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Kolin vs. Czech Republic Cost of Living Summary

Kolin is 23.0% more expensive than Czech Republic overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.4% more in Kolin
Groceries: pay 7.7% more in Kolin
Housing: pay 50.8% more in Kolin
Childcare: pay 32.8% more in Kolin
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.0% more in Kolin
Clothing: pay 11.5% more in Kolin

The cost of housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, clothing, groceries, and restaurants in Kolin are more expensive than in Czech Republic.

Kolin vs. Czech Republic Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kolin instead of Czech Republic, you would:

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pay 3.4% more for restaurants

	Czech Republic	Kolin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.75 CZK183.76	$9.60 CZK201.59	+9.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.69 CZK182.32	$9.60 CZK201.59	+10.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.80 CZK37.84	$1.98 CZK41.47	+9.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 CZK33.15	$1.32 CZK27.79	-16.2%
Average			+3.4%

Czech Republic vs. Kolin - Cost of restaurants

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pay 7.7% more for groceries

	Czech Republic	Kolin
Bread 1 loaf	$1.42 CZK29.72	$1.52 CZK32.00	+7.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.24 CZK130.91	$6.63 CZK139.20	+6.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.39 CZK92.12	$4.45 CZK93.43	+1.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.17 CZK66.59	$3.29 CZK69.03	+3.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.20 CZK88.17	$4.48 CZK94.07	+6.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.75 CZK15.66	$0.80 CZK16.76	+7.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 CZK16.46	$0.80 CZK16.76	+1.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 CZK20.33	$0.99 CZK20.76	+2.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.59 CZK33.32	$1.92 CZK40.33	+21.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 CZK11.52	$0.61 CZK12.84	+11.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 CZK10.63	$0.58 CZK12.27	+15.5%
Average			+7.7%

Czech Republic vs. Kolin - Cost of groceries

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

	Czech Republic	Kolin
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.65 CZK139.60	$6.65 CZK139.62
Monthly public transit pass	$25.28 CZK530.60	$24.01 CZK503.99	-5.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,610.58 CZK664K	$26,409.53 CZK554K	-16.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.74 CZK288.43	$16.71 CZK350.77	+21.6%

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pay 50.8% more for housing

	Czech Republic	Kolin
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.37 CZK427.61	$21.30 CZK447.05	+4.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$725.26 CZK15,224.44	$1,344.49 CZK28,223.17	+85.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$590.43 CZK12,394.16	$1,200.43 CZK25,199.26	+103.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$223.21 CZK4,685.52	$245.32 CZK5,149.71	+9.9%
Average			+50.8%

Czech Republic vs. Kolin - Cost of housing

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pay 32.8% more for childcare

	Czech Republic	Kolin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$384.73 CZK8,076.16	$440.16 CZK9,239.73	+14.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,199.30 CZK193K	$13,909.02 CZK292K	+51.2%
Average			+32.8%

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pay 32.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Czech Republic	Kolin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.40 CZK50.31	$2.21 CZK46.37	-7.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.03 CZK63.68	$3.47 CZK72.76	+14.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.42 CZK155.86	$7.30 CZK153.21	-1.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.37 CZK1,162.40	$129.65 CZK2,721.52	+134.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.92 CZK208.23	$12.00 CZK251.99	+21.0%
Average			+32.0%

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pay 11.5% more for clothing

	Czech Republic	Kolin
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.21 CZK1,683.65	$95.58 CZK2,006.49	+19.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.88 CZK732.12	$40.57 CZK851.65	+16.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.51 CZK2,004.94	$101.12 CZK2,122.67	+5.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.19 CZK2,439.09	$121.57 CZK2,552.00	+4.6%
Average			+11.5%

Czech Republic vs. Kolin - Cost of clothing

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