Cost of living comparison
Prague is 45.7% cheaper than Lucerne.
If you lived in Prague instead of Lucerne, you would:
pay 56.8% less for restaurants
Lucerne
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$30.39
CHF25.84
|
$9.61
CZK215.78
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.47
CHF13.15
|
$8.74
CZK196.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$4.10
CHF3.49
|
$1.67
CZK37.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.41
CHF2.90
|
$1.51
CZK33.82
|
|
pay 46.1% less for groceries
Lucerne
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.54
CHF3.01
|
$1.55
CZK34.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$13.61
CHF11.57
|
$6.25
CZK140.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.53
CHF6.41
|
$3.95
CZK88.61
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.93
CHF5.89
|
$2.61
CZK58.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$14.26
CHF12.12
|
$4.08
CZK91.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.48
CHF1.26
|
$0.77
CZK17.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
CHF0.85
|
$0.74
CZK16.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
CHF0.94
|
$0.95
CZK21.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.61
CHF2.22
|
$1.43
CZK32.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
CHF0.83
|
$0.58
CZK12.93
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
CHF0.87
|
$0.60
CZK13.37
|
|
pay 46.4% less for transportation
Lucerne
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.72
CHF6.56
|
$6.44
CZK144.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$87.85
CHF74.70
|
$24.03
CZK539.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,243.17
CHF30,819.09
|
$26,867.69
CZK603,217.15
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$42.21
CHF35.89
|
$12.49
CZK280.52
|
|
pay 29.4% less for housing
Lucerne
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.08
CHF44.29
|
$21.58
CZK484.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,635.36
CHF1,390.62
|
$1,071.02
CZK24,045.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,565.38
CHF1,331.11
|
$788.65
CZK17,706.22
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$186.20
CHF158.33
|
$233.34
CZK5,238.85
|
|
pay 67.9% less for childcare
Lucerne
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,166.86
CHF1,842.57
|
$723.05
CZK16,233.46
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$38,305.79
CHF32,573.03
|
$11,769.87
CZK264,250.08
|
|
pay 43.1% less for entertainment and sports
Lucerne
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.73
CHF6.58
|
$2.60
CZK58.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.52
CHF4.70
|
$3.13
CZK70.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.94
CHF8.46
|
$6.55
CZK147.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$83.50
CHF71.01
|
$61.39
CZK1,378.34
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$19.89
CHF16.91
|
$10.92
CZK245.21
|
|
pay 30.1% less for clothing
Lucerne
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$129.83
CHF110.40
|
$83.11
CZK1,865.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$69.98
CHF59.51
|
$39.28
CZK881.97
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$131.22
CHF111.58
|
$98.13
CZK2,203.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.28
CHF115.88
|
$115.55
CZK2,594.17
|
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