.89
€30,492.58
|
$25,475.49
CZK610,543.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.86
€9.35
|
$12.99
CZK311.38
|
|
pay 3.1% more for housing
Lisbon
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.90
€37.84
|
$19.68
CZK471.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,514.21
€1,436.02
|
$1,128.35
CZK27,041.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,070.61
€1,015.33
|
$837.45
CZK20,070.26
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.17
€100.69
|
$223.37
CZK5,353.17
|
|
pay 0.4% more for childcare
Lisbon
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$576.40
€546.64
|
$713.18
CZK17,092.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,251.75
€14,464.18
|
$11,763.21
CZK281,915.85
|
|
pay 15.1% more for entertainment and sports
Lisbon
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
€3.05
|
$2.40
CZK57.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
€2.47
|
$3.08
CZK73.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.00
€5.69
|
$6.54
CZK156.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.41
€40.22
|
$63.73
CZK1,527.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.57
€8.13
|
$10.61
CZK254.39
|
|
pay 1.5% more for clothing
Lisbon
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.58
€82.11
|
$82.44
CZK1,975.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.63
€35.68
|
$36.17
CZK866.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.49
€78.23
|
$92.56
CZK2,218.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.41
€102.81
|
$111.10
CZK2,662.65
|
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