Cost of living comparison

Czech Republic

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Slovenia

Celje vs. Karlovy Vary Cost of Living Summary

Celje is 17.0% more expensive than Karlovy Vary.

Restaurants: pay 28.2% more in Celje
Groceries: pay 17.5% more in Celje
Transportation: pay 2.7% less in Celje
Housing: pay 7.9% more in Celje
Childcare: pay 4.2 times more in Celje
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.8% less in Celje
Clothing: pay 19.5% more in Celje

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

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Celje vs. Karlovy Vary Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 28.2% more for restaurants

	Karlovy Vary	Celje
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.17 CZK198.50	$13.44 €11.96	+46.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.71 CZK188.57	$8.96 €7.97	+2.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.68 CZK36.37	$2.28 €2.03	+35.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.32 CZK28.63	$1.90 €1.69	+43.9%
Average			+28.2%

Karlovy Vary vs. Celje - Cost of restaurants

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pay 17.5% more for groceries

	Karlovy Vary	Celje
Bread 1 loaf	$1.42 CZK30.69	$2.09 €1.86	+47.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.06 CZK131.10	$7.39 €6.58	+22.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.34 CZK93.92	$5.07 €4.51	+16.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.74 CZK59.28	$3.11 €2.77	+13.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.12 CZK67.53	$4.53 €4.03	+45.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.84 CZK18.10	$0.89 €0.79	+6.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.79 CZK17.07	$0.77 €0.69	-1.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.95 CZK20.62	$1.04 €0.93	+9.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.51 CZK32.76	$1.42 €1.26	-6.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 CZK10.20	$0.51 €0.45	+7.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.49 CZK10.52	$0.72 €0.64	+48.5%
Average			+17.5%

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pay 2.7% less for transportation

	Karlovy Vary	Celje
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.08 CZK153.17	$6.24 €5.55	-11.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.22 CZK545.86	$27.99 €24.92	+11.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,511.20 CZK595K	$29,278.85 €26,059.23	+6.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.67 CZK317.59	$11.14 €9.92	-24.1%
Average			-2.7%

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pay 7.9% more for housing

	Karlovy Vary	Celje
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.93 CZK409.83	$21.27 €18.94	+12.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$704.59 CZK15,251.11	$716.63 €637.83	+1.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$477.78 CZK10,341.64	$565.47 €503.29	+18.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$190.51 CZK4,123.66	$185.17 €164.81	-2.8%
Average			+7.9%

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pay 4.2 times more for childcare

	Karlovy Vary	Celje
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$183.41 CZK3,969.92	$653.09 €581.27	+256.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,751.12 CZK59,548.82	$13,934.49 €12,402.20	+406.5%
Average			+324.7%

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pay 8.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Karlovy Vary	Celje
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.06 CZK44.66	$2.69 €2.39	+30.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CZK62.86	$2.16 €1.93	-25.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.34 CZK158.80	$5.65 €5.03	-22.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.31 CZK1,240.60	$33.59 €29.90	-41.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.88 CZK148.87	$9.24 €8.22	+34.3%
Average			-8.8%

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pay 19.5% more for clothing

	Karlovy Vary	Celje
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$84.60 CZK1,831.13	$114.84 €102.21	+35.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.06 CZK802.17	$43.67 €38.87	+17.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.94 CZK2,206.46	$108.95 €96.97	+6.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$120.78 CZK2,614.32	$143.98 €128.15	+19.2%
Average			+19.5%

Karlovy Vary vs. Celje - Cost of clothing

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