Regional Comparison

On the 17^th of March, the Czech press published standard of living statistics* for Central Europe. The overall ranking of the countries was as follows:

1. Austria
2. Germany
3. Czech
4. Hungary
5. Slovakia
6. Poland

Here is a little Czech-orientated summary of the categories as listed in the newspaper Mladá fronta Dnes:

GDP – Czech came in 3^rd at 73% behind Austria (122%) and Germany (108%). Poland was last at 50% (EU=100%).

Average salary – Czech was 3^rd at CZK 19,000/month; Germany was 1^st at CZK 105,000/month and Austria 2^nd at CZK 80,000/month. Slovakia was last at CZK 14,000/month.

Price of goods – Czech was 2^nd at 68%; Poland was 1^st at 61%; Austria was last at 104% (EU=100%).

Number of cars per 1000 people – Czech was 3^rd at 358; Germany was 1^st at 541 and Slovakia last at 247.

Size of living space per person – Czech was 3^rd at 29m².

Number of mobile phones per 1000 people – Czech was 1^st at 1056, Poland last at 599.

* source: Eurostat