Cost of living comparison
Perth is 26.1% more expensive than Prague.
If you lived in Perth instead of Prague, you would:
pay 37.5% more for restaurants
Prague
|
Perth
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.61
CZK216.38
|
$18.92
£14.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.74
CZK196.71
|
$9.14
£6.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
CZK37.65
|
$2.27
£1.70
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
CZK33.91
|
$1.70
£1.27
|
|
pay 5.8% more for groceries
Prague
|
Perth
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.55
CZK34.88
|
$1.05
£0.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.25
CZK140.79
|
$3.34
£2.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.95
CZK88.86
|
$4.77
£3.57
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.61
CZK58.73
|
$3.57
£2.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
CZK91.79
|
$3.63
£2.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
CZK17.22
|
$0.69
£0.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
CZK16.76
|
$0.81
£0.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
CZK21.42
|
$1.14
£0.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
CZK32.21
|
$1.83
£1.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CZK12.96
|
$0.64
£0.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
CZK13.40
|
$0.82
£0.61
|
|
pay 74.6% more for transportation
Prague
|
Perth
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.44
CZK144.99
|
$7.26
£5.43
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.03
CZK540.95
|
$82.25
£61.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,867.69
CZK604,885.63
|
$32,791.64
£24,524.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.49
CZK281.30
|
$15.16
£11.34
|
|
pay 1.4% more for housing
Prague
|
Perth
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.58
CZK485.95
|
$37.84
£28.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,071.02
CZK24,112.36
|
$630.61
£471.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$788.65
CZK17,755.20
|
$504.49
£377.30
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$233.34
CZK5,253.34
|
$250.98
£187.71
|
|
pay 54.5% more for childcare
Prague
|
Perth
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$723.05
CZK16,278.36
|
$1,072.03
£801.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,769.87
CZK264,980.99
|
$18,918.25
£14,148.72
|
|
pay 36.7% more for entertainment and sports
Prague
|
Perth
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
CZK58.52
|
$4.41
£3.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
CZK70.50
|
$3.97
£2.97
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.55
CZK147.53
|
$15.13
£11.32
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.39
CZK1,382.15
|
$39.10
£29.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.92
CZK245.89
|
$10.08
£7.54
|
|
pay 27.8% less for clothing
Prague
|
Perth
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.11
CZK1,871.06
|
$61.64
£46.10
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.28
CZK884.41
|
$37.05
£27.71
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.13
CZK2,209.17
|
$63.06
£47.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.55
CZK2,601.34
|
$64.64
£48.34
|
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