Cost of living comparison
Saint Helier is 81.2% more expensive than Prague.
If you lived in Saint Helier instead of Prague, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
Prague
|
Saint Helier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.61
CZK224.79
|
$37.84
£29.28
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.74
CZK204.36
|
$8.83
£6.83
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
CZK39.11
|
$2.84
£2.20
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
CZK35.23
|
$2.29
£1.77
|
|
pay 63.8% more for groceries
|
Prague
|
Saint Helier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.55
CZK36.24
|
$2.03
£1.57
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.25
CZK146.26
|
$5.49
£4.25
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.95
CZK92.31
|
$7.51
£5.81
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.61
CZK61.01
|
$5.04
£3.90
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
CZK95.36
|
$5.39
£4.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
CZK17.89
|
$1.95
£1.51
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
CZK17.41
|
$0.86
£0.66
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
CZK22.26
|
$1.80
£1.39
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
CZK33.46
|
$1.43
£1.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CZK13.47
|
$1.09
£0.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
CZK13.93
|
$0.92
£0.72
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
|
Prague
|
Saint Helier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.44
CZK150.62
|
$7.04
£5.45
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.03
CZK561.98
|
$65.58
£50.76
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,867.69
CZK628,394.86
|
$30,458.39
£23,573.70
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.49
CZK292.23
|
$41.21
£31.90
|
|
pay 83.0% more for housing
|
Prague
|
Saint Helier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.58
CZK504.84
|
$64.32
£49.78
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,071.02
CZK25,049.50
|
$1,860.29
£1,439.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$788.65
CZK18,445.26
|
$1,686.88
£1,305.58
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$233.34
CZK5,457.52
|
$108.19
£83.74
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Prague
|
Saint Helier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$723.05
CZK16,911.03
|
$2,002.18
£1,549.62
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,769.87
CZK275,279.62
|
$18,733.28
£14,498.88
|
|
pay 78.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Prague
|
Saint Helier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
CZK60.80
|
$6.94
£5.37
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
CZK73.23
|
$4.76
£3.68
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.55
CZK153.27
|
$12.93
£10.01
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.39
CZK1,435.87
|
$76.30
£59.06
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.92
CZK255.45
|
$16.40
£12.69
|
|
pay 14.9% more for clothing
|
Prague
|
Saint Helier
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.11
CZK1,943.78
|
$94.59
£73.21
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.28
CZK918.78
|
$54.23
£41.97
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.13
CZK2,295.04
|
$99.32
£76.87
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.55
CZK2,702.44
|
$122.97
£95.17
|
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