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Ceske Budejovice vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary

Ceske Budejovice is 16.5% cheaper than Canberra.

Restaurants: pay 17.2% more in Ceske Budejovice
Groceries: pay 17.9% less in Ceske Budejovice
Transportation: pay 14.1% less in Ceske Budejovice
Housing: pay 18.9% less in Ceske Budejovice
Childcare: pay 44.2% less in Ceske Budejovice
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.0% less in Ceske Budejovice
Clothing: pay 4.8% less in Ceske Budejovice

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, transportation, and clothing are lower in Ceske Budejovice.

Ceske Budejovice vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ceske Budejovice instead of Canberra, you would:

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pay 17.2% more for restaurants

	Canberra	Ceske Budejovice
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.34 A$24.70	$9.60 CZK199.47	-41.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.81 A$14.82	$16.32 CZK339.10	+66.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.59 A$3.91	$2.11 CZK43.88	-18.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 A$3.38	$3.62 CZK75.30	+61.9%
Average			+17.2%

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pay 17.9% less for groceries

	Canberra	Ceske Budejovice
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71 A$4.09	$1.98 CZK41.07	-26.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.99 A$7.53	$7.21 CZK149.77	+44.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 A$8.30	$5.42 CZK112.62	-1.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.31 A$6.52	$3.62 CZK75.12	-16.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.17 A$6.30	$4.73 CZK98.30	+13.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.24	$0.68 CZK14.18	-53.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.35 A$2.03	$0.82 CZK17.03	-39.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 A$2.02	$1.05 CZK21.78	-21.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 A$2.81	$1.46 CZK30.39	-21.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 A$1.53	$0.76 CZK15.74	-25.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 A$1.57	$0.53 CZK11.08	-48.8%
Average			-17.9%

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pay 14.1% less for transportation

	Canberra	Ceske Budejovice
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 A$6.67	$6.79 CZK141.15	+53.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$122.90 A$185.71	$20.16 CZK418.89	-83.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,041.09 A$43,882.11	$33,597.39 CZK698,150.33	+15.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.93 A$28.60	$10.90 CZK226.40	-42.4%
Average			-14.1%

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pay 18.9% less for housing

	Canberra	Ceske Budejovice
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.97 A$78.53	$19.20 CZK398.94	-63.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,554.45 A$2,348.83	$875.93 CZK18,201.78	-43.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,160.39 A$1,753.39	$647.95 CZK13,464.33	-44.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.03 A$240.30	$278.74 CZK5,792.17	+75.3%
Average			-18.9%

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pay 44.2% less for childcare

	Canberra	Ceske Budejovice
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,754.20 A$2,650.66	$535.96 CZK11,137.16	-69.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,323.22 A$20,131.85	$10,799.16 CZK224,405.46	-18.9%
Average			-44.2%

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pay 33.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Canberra	Ceske Budejovice
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 A$9.88	$2.88 CZK59.84	-55.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 A$5.15	$3.22 CZK66.82	-5.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$31.05 A$46.92	$7.80 CZK162.07	-74.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.70 A$88.69	$57.60 CZK1,196.83	-1.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.07 A$19.76	$9.60 CZK199.47	-26.6%
Average			-33.0%

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pay 4.8% less for clothing

	Canberra	Ceske Budejovice
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.40 A$104.86	$55.20 CZK1,146.96	-20.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.75 A$87.26	$42.00 CZK872.69	-27.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.06 A$142.12	$101.99 CZK2,119.38	+8.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.40 A$178.91	$142.18 CZK2,954.42	+20.1%
Average			-4.8%

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