Cost of living comparison
Victoria is 50.1% more expensive than Prague.
If you lived in Victoria instead of Prague, you would:
pay 56.4% more for restaurants
|
Prague
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.61
CZK255.73
|
$16.76
SCR233.71
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.49
CZK204.59
|
$9.71
SCR135.44
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
CZK41.98
|
$2.75
SCR38.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
CZK33.49
|
$2.71
SCR37.82
|
|
pay 59.4% more for groceries
|
Prague
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.42
CZK34.28
|
$2.29
SCR31.96
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.99
CZK144.38
|
$18.13
SCR252.76
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.96
CZK95.38
|
$7.52
SCR104.85
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.56
CZK61.63
|
$3.58
SCR49.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
CZK94.33
|
$3.00
SCR41.82
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
CZK18.44
|
$0.97
SCR13.55
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
CZK17.63
|
$1.10
SCR15.31
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
CZK21.53
|
$0.97
SCR13.55
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
CZK35.52
|
$3.27
SCR45.55
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
CZK13.83
|
$0.82
SCR11.46
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
CZK13.17
|
$0.73
SCR10.18
|
|
pay 67.4% more for transportation
|
Prague
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.13
CZK147.70
|
$5.82
SCR81.12
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.35
CZK562.62
|
$26.82
SCR373.94
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,475.49
CZK613,763.19
|
$26,617.26
SCR371,177.64
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.99
CZK313.02
|
$46.18
SCR644.01
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Prague
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.68
CZK474.04
|
$163.87
SCR2,285.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,128.35
CZK27,184.59
|
$979.92
SCR13,664.95
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$837.45
CZK20,176.12
|
$794.53
SCR11,079.75
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$223.37
CZK5,381.41
|
$73.52
SCR1,025.17
|
|
pay 50.5% less for childcare
|
Prague
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$713.18
CZK17,182.21
|
$167.60
SCR2,337.13
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,763.21
CZK283,402.72
|
$8,868.55
SCR123,671.94
|
|
pay 78.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Prague
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.40
CZK57.80
|
$4.07
SCR56.70
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.08
CZK74.13
|
$5.16
SCR71.99
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.54
CZK157.53
|
$22.89
SCR319.15
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$63.73
CZK1,535.47
|
$95.81
SCR1,336.05
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.61
CZK255.73
|
$5.59
SCR77.90
|
|
pay 21.9% less for clothing
|
Prague
|
Victoria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.44
CZK1,986.17
|
$68.58
SCR956.39
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.17
CZK871.46
|
$29.30
SCR408.57
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.56
CZK2,230.01
|
$73.44
SCR1,024.14
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.10
CZK2,676.69
|
$76.39
SCR1,065.31
|
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