Cost of living comparison
San Diego is 80.0% more expensive than Prague.
If you lived in San Diego instead of Prague, you would:
pay 75.8% more for restaurants
Prague
|
San Diego
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.61
CZK217.67
|
$22.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.74
CZK197.89
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
CZK37.87
|
$2.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
CZK34.12
|
$2.53
|
|
pay 75.9% more for groceries
Prague
|
San Diego
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.55
CZK35.09
|
$4.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.25
CZK141.63
|
$6.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.95
CZK89.39
|
$4.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.61
CZK59.08
|
$4.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
CZK92.34
|
$6.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
CZK17.33
|
$2.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
CZK16.86
|
$0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
CZK21.55
|
$1.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
CZK32.40
|
$2.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CZK13.04
|
$1.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
CZK13.48
|
$1.00
|
|
pay 70.2% more for transportation
Prague
|
San Diego
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.44
CZK145.85
|
$5.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.03
CZK544.19
|
$72.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,867.69
CZK608,499.47
|
$30,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.49
CZK282.98
|
$23.67
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Prague
|
San Diego
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.58
CZK488.85
|
$73.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,071.02
CZK24,256.42
|
$2,785.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$788.65
CZK17,861.27
|
$2,355.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$233.34
CZK5,284.73
|
$251.36
|
|
pay 96.4% more for childcare
Prague
|
San Diego
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$723.05
CZK16,375.62
|
$1,713.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,769.87
CZK266,564.09
|
$18,333.33
|
|
pay 91.0% more for entertainment and sports
Prague
|
San Diego
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
CZK58.87
|
$8.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
CZK70.92
|
$5.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.55
CZK148.41
|
$10.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.39
CZK1,390.41
|
$89.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.92
CZK247.36
|
$18.00
|
|
pay 0.6% less for clothing
Prague
|
San Diego
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.11
CZK1,882.24
|
$55.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.28
CZK889.70
|
$54.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.13
CZK2,222.37
|
$88.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.55
CZK2,616.88
|
$119.17
|
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