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Lawrence vs. Liberec Cost of Living Summary

Lawrence is 68.4% more expensive than Liberec.

Restaurants
pay 57.7% more in Lawrence
Groceries
pay 76.7% more in Lawrence
Transportation
pay 20.0% less in Lawrence
Housing
pay 96.0% more in Lawrence
Childcare
pay 3.3 times more in Lawrence
Entertainment and Sports
pay 44.2% more in Lawrence
Clothing
pay 2.3% less in Lawrence

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

Lawrence vs. Liberec Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Lawrence instead of Liberec, you would:

pay 57.7% more for restaurants

 
Liberec
Lawrence
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $8.64
CZK182.90
$15.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.16
CZK172.74
$10.00
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.49
CZK31.50
$3.00
 

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pay 76.7% more for groceries

 
Liberec
Lawrence
Bread
1 loaf
$1.34
CZK28.41
$2.87
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.22
CZK110.48
$5.64
 
Milk (1 gallon) $4.03
CZK85.31
$3.15
 

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pay 20.0% less for transportation

 
Liberec
Lawrence
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.63
CZK140.31
$2.90
 
Monthly public transit pass $26.40
CZK558.86
$25.00
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $46,505.98
CZK985K
$35,808.86
 

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pay 96.0% more for housing

 
Liberec
Lawrence
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$20.64
CZK436.93
$64.75
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $587.95
CZK12,447.40
$1,080.00
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $527.96
CZK11,177.26
$1,025.00
 

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pay 3.3 times more for childcare

 
Liberec
Lawrence
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $407.97
CZK8,636.97
$917.50
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $5,759.55
CZK122K
$24,673.50
 

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pay 44.2% more for entertainment and sports

 
Liberec
Lawrence
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.40
CZK50.81
$5.50
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.82
CZK59.72
$5.12
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.72
CZK142.26
$7.85
 

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pay 2.3% less for clothing

 
Liberec
Lawrence
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$83.19
CZK1,761.27
$53.38
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$25.60
CZK541.93
$35.00
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$76.79
CZK1,625.78
$85.00
 

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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: July 2026
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