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Prague vs. Cook Islands Cost of Living Summary

Prague is 2.9 times more expensive than Cook Islands overall.

Restaurants: pay 12.8% less in Prague
Groceries: pay 20.8% less in Prague
Transportation: pay 86.5% more in Prague
Housing: pay 2.6 times more in Prague
Childcare: pay 11.0 times more in Prague
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.0% more in Prague
Clothing: pay 57.2% more in Prague

The cost of childcare, housing, transportation, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Prague are more expensive than in Cook Islands. Expenses including groceries and restaurants are lower in Prague. Notably, childcare, housing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Prague.

Prague vs. Cook Islands Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Prague instead of Cook Islands, you would:

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pay 12.8% less for restaurants

	Cook Islands	Prague
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.54 NZ$19.88	$10.56 CZK218.25	-8.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.93 NZ$13.67	$9.60 CZK198.41	+21.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.88 NZ$4.97	$1.95 CZK40.40	-32.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.50 NZ$4.31	$1.71 CZK35.35	-31.6%
Average			-12.8%

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pay 20.8% less for groceries

	Cook Islands	Prague
Bread 1 loaf	$3.11 NZ$5.36	$1.73 CZK35.72	-44.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.98 NZ$8.57	$6.52 CZK134.67	+30.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.37 NZ$12.70	$4.77 CZK98.54	-35.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.57 NZ$9.59	$3.81 CZK78.68	-31.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.40 NZ$5.86	$4.30 CZK88.97	+26.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.30 NZ$2.24	$1.02 CZK21.04	-21.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.05 NZ$1.80	$0.87 CZK18.02	-16.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.56 NZ$2.69	$1.05 CZK21.67	-32.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.75 NZ$4.73	$1.81 CZK37.49	-34.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.05 NZ$1.80	$0.65 CZK13.44	-37.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.82 NZ$1.42	$0.56 CZK11.61	-31.9%
Average			-20.8%

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pay 86.5% more for transportation

	Cook Islands	Prague
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.56 NZ$11.31	$6.73 CZK139.04	+2.5%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$26.40 CZK545.62
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,538.70 NZ$19,880.61	$31,197.57 CZK644,825.76	+170.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$16.08 CZK332.33
Average			+86.5%

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pay 2.6 times more for housing

	Cook Islands	Prague
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$105.96 NZ$182.57	$23.93 CZK494.60	-77.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$305.77 NZ$526.84	$1,194.06 CZK24,680.23	+290.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$305.77 NZ$526.84	$923.20 CZK19,081.71	+201.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$82.72 NZ$142.53	$260.95 CZK5,393.64	+215.5%
Average			+157.6%

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pay 11.0 times more for childcare

	Cook Islands	Prague
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$999.92 CZK20,667.49
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,384.64 NZ$2,385.67	$15,274.81 CZK315,716.61	+1003.2%
Average			+1003.2%

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pay 36.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Cook Islands	Prague
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.99 NZ$10.31	$2.88 CZK59.52	-51.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.80 NZ$6.54	$3.74 CZK77.40	-1.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.42 NZ$24.85	$7.73 CZK159.72	-46.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$24.04 NZ$41.42	$71.84 CZK1,484.94	+198.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.63 NZ$11.43	$12.00 CZK248.01	+80.9%
Average			+36.0%

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pay 57.2% more for clothing

	Cook Islands	Prague
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$64.62 NZ$111.33	$79.19 CZK1,636.87	+22.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$39.41 CZK814.50
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$106.09 CZK2,192.75
Men's business shoes (leather)	$70.96 NZ$122.26	$136.03 CZK2,811.53	+91.7%
Average			+57.2%

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