Cost of living comparison
Prague is 23.3% cheaper than Singapore.
If you lived in Prague instead of Singapore, you would:
pay 14.1% more for restaurants
Singapore
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.16
SGD13.77
|
$10.61
CZK255.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.52
SGD10.20
|
$8.49
CZK204.59
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.52
SGD2.06
|
$1.74
CZK41.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
SGD1.52
|
$1.39
CZK33.49
|
|
pay 35.2% less for groceries
Singapore
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.11
SGD2.85
|
$1.42
CZK34.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.41
SGD11.41
|
$5.99
CZK144.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.38
SGD14.08
|
$3.96
CZK95.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.30
SGD4.47
|
$2.56
CZK61.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.50
SGD6.10
|
$3.92
CZK94.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.80
SGD2.44
|
$0.77
CZK18.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.36
SGD1.84
|
$0.73
CZK17.63
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
SGD2.44
|
$0.89
CZK21.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
SGD1.72
|
$1.47
CZK35.52
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.02
SGD1.38
|
$0.57
CZK13.83
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
SGD1.41
|
$0.55
CZK13.17
|
|
pay 35.9% less for transportation
Singapore
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.18
SGD11.10
|
$6.13
CZK147.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$90.29
SGD122.40
|
$23.35
CZK562.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$135,434.68
SGD183,595.25
|
$25,475.49
CZK613,763.19
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.48
SGD12.85
|
$12.99
CZK313.02
|
|
pay 19.6% less for housing
Singapore
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.16
SGD49.02
|
$19.68
CZK474.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,745.11
SGD3,721.27
|
$1,128.35
CZK27,184.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,988.78
SGD2,695.99
|
$837.45
CZK20,176.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$121.43
SGD164.62
|
$223.37
CZK5,381.41
|
|
pay 48.5% less for childcare
Singapore
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,189.74
SGD1,612.82
|
$713.18
CZK17,182.21
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,370.99
SGD37,104.12
|
$11,763.21
CZK283,402.72
|
|
pay 38.5% less for entertainment and sports
Singapore
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.73
SGD9.13
|
$2.40
CZK57.80
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.71
SGD6.38
|
$3.08
CZK74.13
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.64
SGD17.14
|
$6.54
CZK157.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$105.20
SGD142.61
|
$63.73
CZK1,535.47
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.29
SGD15.30
|
$10.61
CZK255.73
|
|
pay 0.3% more for clothing
Singapore
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.32
SGD89.90
|
$82.44
CZK1,986.17
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.36
SGD60.14
|
$36.17
CZK871.46
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.71
SGD131.09
|
$92.56
CZK2,230.01
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.62
SGD151.31
|
$111.10
CZK2,676.69
|
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