Cost of living comparison
Washington is 56.3% more expensive than Prague.
If you lived in Washington instead of Prague, you would:
pay 51.1% more for restaurants
Prague
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.61
CZK218.11
|
$18.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.74
CZK198.28
|
$11.34
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
CZK37.95
|
$2.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
CZK34.18
|
$1.96
|
|
pay 60.3% more for groceries
Prague
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.55
CZK35.16
|
$3.68
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.25
CZK141.91
|
$6.05
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.95
CZK89.57
|
$3.98
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.61
CZK59.20
|
$3.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
CZK92.52
|
$5.87
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
CZK17.36
|
$2.06
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
CZK16.89
|
$0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
CZK21.59
|
$1.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
CZK32.46
|
$1.82
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CZK13.07
|
$1.06
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
CZK13.51
|
$1.04
|
|
pay 43.5% more for transportation
Prague
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.44
CZK146.15
|
$4.38
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.03
CZK545.28
|
$60.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,867.69
CZK609,717.79
|
$31,217.91
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.49
CZK283.54
|
$17.44
|
|
pay 74.4% more for housing
Prague
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.58
CZK489.83
|
$64.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,071.02
CZK24,304.98
|
$1,646.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$788.65
CZK17,897.03
|
$1,467.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$233.34
CZK5,295.31
|
$140.11
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
Prague
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$723.05
CZK16,408.40
|
$1,640.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,769.87
CZK267,097.80
|
$25,057.56
|
|
pay 58.0% more for entertainment and sports
Prague
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
CZK58.99
|
$6.60
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
CZK71.06
|
$5.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.55
CZK148.71
|
$10.27
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.39
CZK1,393.19
|
$54.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.92
CZK247.85
|
$13.63
|
|
pay 12.9% less for clothing
Prague
|
Washington
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.11
CZK1,886.01
|
$51.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.28
CZK891.48
|
$41.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.13
CZK2,226.82
|
$85.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.55
CZK2,622.12
|
$109.45
|
|
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