Cost of living comparison
India is 65.7% cheaper than Prague.
- Restaurants
-
pay 74.2% less in India
- Groceries
-
pay 54.2% less in India
- Transportation
-
pay 51.4% less in India
- Housing
-
pay 81.5% less in India
- Childcare
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pay 89.5% less in India
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 52.3% less in India
- Clothing
-
pay 57.0% less in India
Expenses including childcare, housing, restaurants, clothing, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in India.
If you lived in India instead of Prague, you would:
pay 74.2% less for restaurants
Prague
|
India
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.61
CZK224.98
|
$2.40
₹206.76
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.49
CZK179.98
|
$3.90
₹336.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
CZK36.93
|
$0.40
₹34.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
CZK29.46
|
$0.17
₹14.31
|
|
pay 54.2% less for groceries
Prague
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.42
CZK30.16
|
$0.46
₹39.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.99
CZK127.02
|
$2.54
₹218.68
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
CZK83.91
|
$2.56
₹220.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.56
CZK54.22
|
$0.94
₹80.91
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
CZK82.98
|
$1.37
₹117.67
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
CZK16.23
|
$0.88
₹76.11
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
CZK15.51
|
$0.32
₹27.94
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
CZK18.94
|
$0.48
₹41.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
CZK31.25
|
$0.24
₹20.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
CZK12.17
|
$0.16
₹14.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
CZK11.59
|
$0.19
₹16.16
|
|
pay 51.4% less for transportation
Prague
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.13
CZK129.94
|
$4.62
₹397.69
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.35
CZK494.96
|
$10.12
₹872.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,475.49
CZK539,953.04
|
$13,525.56
₹1,165,149.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.99
CZK275.38
|
$2.94
₹253.15
|
|
pay 81.5% less for housing
Prague
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.68
CZK417.04
|
$7.39
₹636.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,128.35
CZK23,915.42
|
$138.05
₹11,892.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$837.45
CZK17,749.77
|
$90.33
₹7,781.60
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$223.37
CZK4,734.25
|
$29.97
₹2,581.64
|
|
pay 89.5% less for childcare
Prague
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$713.18
CZK15,115.91
|
$55.73
₹4,800.70
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,763.21
CZK249,321.18
|
$1,565.54
₹134,862.28
|
|
pay 52.3% less for entertainment and sports
Prague
|
India
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.40
CZK50.85
|
$1.84
₹158.16
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.08
CZK65.21
|
$1.59
₹136.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.54
CZK138.59
|
$3.59
₹309.29
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.73
CZK1,350.81
|
$15.33
₹1,320.64
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.61
CZK224.98
|
$3.35
₹288.78
|
|
pay 57.0% less for clothing
Prague
|
India
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.44
CZK1,747.32
|
$24.02
₹2,069.45
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.17
CZK766.66
|
$25.36
₹2,184.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.56
CZK1,961.83
|
$41.62
₹3,585.07
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.10
CZK2,354.80
|
$31.12
₹2,680.51
|
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