Cost of living comparison
Prague is 40.0% cheaper than London.
If you lived in Prague instead of London, you would:
pay 32.7% less for restaurants
|
London
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.83
£20.46
|
$10.61
CZK252.81
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
£8.18
|
$8.49
CZK202.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
£1.95
|
$1.74
CZK41.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
£1.47
|
$1.39
CZK33.10
|
|
pay 23.7% less for groceries
|
London
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.07
£1.64
|
$1.42
CZK33.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.65
£4.47
|
$5.99
CZK142.73
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.31
£5.00
|
$3.96
CZK94.29
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.45
£3.52
|
$2.56
CZK60.93
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.26
£3.37
|
$3.92
CZK93.25
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.56
£1.24
|
$0.77
CZK18.23
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.60
|
$0.73
CZK17.43
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.44
£1.14
|
$0.89
CZK21.28
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
£1.42
|
$1.47
CZK35.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
£0.54
|
$0.57
CZK13.68
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
£0.56
|
$0.55
CZK13.02
|
|
pay 50.4% less for transportation
|
London
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.39
£5.86
|
$6.13
CZK146.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$258.31
£204.62
|
$23.35
CZK556.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,531.14
£28,938.98
|
$25,475.49
CZK606,754.88
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.26
£27.93
|
$12.99
CZK309.44
|
|
pay 46.9% less for housing
|
London
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.63
£32.98
|
$19.68
CZK468.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,834.46
£2,245.39
|
$1,128.35
CZK26,874.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,063.73
£1,634.83
|
$837.45
CZK19,945.74
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$263.90
£209.05
|
$223.37
CZK5,319.96
|
|
pay 63.6% less for childcare
|
London
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,333.60
£1,848.62
|
$713.18
CZK16,986.02
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,892.30
£22,095.53
|
$11,763.21
CZK280,166.66
|
|
pay 42.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
London
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.27
£6.55
|
$2.40
CZK57.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.80
£3.81
|
$3.08
CZK73.28
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$19.76
£15.65
|
$6.54
CZK155.73
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$65.66
£52.02
|
$63.73
CZK1,517.93
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.14
£12.79
|
$10.61
CZK252.81
|
|
pay 20.2% less for clothing
|
London
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$96.94
£76.79
|
$82.44
CZK1,963.49
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.55
£40.04
|
$36.17
CZK861.51
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.87
£91.00
|
$92.56
CZK2,204.54
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.36
£107.23
|
$111.10
CZK2,646.13
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