Cost of living comparison
Prague is 24.7% more expensive than Victoria.
If you lived in Prague instead of Victoria, you would:
pay 27.1% less for restaurants
|
Victoria
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.76
SCR208.41
|
$9.61
CZK224.79
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.19
SCR143.94
|
$8.74
CZK204.36
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
SCR31.98
|
$1.67
CZK39.11
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
SCR31.69
|
$1.51
CZK35.23
|
|
pay 22.9% less for groceries
|
Victoria
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
SCR26.49
|
$1.55
CZK36.24
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.83
SCR152.89
|
$6.25
CZK146.26
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.52
SCR120.31
|
$3.95
CZK92.31
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.87
SCR54.71
|
$2.61
CZK61.01
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.08
SCR43.49
|
$4.08
CZK95.36
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
SCR13.39
|
$0.77
CZK17.89
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
SCR18.32
|
$0.74
CZK17.41
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
SCR12.64
|
$0.95
CZK22.26
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.60
SCR50.81
|
$1.43
CZK33.46
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
SCR10.99
|
$0.58
CZK13.47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
SCR8.15
|
$0.60
CZK13.93
|
|
pay 17.3% less for transportation
|
Victoria
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.76
SCR81.38
|
$6.44
CZK150.62
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$26.57
SCR375.14
|
$24.03
CZK561.98
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,466.86
SCR373,696.65
|
$26,867.69
CZK628,394.86
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$45.76
SCR646.07
|
$12.49
CZK292.23
|
|
pay 21.6% more for housing
|
Victoria
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$137.77
SCR1,945.24
|
$21.58
CZK504.84
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,117.62
SCR15,780.19
|
$1,071.02
CZK25,049.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$793.40
SCR11,202.32
|
$788.65
CZK18,445.26
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.66
SCR1,195.37
|
$233.34
CZK5,457.52
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
|
Victoria
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$166.06
SCR2,344.60
|
$723.05
CZK16,911.03
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,986.24
SCR112,761.09
|
$11,769.87
CZK275,279.62
|
|
pay 12.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Victoria
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.06
SCR57.31
|
$2.60
CZK60.80
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.02
SCR70.94
|
$3.13
CZK73.23
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.28
SCR187.57
|
$6.55
CZK153.27
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$95.18
SCR1,343.87
|
$61.39
CZK1,435.87
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.54
SCR78.15
|
$10.92
CZK255.45
|
|
pay 39.8% more for clothing
|
Victoria
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.83
SCR957.77
|
$83.11
CZK1,943.78
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.36
SCR372.18
|
$39.28
CZK918.78
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.67
SCR1,025.99
|
$98.13
CZK2,295.04
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.65
SCR1,068.13
|
$115.55
CZK2,702.44
|
|
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