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Karlovy Vary vs. Canberra Cost of Living Summary

Karlovy Vary is 33.8% cheaper than Canberra.

Restaurants: pay 30.4% less in Karlovy Vary
Groceries: pay 29.1% less in Karlovy Vary
Transportation: pay 14.0% less in Karlovy Vary
Housing: pay 38.5% less in Karlovy Vary
Childcare: pay 83.8% less in Karlovy Vary
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.5% less in Karlovy Vary
Clothing: pay 1.4% less in Karlovy Vary

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, restaurants, groceries, and transportation are lower in Karlovy Vary.

Karlovy Vary vs. Canberra Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Karlovy Vary instead of Canberra, you would:

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pay 30.4% less for restaurants

	Canberra	Karlovy Vary
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.34 A$24.70	$8.16 CZK169.55	-50.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.81 A$14.82	$7.92 CZK164.56	-19.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.59 A$3.91	$2.02 CZK42.06	-21.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 A$3.38	$1.56 CZK32.41	-30.3%
Average			-30.4%

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pay 29.1% less for groceries

	Canberra	Karlovy Vary
Bread 1 loaf	$2.71 A$4.09	$1.43 CZK29.65	-47.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.99 A$7.53	$6.13 CZK127.42	+23.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.50 A$8.30	$4.26 CZK88.58	-22.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.31 A$6.52	$2.84 CZK59.10	-34.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.17 A$6.30	$3.27 CZK67.86	-21.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 A$2.24	$0.79 CZK16.40	-46.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.35 A$2.03	$0.82 CZK17.13	-38.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 A$2.02	$1.05 CZK21.84	-21.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.86 A$2.81	$1.58 CZK32.93	-14.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.01 A$1.53	$0.56 CZK11.63	-44.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 A$1.57	$0.51 CZK10.54	-51.3%
Average			-29.1%

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pay 14.0% less for transportation

	Canberra	Karlovy Vary
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 A$6.67	$6.52 CZK135.39	+47.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$122.90 A$185.71	$26.40 CZK548.55	-78.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,041.09 A$43,882.11	$28,797.76 CZK598,414.57	-0.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.93 A$28.60	$14.30 CZK297.21	-24.4%
Average			-14.0%

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pay 38.5% less for housing

	Canberra	Karlovy Vary
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$51.97 A$78.53	$19.62 CZK407.72	-62.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,554.45 A$2,348.83	$746.34 CZK15,508.91	-52.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,160.39 A$1,753.39	$404.13 CZK8,397.75	-65.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$159.03 A$240.30	$199.42 CZK4,143.92	+25.4%
Average			-38.5%

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pay 83.8% less for childcare

	Canberra	Karlovy Vary
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,754.20 A$2,650.66	$191.99 CZK3,989.43	-89.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,323.22 A$20,131.85	$2,879.78 CZK59,841.46	-78.4%
Average			-83.8%

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pay 39.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Canberra	Karlovy Vary
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 A$9.88	$2.16 CZK44.88	-67.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.41 A$5.15	$2.98 CZK61.84	-12.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$31.05 A$46.92	$7.68 CZK159.58	-75.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$58.70 A$88.69	$60.00 CZK1,246.70	+2.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.07 A$19.76	$7.20 CZK149.60	-44.9%
Average			-39.5%

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pay 1.4% less for clothing

	Canberra	Karlovy Vary
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.40 A$104.86	$88.55 CZK1,840.12	+27.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.75 A$87.26	$38.40 CZK797.89	-33.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$94.06 A$142.12	$101.59 CZK2,111.07	+8.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$118.40 A$178.91	$109.06 CZK2,266.25	-7.9%
Average			-1.4%

Canberra vs. Karlovy Vary - Cost of clothing

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