Cost of living comparison
St. George's is 40.8% more expensive than Prague.
If you lived in St. George's instead of Prague, you would:
pay 4.9% less for restaurants
|
Prague
|
St. George's
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.61
CZK254.39
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.49
CZK203.51
|
$8.33
EC$22.50
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
CZK41.76
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
CZK33.31
|
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
|
pay 56.7% more for groceries
|
Prague
|
St. George's
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.42
CZK34.10
|
$1.69
EC$4.57
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.99
CZK143.62
|
$4.32
EC$11.68
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
CZK94.88
|
$14.71
EC$39.75
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.56
CZK61.31
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
CZK93.83
|
$2.60
EC$7.04
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
CZK18.35
|
$2.48
EC$6.70
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
CZK17.54
|
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
CZK21.42
|
$0.79
EC$2.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
CZK35.33
|
$1.34
EC$3.63
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
CZK13.76
|
$0.94
EC$2.54
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
CZK13.11
|
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for transportation
|
Prague
|
St. George's
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.13
CZK146.93
|
$5.18
EC$14.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.35
CZK559.66
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,475.49
CZK610,543.08
|
$24,976.41
EC$67,500.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.99
CZK311.38
|
$199.81
EC$540.00
|
|
pay 1.1% less for housing
|
Prague
|
St. George's
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.68
CZK471.56
|
$46.87
EC$126.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,128.35
CZK27,041.97
|
$579.70
EC$1,566.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$837.45
CZK20,070.26
|
$289.85
EC$783.33
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$223.37
CZK5,353.17
|
$159.51
EC$431.09
|
|
pay 86.2% less for childcare
|
Prague
|
St. George's
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$713.18
CZK17,092.07
|
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,763.21
CZK281,915.85
|
$2,331.13
EC$6,300.00
|
|
pay 16.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Prague
|
St. George's
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.40
CZK57.49
|
$2.04
EC$5.50
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.08
CZK73.74
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.54
CZK156.71
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.73
CZK1,527.41
|
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.61
CZK254.39
|
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
|
pay 32.9% less for clothing
|
Prague
|
St. George's
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.44
CZK1,975.75
|
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.17
CZK866.89
|
$44.40
EC$120.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.56
CZK2,218.31
|
$42.55
EC$115.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.10
CZK2,662.65
|
$75.85
EC$205.00
|
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