Cost of living comparison
Brighton is 65.7% more expensive than Prague.
If you lived in Brighton instead of Prague, you would:
pay 26.0% more for restaurants
|
Prague
|
Brighton
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.61
CZK255.73
|
$19.37
£15.42
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.49
CZK204.59
|
$8.26
£6.57
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
CZK41.98
|
$2.02
£1.61
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
CZK33.49
|
$1.50
£1.19
|
|
pay 38.4% more for groceries
|
Prague
|
Brighton
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.42
CZK34.28
|
$1.93
£1.53
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.99
CZK144.38
|
$5.27
£4.19
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
CZK95.38
|
$6.42
£5.11
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.56
CZK61.63
|
$4.58
£3.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
CZK94.33
|
$3.84
£3.06
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
CZK18.44
|
$1.47
£1.17
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
CZK17.63
|
$0.94
£0.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
CZK21.53
|
$1.36
£1.08
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
CZK35.52
|
$1.46
£1.16
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
CZK13.83
|
$0.81
£0.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
CZK13.17
|
$0.81
£0.64
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Prague
|
Brighton
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.13
CZK147.70
|
$7.25
£5.77
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.35
CZK562.62
|
$117.50
£93.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,475.49
CZK613,763.19
|
$36,531.14
£29,070.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.99
CZK313.02
|
$22.17
£17.64
|
|
pay 56.1% more for housing
|
Prague
|
Brighton
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.68
CZK474.04
|
$36.00
£28.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,128.35
CZK27,184.59
|
$1,778.80
£1,415.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$837.45
CZK20,176.12
|
$1,530.47
£1,217.90
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$223.37
CZK5,381.41
|
$225.51
£179.46
|
|
pay 97.0% more for childcare
|
Prague
|
Brighton
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$713.18
CZK17,182.21
|
$1,713.44
£1,363.50
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,763.21
CZK283,402.72
|
$18,081.52
£14,388.68
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Prague
|
Brighton
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.40
CZK57.80
|
$7.75
£6.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.08
CZK74.13
|
$4.26
£3.39
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.54
CZK157.53
|
$20.02
£15.93
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.73
CZK1,535.47
|
$50.08
£39.85
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.61
CZK255.73
|
$16.79
£13.36
|
|
pay 7.5% more for clothing
|
Prague
|
Brighton
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.44
CZK1,986.17
|
$92.25
£73.41
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.17
CZK871.46
|
$48.42
£38.53
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.56
CZK2,230.01
|
$100.56
£80.02
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.10
CZK2,676.69
|
$83.95
£66.80
|
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