Cost of living comparison
Prague is 78.9% more expensive than Saitama.
If you lived in Prague instead of Saitama, you would:
pay 94.3% more for restaurants
Saitama
|
Prague
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.42
¥956
|
$9.61
CZK222.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.02
¥597
|
$8.74
CZK201.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.88
¥131
|
$1.67
CZK38.63
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.69
¥102
|
$1.51
CZK34.80
|
|
pay 1.3% less for groceries
Saitama
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.46
¥218
|
$1.55
CZK35.80
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.56
¥827
|
$6.25
CZK144.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.24
¥780
|
$3.95
CZK91.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.13
¥317
|
$2.61
CZK60.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
¥267
|
$4.08
CZK94.20
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.49
¥222
|
$0.77
CZK17.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
¥156
|
$0.74
CZK17.20
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
¥184
|
$0.95
CZK21.98
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.76
¥262
|
$1.43
CZK33.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
¥155
|
$0.58
CZK13.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.55
¥82
|
$0.60
CZK13.76
|
|
pay 6.1% more for transportation
Saitama
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.21
¥625
|
$6.44
CZK148.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.70
¥3,822
|
$24.03
CZK555.14
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,471.04
¥3,193,281
|
$26,867.69
CZK620,742.94
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.77
¥3,535
|
$12.49
CZK288.67
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
Saitama
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.30
¥4,953
|
$21.58
CZK498.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$385.48
¥57,330
|
$1,071.02
CZK24,744.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$224.86
¥33,442
|
$788.65
CZK18,220.66
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.47
¥15,091
|
$233.34
CZK5,391.06
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Saitama
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$175.61
¥26,117
|
$723.05
CZK16,705.11
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,564.30
¥1,719,900
|
$11,769.87
CZK271,927.56
|
|
pay 46.0% more for entertainment and sports
Saitama
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.09
¥311
|
$2.60
CZK60.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
¥366
|
$3.13
CZK72.34
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
¥569
|
$6.55
CZK151.40
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.34
¥5,255
|
$61.39
CZK1,418.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.19
¥1,218
|
$10.92
CZK252.33
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Saitama
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.52
¥3,201
|
$83.11
CZK1,920.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.49
¥3,344
|
$39.28
CZK907.60
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$49.79
¥7,405
|
$98.13
CZK2,267.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.37
¥14,332
|
$115.55
CZK2,669.54
|
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