Cost of living comparison
Prague is 60.2% more expensive than Mexico City.
If you lived in Prague instead of Mexico City, you would:
pay 40.6% more for restaurants
|
Mexico City
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.93
MX$199.85
|
$10.61
CZK252.81
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.45
MX$149.89
|
$8.49
CZK202.25
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.08
MX$21.73
|
$1.74
CZK41.50
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$15.56
|
$1.39
CZK33.10
|
|
pay 2.2% less for groceries
|
Mexico City
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.45
MX$49.36
|
$1.42
CZK33.89
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.87
MX$97.96
|
$5.99
CZK142.73
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.51
MX$110.86
|
$3.96
CZK94.29
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.18
MX$43.94
|
$2.56
CZK60.93
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.57
MX$71.88
|
$3.92
CZK93.25
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
MX$24.59
|
$0.77
CZK18.23
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
MX$13.47
|
$0.73
CZK17.43
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
MX$16.08
|
$0.89
CZK21.28
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$16.66
|
$1.47
CZK35.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.85
MX$17.13
|
$0.57
CZK13.68
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
MX$16.66
|
$0.55
CZK13.02
|
|
pay 93.4% more for transportation
|
Mexico City
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$93.35
|
$6.13
CZK146.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.87
MX$359.74
|
$23.35
CZK556.19
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,615.02
MX$374,727.76
|
$25,475.49
CZK606,754.88
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.47
MX$69.95
|
$12.99
CZK309.44
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Mexico City
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$24.38
MX$490.76
|
$19.68
CZK468.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$893.52
MX$17,986.93
|
$1,128.35
CZK26,874.18
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$544.24
MX$10,955.68
|
$837.45
CZK19,945.74
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$30.31
MX$610.18
|
$223.37
CZK5,319.96
|
|
pay 63.3% more for childcare
|
Mexico City
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.33
MX$7,676.24
|
$713.18
CZK16,986.02
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,426.99
MX$169,638.66
|
$11,763.21
CZK280,166.66
|
|
pay 37.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Mexico City
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.73
MX$54.96
|
$2.40
CZK57.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
MX$60.51
|
$3.08
CZK73.28
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.92
MX$78.94
|
$6.54
CZK155.73
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.69
MX$1,080.75
|
$63.73
CZK1,517.93
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.96
MX$99.93
|
$10.61
CZK252.81
|
|
pay 14.0% more for clothing
|
Mexico City
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.36
MX$1,134.46
|
$82.44
CZK1,963.49
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.06
MX$826.54
|
$36.17
CZK861.51
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.99
MX$1,851.85
|
$92.56
CZK2,204.54
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.93
MX$1,850.58
|
$111.10
CZK2,646.13
|
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