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Prague vs. South Africa Cost of Living Summary

Prague is 84.1% more expensive than South Africa overall.

Restaurants: pay 66.6% more in Prague
Groceries: pay 34.9% more in Prague
Transportation: pay 10.8% more in Prague
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Prague
Childcare: pay 3.5 times more in Prague
Entertainment and Sports: pay 75.7% more in Prague
Clothing: pay 31.1% more in Prague

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, and clothing in Prague are more expensive than in South Africa. Notably, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are significantly more expensive in Prague.

Prague vs. South Africa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Prague instead of South Africa, you would:

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pay 66.6% more for restaurants

	South Africa	Prague
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.97 ZAR167.89	$10.61 CZK259.08	+18.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.77 ZAR89.27	$8.49 CZK207.26	+78.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 ZAR17.86	$1.74 CZK42.53	+82.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.74 ZAR13.87	$1.39 CZK33.92	+87.6%
Average			+66.6%

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pay 34.9% more for groceries

	South Africa	Prague
Bread 1 loaf	$0.99 ZAR18.54	$1.42 CZK34.73	+43.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.67 ZAR68.77	$5.99 CZK146.26	+63.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.20 ZAR78.56	$3.96 CZK96.63	-5.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.23 ZAR41.67	$2.56 CZK62.44	+14.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.03 ZAR37.95	$3.92 CZK95.56	+93.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 ZAR12.67	$0.77 CZK18.69	+13.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.62 ZAR11.55	$0.73 CZK17.86	+18.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.64 ZAR12.01	$0.89 CZK21.81	+39.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 ZAR13.07	$1.47 CZK35.98	+111.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 ZAR10.36	$0.57 CZK14.02	+3.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.61 ZAR11.39	$0.55 CZK13.35	-10.2%
Average			+34.9%

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pay 10.8% more for transportation

	South Africa	Prague
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.99 ZAR93.35	$6.13 CZK149.63	+22.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$52.31 ZAR978.84	$23.35 CZK569.97	-55.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,607.77 ZAR385,612.54	$25,475.49 CZK621,780.32	+23.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.55 ZAR159.97	$12.99 CZK317.11	+52.0%
Average			+10.8%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	South Africa	Prague
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.37 ZAR774.11	$19.68 CZK480.24	-52.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$382.55 ZAR7,158.34	$1,128.35 CZK27,539.69	+195.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$326.35 ZAR6,106.61	$837.45 CZK20,439.66	+156.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$80.40 ZAR1,504.41	$223.37 CZK5,451.70	+177.8%
Average			+119.2%

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pay 3.5 times more for childcare

	South Africa	Prague
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$174.12 ZAR3,258.07	$713.18 CZK17,406.65	+309.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,033.53 ZAR75,475.36	$11,763.21 CZK287,104.60	+191.6%
Average			+250.6%

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pay 75.7% more for entertainment and sports

	South Africa	Prague
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.11 ZAR39.44	$2.40 CZK58.55	+13.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.88 ZAR35.23	$3.08 CZK75.09	+63.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.90 ZAR54.34	$6.54 CZK159.59	+125.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.50 ZAR552.01	$63.73 CZK1,555.52	+116.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.62 ZAR123.89	$10.61 CZK259.08	+60.3%
Average			+75.7%

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pay 31.1% more for clothing

	South Africa	Prague
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$47.72 ZAR892.85	$82.44 CZK2,012.12	+72.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.06 ZAR599.89	$36.17 CZK882.85	+12.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.39 ZAR1,691.36	$92.56 CZK2,259.14	+2.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.37 ZAR1,522.54	$111.10 CZK2,711.65	+36.5%
Average			+31.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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