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Zlin vs. Czech Republic Cost of Living Summary

Zlin is 6.7% more expensive than Czech Republic overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.1% less in Zlin
Groceries: pay 0.2% less in Zlin
Transportation: pay 1.9% more in Zlin
Housing: pay 17.6% more in Zlin
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.9% more in Zlin
Clothing: pay 23.3% more in Zlin

The cost of clothing, housing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Zlin are more expensive than in Czech Republic. Expenses including restaurants and groceries are lower in Zlin.

Zlin vs. Czech Republic Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.1% less for restaurants

	Czech Republic	Zlin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.75 CZK183.76	$9.60 CZK201.51	+9.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.69 CZK182.32	$6.24 CZK130.98	-28.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.80 CZK37.84	$2.04 CZK42.82	+13.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 CZK33.15	$1.47 CZK30.83	-7.0%
Average			-3.1%

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pay 0.2% less for groceries

	Czech Republic	Zlin
Bread 1 loaf	$1.42 CZK29.72	$1.27 CZK26.58	-10.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.24 CZK130.91	$7.27 CZK152.62	+16.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.39 CZK92.12	$4.18 CZK87.66	-4.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.17 CZK66.59	$3.50 CZK73.42	+10.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.20 CZK88.17	$4.38 CZK92.03	+4.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.75 CZK15.66	$0.74 CZK15.53	-0.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.78 CZK16.46	$0.74 CZK15.44	-6.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 CZK20.33	$0.95 CZK19.98	-1.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.59 CZK33.32	$1.53 CZK32.14	-3.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 CZK11.52	$0.51 CZK10.74	-6.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 CZK10.63	$0.51 CZK10.69	+0.6%
Average			-0.2%

Czech Republic vs. Zlin - Cost of groceries

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pay 1.9% more for transportation

	Czech Republic	Zlin
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.65 CZK139.60	$6.76 CZK141.95	+1.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.28 CZK530.60	$28.80 CZK604.52	+13.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,610.58 CZK664K	$27,597.85 CZK579K	-12.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$13.74 CZK288.43	$14.40 CZK302.26	+4.8%
Average			+1.9%

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pay 17.6% more for housing

	Czech Republic	Zlin
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.37 CZK427.61	$20.16 CZK423.16	-1.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$725.26 CZK15,224.44	$767.94 CZK16,120.45	+5.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$590.43 CZK12,394.16	$623.95 CZK13,097.86	+5.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$223.21 CZK4,685.52	$356.25 CZK7,478.32	+59.6%
Average			+17.6%

Czech Republic vs. Zlin - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Czech Republic	Zlin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$384.73 CZK8,076.16	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,199.30 CZK193K	??

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pay 0.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Czech Republic	Zlin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.40 CZK50.31	$2.40 CZK50.38	+0.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.03 CZK63.68	$3.02 CZK63.47	-0.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.42 CZK155.86	$7.68 CZK161.20	+3.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.37 CZK1,162.40	$52.80 CZK1,108.28	-4.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.92 CZK208.23	$10.51 CZK220.65	+6.0%
Average			+0.9%

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pay 23.3% more for clothing

	Czech Republic	Zlin
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.21 CZK1,683.65	$111.99 CZK2,350.90	+39.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.88 CZK732.12	$35.20 CZK738.85	+0.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$95.51 CZK2,004.94	$135.99 CZK2,854.66	+42.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$116.19 CZK2,439.09	$127.99 CZK2,686.74	+10.2%
Average			+23.3%

Czech Republic vs. Zlin - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2026

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