Cost of living comparison
Prague is 26.1% cheaper than Westminster.
- Restaurants
-
pay 23.7% less in Prague
- Groceries
-
pay 1.3% less in Prague
- Transportation
-
pay 26.8% less in Prague
- Housing
-
pay 41.6% less in Prague
- Childcare
-
pay 48.4% less in Prague
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 40.5% less in Prague
- Clothing
-
pay 0.7% less in Prague
Expenses including childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Prague.
If you lived in Prague instead of Westminster, you would:
pay 23.7% less for restaurants
Westminster
|
Prague
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.73
£13.87
|
$10.61
CZK223.97
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.39
£6.22
|
$8.49
CZK179.17
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
£1.79
|
$1.74
CZK36.76
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
£1.37
|
$1.39
CZK29.33
|
|
pay 1.3% less for groceries
Westminster
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.44
£1.07
|
$1.42
CZK30.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.26
£3.16
|
$5.99
CZK126.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.02
£3.72
|
$3.96
CZK83.53
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.53
£2.62
|
$2.56
CZK53.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.70
£2.74
|
$3.92
CZK82.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
£0.87
|
$0.77
CZK16.15
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
£0.50
|
$0.73
CZK15.44
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.40
£1.04
|
$0.89
CZK18.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
£0.67
|
$1.47
CZK31.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
£0.46
|
$0.57
CZK12.12
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
£0.42
|
$0.55
CZK11.54
|
|
pay 26.8% less for transportation
Westminster
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.99
£5.18
|
$6.13
CZK129.35
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$23.35
CZK492.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,531.14
£27,064.09
|
$25,475.49
CZK537,517.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.92
£15.50
|
$12.99
CZK274.13
|
|
pay 41.6% less for housing
Westminster
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$39.61
£29.34
|
$19.68
CZK415.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,035.11
£2,248.56
|
$1,128.35
CZK23,807.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,808.15
£1,339.57
|
$837.45
CZK17,669.71
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$222.22
£164.63
|
$223.37
CZK4,712.90
|
|
pay 48.4% less for childcare
Westminster
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,653.17
£1,224.75
|
$713.18
CZK15,047.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,586.17
£14,510.41
|
$11,763.21
CZK248,196.61
|
|
pay 40.5% less for entertainment and sports
Westminster
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.46
£4.78
|
$2.40
CZK50.62
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.66
£3.45
|
$3.08
CZK64.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$18.08
£13.40
|
$6.54
CZK137.96
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$83.95
£62.19
|
$63.73
CZK1,344.72
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.92
£9.57
|
$10.61
CZK223.97
|
|
pay 0.7% less for clothing
Westminster
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.88
£53.99
|
$82.44
CZK1,739.44
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$62.42
£46.25
|
$36.17
CZK763.20
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.26
£65.38
|
$92.56
CZK1,952.98
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.70
£67.94
|
$111.10
CZK2,344.17
|
|
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