Cost of living comparison
Prague is 22.9% cheaper than Washington.
If you lived in Prague instead of Washington, you would:
pay 32.2% less for restaurants
Washington
|
Prague
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.30
|
$9.61
CZK217.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.34
|
$8.74
CZK197.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
|
$1.67
CZK37.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
|
$1.51
CZK34.12
|
|
pay 30.5% less for groceries
Washington
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.68
|
$1.55
CZK35.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
|
$6.25
CZK141.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.98
|
$3.95
CZK89.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.58
|
$2.61
CZK59.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.87
|
$4.08
CZK92.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.06
|
$0.77
CZK17.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
|
$0.74
CZK16.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.79
|
$0.95
CZK21.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
|
$1.43
CZK32.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
|
$0.58
CZK13.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
|
$0.60
CZK13.48
|
|
pay 13.8% less for transportation
Washington
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.38
|
$6.44
CZK145.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.04
|
$24.03
CZK544.19
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,217.91
|
$26,867.69
CZK608,499.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.44
|
$12.49
CZK282.98
|
|
pay 20.3% less for housing
Washington
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.28
|
$21.58
CZK488.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,646.10
|
$1,071.02
CZK24,256.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,467.71
|
$788.65
CZK17,861.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.11
|
$233.34
CZK5,284.73
|
|
pay 54.5% less for childcare
Washington
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,640.90
|
$723.05
CZK16,375.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,057.56
|
$11,769.87
CZK266,564.09
|
|
pay 28.9% less for entertainment and sports
Washington
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.60
|
$2.60
CZK58.87
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.16
|
$3.13
CZK70.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.27
|
$6.55
CZK148.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.94
|
$61.39
CZK1,390.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.63
|
$10.92
CZK247.36
|
|
pay 19.6% more for clothing
Washington
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.05
|
$83.11
CZK1,882.24
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.16
|
$39.28
CZK889.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.77
|
$98.13
CZK2,222.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.45
|
$115.55
CZK2,616.88
|
|
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