Cost of living comparison
Prague is 21.2% cheaper than Milan.
If you lived in Prague instead of Milan, you would:
pay 30.2% less for restaurants
|
Milan
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.44
€20.00
|
$10.61
CZK250.06
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.25
€10.50
|
$8.49
CZK200.05
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.02
€2.81
|
$1.74
CZK41.05
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.45
€1.35
|
$1.39
CZK32.74
|
|
pay 31.8% less for groceries
|
Milan
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.72
€2.54
|
$1.42
CZK33.52
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.45
€7.89
|
$5.99
CZK141.17
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.45
€6.02
|
$3.96
CZK93.27
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.12
€3.85
|
$2.56
CZK60.26
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.49
€5.12
|
$3.92
CZK92.23
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.09
|
$0.77
CZK18.03
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.86
|
$0.73
CZK17.24
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.18
|
$0.89
CZK21.05
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.66
€1.55
|
$1.47
CZK34.73
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.83
|
$0.57
CZK13.53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.55
CZK12.88
|
|
pay 33.9% less for transportation
|
Milan
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.39
€6.90
|
$6.13
CZK144.42
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.80
€39.00
|
$23.35
CZK550.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,617.01
€29,497.60
|
$25,475.49
CZK600,136.34
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.94
€27.00
|
$12.99
CZK306.07
|
|
pay 12.4% less for housing
|
Milan
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.94
€27.00
|
$19.68
CZK463.52
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,508.32
€1,407.21
|
$1,128.35
CZK26,581.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,044.15
€974.16
|
$837.45
CZK19,728.17
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.12
€163.38
|
$223.37
CZK5,261.93
|
|
pay 17.3% less for childcare
|
Milan
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$797.61
€744.14
|
$713.18
CZK16,800.73
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,486.35
€14,448.24
|
$11,763.21
CZK277,110.58
|
|
pay 5.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Milan
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.43
€6.00
|
$2.40
CZK56.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
€1.92
|
$3.08
CZK72.48
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€6.00
|
$6.54
CZK154.03
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.90
€68.94
|
$63.73
CZK1,501.38
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€10.00
|
$10.61
CZK250.06
|
|
pay 17.3% less for clothing
|
Milan
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$105.07
€98.03
|
$82.44
CZK1,942.07
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.41
€37.70
|
$36.17
CZK852.11
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.43
€96.49
|
$92.56
CZK2,180.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$151.78
€141.60
|
$111.10
CZK2,617.26
|
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