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Prague vs. Hamilton Cost of Living Summary

Prague is 5.5% more expensive than Hamilton.

Restaurants: pay 11.8% less in Prague
Groceries: pay 4.5% more in Prague
Transportation: pay 8.9% less in Prague
Housing: pay 71.0% more in Prague
Childcare: pay 33.8% less in Prague
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.4% less in Prague
Clothing: pay 20.9% more in Prague

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

Prague vs. Hamilton Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Prague instead of Hamilton, you would:

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pay 11.8% less for restaurants

	Hamilton	Prague
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.40 NZ$21.47	$10.56 CZK219.46	-14.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.65 NZ$14.98	$9.60 CZK199.51	+10.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.17 NZ$3.76	$1.95 CZK40.62	-10.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.56 NZ$4.43	$1.71 CZK35.54	-33.2%
Average			-11.8%

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pay 4.5% more for groceries

	Hamilton	Prague
Bread 1 loaf	$1.27 NZ$2.19	$1.73 CZK35.92	+36.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.76 NZ$4.78	$6.52 CZK135.42	+135.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.42 NZ$9.38	$4.77 CZK99.09	-12.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.58 NZ$9.66	$3.81 CZK79.11	-31.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.40 NZ$5.89	$4.30 CZK89.47	+26.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.22 NZ$2.10	$1.02 CZK21.15	-16.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.04 NZ$1.81	$0.87 CZK18.12	-16.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.21 NZ$2.10	$1.05 CZK21.79	-13.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.88 NZ$4.98	$1.81 CZK37.70	-37.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 NZ$1.22	$0.65 CZK13.52	-8.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.65 NZ$1.13	$0.56 CZK11.67	-14.0%
Average			+4.5%

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pay 8.9% less for transportation

	Hamilton	Prague
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.11 NZ$10.57	$6.73 CZK139.81	+10.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$45.15 NZ$78.16	$26.40 CZK548.64	-41.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,077.19 NZ$39,946.69	$31,197.57 CZK648,394.76	+35.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.54 NZ$45.94	$16.08 CZK334.17	-39.4%
Average			-8.9%

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pay 71.0% more for housing

	Hamilton	Prague
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$58.65 NZ$101.53	$23.93 CZK497.34	-59.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$755.01 NZ$1,306.92	$1,194.06 CZK24,816.83	+58.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$651.93 NZ$1,128.49	$923.20 CZK19,187.32	+41.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$75.96 NZ$131.48	$260.95 CZK5,423.49	+243.6%
Average			+71.0%

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pay 33.8% less for childcare

	Hamilton	Prague
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$999.92 CZK20,781.88
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,077.19 NZ$39,946.69	$15,274.81 CZK317,464.05	-33.8%
Average			-33.8%

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pay 3.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Hamilton	Prague
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.35 NZ$10.99	$2.88 CZK59.85	-54.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.51 NZ$6.08	$3.74 CZK77.83	+6.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$26.22 NZ$45.39	$7.73 CZK160.60	-70.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.21 NZ$57.49	$71.84 CZK1,493.16	+116.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$14.13 NZ$24.47	$12.00 CZK249.38	-15.1%
Average			-3.4%

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pay 20.9% more for clothing

	Hamilton	Prague
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$59.14 NZ$102.36	$79.19 CZK1,645.93	+33.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.94 NZ$67.41	$39.41 CZK819.01	+1.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.39 NZ$147.80	$106.09 CZK2,204.89	+24.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.62 NZ$189.75	$136.03 CZK2,827.09	+24.1%
Average			+20.9%

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