Cost of living comparison
Prague is 19.8% more expensive than Victoria.
If you lived in Prague instead of Victoria, you would:
pay 33.7% less for restaurants
|
Victoria
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.76
SCR231.67
|
$10.61
CZK254.39
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.71
SCR134.25
|
$8.49
CZK203.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.75
SCR38.08
|
$1.74
CZK41.76
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
SCR37.49
|
$1.39
CZK33.31
|
|
pay 29.3% less for groceries
|
Victoria
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
SCR31.68
|
$1.42
CZK34.10
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$18.13
SCR250.54
|
$5.99
CZK143.62
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.52
SCR103.94
|
$3.96
CZK94.88
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.58
SCR49.42
|
$2.56
CZK61.31
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
SCR41.45
|
$3.92
CZK93.83
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
SCR13.43
|
$0.77
CZK18.35
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.10
SCR15.18
|
$0.73
CZK17.54
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
SCR13.43
|
$0.89
CZK21.42
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.27
SCR45.15
|
$1.47
CZK35.33
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.82
SCR11.36
|
$0.57
CZK13.76
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
SCR10.09
|
$0.55
CZK13.11
|
|
pay 20.9% less for transportation
|
Victoria
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.82
SCR80.41
|
$6.13
CZK146.93
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.82
SCR370.67
|
$23.35
CZK559.66
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,617.26
SCR367,929.22
|
$25,475.49
CZK610,543.08
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$46.18
SCR638.37
|
$12.99
CZK311.38
|
|
pay 34.1% more for housing
|
Victoria
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$163.87
SCR2,265.20
|
$19.68
CZK471.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$979.92
SCR13,545.36
|
$1,128.35
CZK27,041.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$794.53
SCR10,982.78
|
$837.45
CZK20,070.26
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$73.52
SCR1,016.20
|
$223.37
CZK5,353.17
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
|
Victoria
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$167.60
SCR2,316.68
|
$713.18
CZK17,092.07
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,868.55
SCR122,589.61
|
$11,763.21
CZK281,915.85
|
|
pay 19.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Victoria
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.07
SCR56.20
|
$2.40
CZK57.49
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.16
SCR71.36
|
$3.08
CZK73.74
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$22.89
SCR316.36
|
$6.54
CZK156.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$95.81
SCR1,324.36
|
$63.73
CZK1,527.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.59
SCR77.22
|
$10.61
CZK254.39
|
|
pay 28.8% more for clothing
|
Victoria
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.58
SCR948.02
|
$82.44
CZK1,975.75
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.30
SCR404.99
|
$36.17
CZK866.89
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.44
SCR1,015.17
|
$92.56
CZK2,218.31
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.39
SCR1,055.98
|
$111.10
CZK2,662.65
|
|
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