Cost of living comparison

compared to

Prague is 12.0% more expensive than Tokyo.

If you lived in Prague instead of Tokyo, you would:

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pay 67.1% more for restaurants

 
Tokyo
Prague
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.51
¥1,005
$10.61
CZK254.39
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.21
¥804
$8.49
CZK203.51
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.12
¥172
$1.74
CZK41.76

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pay 30.4% less for groceries

 
Tokyo
Prague
Bread
1 loaf
$1.63
¥252
$1.42
CZK34.10
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.01
¥1,082
$5.99
CZK143.62
Milk (1 gallon) $5.89
¥909
$3.96
CZK94.88

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pay 14.5% less for transportation

 
Tokyo
Prague
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.42
¥682
$6.13
CZK146.93
Monthly public transit pass $58.62
¥9,047
$23.35
CZK559.66
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $21,767.76
¥3,359,528
$25,475.49
CZK610,543.08

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pay 18.2% more for housing

 
Tokyo
Prague
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$31.86
¥4,917
$19.68
CZK471.56
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,120.28
¥172,898
$1,128.35
CZK27,041.97
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $582.98
¥89,974
$837.45
CZK20,070.26

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pay 7.4% more for childcare

 
Tokyo
Prague
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $533.29
¥82,306
$713.18
CZK17,092.07
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $14,506.96
¥2,238,932
$11,763.21
CZK281,915.85

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pay 2.4% more for entertainment and sports

 
Tokyo
Prague
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.26
¥503
$2.40
CZK57.49
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.40
¥525
$3.08
CZK73.74
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$3.91
¥603
$6.54
CZK156.71

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pay 33.7% more for clothing

 
Tokyo
Prague
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$52.60
¥8,118
$82.44
CZK1,975.75
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$36.87
¥5,690
$36.17
CZK866.89
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$63.41
¥9,787
$92.56
CZK2,218.31

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