Cost of living comparison
Prague is 31.0% more expensive than Santiago.
If you lived in Prague instead of Santiago, you would:
pay 1.6% more for restaurants
Santiago
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.93
CLF0.3600
|
$9.61
CZK217.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.75
CLF0.2900
|
$8.74
CZK197.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.62
CLF0.0500
|
$1.67
CZK37.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.31
CLF0.0400
|
$1.51
CZK34.13
|
|
pay 1.5% more for groceries
Santiago
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
CLF0.0500
|
$1.55
CZK35.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.60
CLF0.1900
|
$6.25
CZK141.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.90
CLF0.1600
|
$3.95
CZK89.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.00
CLF0.1300
|
$2.61
CZK59.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.05
CLF0.1000
|
$4.08
CZK92.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
$0.77
CZK17.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
CLF0.0300
|
$0.74
CZK16.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
CLF0.0300
|
$0.95
CZK21.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
$1.43
CZK32.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
CLF0.0200
|
$0.58
CZK13.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
$0.60
CZK13.49
|
|
pay 7.2% more for transportation
Santiago
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.36
CLF0.1800
|
$6.44
CZK145.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.74
CLF1.4500
|
$24.03
CZK544.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,494.37
CLF579.4300
|
$26,867.69
CZK608,824.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.46
CLF0.4100
|
$12.49
CZK283.13
|
|
pay 66.7% more for housing
Santiago
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.91
CLF0.7300
|
$21.58
CZK489.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$543.19
CLF17.9900
|
$1,071.02
CZK24,269.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$457.36
CLF15.1500
|
$788.65
CZK17,870.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$117.58
CLF3.8900
|
$233.34
CZK5,287.55
|
|
pay 75.0% more for childcare
Santiago
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$405.22
CLF13.4200
|
$723.05
CZK16,384.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,858.55
CLF227.1600
|
$11,769.87
CZK266,706.45
|
|
pay 26.7% more for entertainment and sports
Santiago
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.28
CLF0.1100
|
$2.60
CZK58.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.97
CLF0.1000
|
$3.13
CZK70.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.47
CLF0.1800
|
$6.55
CZK148.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.95
CLF1.3200
|
$61.39
CZK1,391.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.23
CLF0.2100
|
$10.92
CZK247.49
|
|
pay 38.0% more for clothing
Santiago
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.28
CLF1.8000
|
$83.11
CZK1,883.24
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.49
CLF1.0800
|
$39.28
CZK890.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.64
CLF2.4700
|
$98.13
CZK2,223.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.76
CLF2.6100
|
$115.55
CZK2,618.28
|
|
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