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Karlovy Vary vs. Jelgava Cost of Living Summary

Karlovy Vary is 25.1% more expensive than Jelgava.

Restaurants: pay 20.1% more in Karlovy Vary
Groceries: pay 9.1% more in Karlovy Vary
Transportation: pay 6.1% more in Karlovy Vary
Housing: pay 84.4% more in Karlovy Vary
Childcare: pay 60.4% less in Karlovy Vary
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.4% less in Karlovy Vary
Clothing: pay 53.8% more in Karlovy Vary

The cost of housing, clothing, restaurants, groceries, and transportation in Karlovy Vary are more expensive than in Jelgava. Expenses including childcare and entertainment and sports are lower in Karlovy Vary. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Karlovy Vary.

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Karlovy Vary vs. Jelgava Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 20.1% more for restaurants

	Jelgava	Karlovy Vary
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.84 €6.98	$9.17 CZK198.50	+17.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.61 €5.88	$8.71 CZK188.57	+31.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.61 €1.44	$1.68 CZK36.37	+4.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.18 €1.05	$1.32 CZK28.63	+12.2%
Average			+20.1%

Jelgava vs. Karlovy Vary - Cost of restaurants

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pay 9.1% more for groceries

	Jelgava	Karlovy Vary
Bread 1 loaf	$0.90 €0.80	$1.42 CZK30.69	+58.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.22 €4.65	$6.06 CZK131.10	+16.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.41 €3.92	$4.34 CZK93.92	-1.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.10 €2.76	$2.74 CZK59.28	-11.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.50 €2.22	$3.12 CZK67.53	+25.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.76 €0.68	$0.84 CZK18.10	+9.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.83 €0.73	$0.79 CZK17.07	-4.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.13 €1.00	$0.95 CZK20.62	-15.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.40 €1.24	$1.51 CZK32.76	+8.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 €0.36	$0.47 CZK10.20	+17.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 €0.37	$0.49 CZK10.52	+15.6%
Average			+9.1%

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pay 6.1% more for transportation

	Jelgava	Karlovy Vary
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.11 €6.33	$7.08 CZK153.17	-0.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$27.99 €24.92	$25.22 CZK545.86	-9.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,394.71 €19,932.10	$27,511.20 CZK595K	+22.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.42 €10.17	$14.67 CZK317.59	+28.5%
Average			+6.1%

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pay 84.4% more for housing

	Jelgava	Karlovy Vary
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$14.93 €13.28	$18.93 CZK409.83	+26.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$324.72 €289.02	$704.59 CZK15,251.11	+117.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$257.54 €229.22	$477.78 CZK10,341.64	+85.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$143.28 €127.53	$190.51 CZK4,123.66	+33.0%
Average			+84.4%

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pay 60.4% less for childcare

	Jelgava	Karlovy Vary
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$223.95 €199.32	$183.41 CZK3,969.92	-18.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,332.62 €12,756.54	$2,751.12 CZK59,548.82	-80.8%
Average			-60.4%

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pay 20.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Jelgava	Karlovy Vary
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.48 €3.99	$2.06 CZK44.66	-53.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.28 €2.92	$2.90 CZK62.86	-11.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.72 €5.98	$7.34 CZK158.80	+9.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.19 €41.11	$57.31 CZK1,240.60	+24.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.75 €9.57	$6.88 CZK148.87	-36.0%
Average			-20.4%

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pay 53.8% more for clothing

	Jelgava	Karlovy Vary
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.39 €44.85	$84.60 CZK1,831.13	+67.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.83 €19.43	$37.06 CZK802.17	+69.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$55.99 €49.83	$101.94 CZK2,206.46	+82.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.97 €99.66	$120.78 CZK2,614.32	+7.9%
Average			+53.8%

Jelgava vs. Karlovy Vary - Cost of clothing

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