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Pick! Basic Costings Table
How much do you pay?
Here is a chart, showing a list of some basic items for both household and food (shopping). This is a rough guide to give you an idea of pricing in the Czech Republic.
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Item or Service
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Cost (Kc)
9.2003
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Cost (USD)
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Household Costs
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Rent, town (average!)
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5.000
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200
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Rent, city (average!)
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12.000
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450
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Phone (monthly - home)
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800
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32
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Internet Service - (monthly)
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500
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20
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Internet Service - (monthly)
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1500
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60
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Utilities
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1/2 rent
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1/2 rent
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Toiletries, misellaneous
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1.000
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40
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Food Costs
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Liter (33.3 oz) of milk
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15
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.60
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1.5 liter of soda water
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12
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.48
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11 oz bottle of Cola
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20
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.80
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.5 liter bottle of beer
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9
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.36
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Small loaf of bread, or small bag of rolls
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10
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.40
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1/2 lb. of cheese
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35
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1.40
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1/2 lb. lunch meat
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25
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1.00
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1 lb. chicken/pork
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30
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1.00
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1 lb. sausages
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40
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1.40
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1 small 3.5 oz yogurt
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7
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.28
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1 chocolate (domestic)
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9
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.36
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1 chocolate (foreign)
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30
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1.00
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1 small box of cookies
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12
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.48
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1 small ice cream bar
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7
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.28
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Small 6 oz bag of nuts
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22
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.88
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Box of tea, 15 bags
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14
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.56
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Coffee, 1 lb. bag
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100
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4.00
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1 lb. bag rice/beans
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12
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.48
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Canned vegetables
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16
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.64
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1 lb. fresh broccoli
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30
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1.20
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1 lb. fruit (eg. apples)
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35
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1.40
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1 head of lettuce
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15
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.60
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Cheaper?
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You've all heard that everything is cheaper in the Czech Republic than it is in Western Europe or the USA, and that's mostly true, with few exceptions: most notably, electronic items and hard alcohol (spirits).
However, they are NOT cheap for Czechs, or for you if you are managing on a Czech salary. In fact, on a Czech salary, life here is dang expensive - much harder than in the U.S.
In fact, a typical "middle class" educated person in the Czech Republic with an average, professional salary is able to scratch out a lifestyle that amounts to LESS of what a high school dropout, minimum-wage worker would enjoy in California. What's infinitely worse, is that the opportunity for this middle-class person to "move up" and improve their lot, is almost non-existant. Unlike the dropout in California, who later ends up working for Microsoft.
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