Cost of living comparison
Prague is 49.9% more expensive than The Valley.
- Restaurants
-
pay 44.4% less in Prague
- Groceries
-
pay 31.3% less in Prague
- Transportation
-
pay 24.6% less in Prague
- Housing
-
pay 20.7% less in Prague
- Childcare
-
pay 5.3 times more in Prague
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 12.3% less in Prague
Expenses including restaurants, groceries, transportation, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Prague. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Prague.
If you lived in Prague instead of The Valley, you would:
pay 44.4% less for restaurants
The Valley
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
EC$54.05
|
$10.61
CZK244.12
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
EC$27.03
|
$8.49
CZK195.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.50
EC$9.46
|
$1.74
CZK40.07
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$4.00
EC$10.81
|
$1.39
CZK31.97
|
|
pay 31.3% less for groceries
The Valley
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.50
EC$9.47
|
$1.42
CZK32.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.02
EC$29.79
|
$5.99
CZK137.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.60
EC$17.84
|
$3.96
CZK91.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$2.56
CZK58.83
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.38
EC$19.93
|
$3.92
CZK90.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.77
CZK17.61
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
EC$2.50
|
$0.73
CZK16.83
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.11
EC$3.00
|
$0.89
CZK20.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
$1.47
CZK33.91
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.57
CZK13.21
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.55
CZK12.58
|
|
pay 24.6% less for transportation
The Valley
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.50
EC$17.57
|
$6.13
CZK140.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$23.35
CZK537.07
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$45,000.00
EC$121,614.75
|
$25,475.49
CZK585,898.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$12.99
CZK298.81
|
|
pay 20.7% less for housing
The Valley
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.00
EC$148.64
|
$19.68
CZK452.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$1,128.35
CZK25,950.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$800.00
EC$2,162.04
|
$837.45
CZK19,260.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.41
EC$620.00
|
$223.37
CZK5,137.09
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for childcare
The Valley
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
EC$270.25
|
$713.18
CZK16,402.13
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,336.00
EC$9,015.71
|
$11,763.21
CZK270,536.13
|
|
pay 12.3% less for entertainment and sports
The Valley
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
EC$10.81
|
$2.40
CZK55.17
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.00
EC$13.51
|
$3.08
CZK70.76
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$6.54
CZK150.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.00
EC$121.61
|
$63.73
CZK1,465.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$10.61
CZK244.12
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
The Valley
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$82.44
CZK1,896.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$36.17
CZK831.90
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$92.56
CZK2,128.76
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$111.10
CZK2,555.17
|
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