![]() ![]() Here are a few local Prague purchases to give you an idea of local item prices in Prague: Prices in Prague (CZK -> USD, EUR, GBP, CDN, AUD) THE PRICE OF:Ĭlassic Czech meal at restaurant- meat, sauce, dumplings For comparison with your hometown, here are are few international products to give you an idea of prices in Prague: Prices in Prague (CZK -> USD, EUR, GBP, CDN, AUD) THE PRICE OF: To save money avoid tourist hotels, restaurants, nightclubs, and shops. Restaurants in tourist hot-spots near the Charles Bridge will not provide savings - the price can be twice as much just because you are near the Bridge. The trick is to visit non-tourist restaurants if you are hunting for inexpensive meals. For $5 US you can enjoy a hearty lunch of pork, sauce, six dumplings and a half litre of beer. For Czechs beer is considered a meal compliment and not an alcoholic drink - so it is taxed less than in other countries.Ĭlassic Czech meals in restaurants for locals cost less than for equally filling meals in other western countries. In other words, if you are going on a world tour and you want to buy an iPhone and designer jeans wait until you reach Singapore.īeer, on the other hand, is probably cheaper than anywhere else in the world. A rough estimate is a 10% price increase for these kinds of products. Neither will a pair of pants or a souvenir ‘czech me out’ t-shirt. But if you like to sit down at a restaurant, enjoy a local dish, wash it down with beer, and relax by blowing smoke rings then Prague is paradise.īut don’t worry if you forget your shaver at home, it will not cost you much more in Prague. If you are the type of person who goes on vacation to shop for inexpensive electronics and clothes then Czech is not the best vacation destination. ![]() The following cost slightly more in Czech: ![]() For the Czech people this means they have control over their economy, but for you it means you will need to convert your currency to the Koruna (CZK) and make a quick calculation every time you see a price tag.Ĭompared to the rest of the western world (US, Britain, Germany, etc.) in the Czech Republic: The Czech Republic is a member of the European Union but the national currency is not the Euro. So if you are buying a toothbrush from a street vendor for 2500 CZK you are being ripped off. EMERGENCY ANSWER: If you are reading this on your mobile device because you are buying something in Prague and need to figure out whether you are being ripped off - use this as an comparison: a Big Mac, medium fries and coke costs around 150 CZK. ![]()
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