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Prague vs. Maldives Cost of Living Summary

Prague is 96.3% more expensive than Maldives overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.5 times more in Prague
Groceries: pay 7.1% more in Prague
Transportation: pay 17.0% more in Prague
Housing: pay 37.4% more in Prague
Childcare: pay 5.2 times more in Prague
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.2% less in Prague
Clothing: pay 58.5% more in Prague

The cost of childcare, restaurants, clothing, housing, transportation, and groceries in Prague are more expensive than in Maldives. Notably, childcare and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Prague.

Prague vs. Maldives Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.5 times more for restaurants

	Maldives	Prague
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.56 MVR85.56	$10.56 CZK219.46	+90.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.80 MVR150.98	$9.60 CZK199.51	-2.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.45 MVR22.29	$1.95 CZK40.62	+35.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 MVR4.70	$1.71 CZK35.54	+460.7%
Average			+145.9%

Maldives vs. Prague - Cost of restaurants

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pay 7.1% more for groceries

	Maldives	Prague
Bread 1 loaf	$1.59 MVR24.49	$1.73 CZK35.92	+8.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.58 MVR70.46	$6.52 CZK135.42	+42.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.95 MVR107.00	$4.77 CZK99.09	-31.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.67 MVR25.67	$3.81 CZK79.11	+128.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.82 MVR43.37	$4.30 CZK89.47	+52.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.84 MVR28.31	$1.02 CZK21.15	-44.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.73 MVR26.63	$0.87 CZK18.12	-49.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.96 MVR30.25	$1.05 CZK21.79	-46.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.48 MVR22.83	$1.81 CZK37.70	+22.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.70 MVR10.77	$0.65 CZK13.52	-7.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 MVR8.45	$0.56 CZK11.67	+2.4%
Average			+7.1%

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pay 17.0% more for transportation

	Maldives	Prague
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.54 MVR54.53	$6.73 CZK139.81	+90.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.91 MVR445.28	$26.40 CZK548.64	-8.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,679.74 MVR503,267.97	$31,197.57 CZK648,394.76	-4.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.65 MVR271.76	$16.08 CZK334.17	-8.9%
Average			+17.0%

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pay 37.4% more for housing

	Maldives	Prague
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$61.82 MVR952.02	$23.93 CZK497.34	-61.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,136.53 MVR17,502.54	$1,194.06 CZK24,816.83	+5.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$731.21 MVR11,260.62	$923.20 CZK19,187.32	+26.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$93.30 MVR1,436.78	$260.95 CZK5,423.49	+179.7%
Average			+37.4%

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pay 5.2 times more for childcare

	Maldives	Prague
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$164.38 MVR2,531.44	$999.92 CZK20,781.88	+508.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,587.42 MVR55,246.24	$15,274.81 CZK317,464.05	+325.8%
Average			+417.1%

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pay 9.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Maldives	Prague
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.74 MVR72.97	$2.88 CZK59.85	-39.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.31 MVR50.96	$3.74 CZK77.83	+13.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.07 MVR201.31	$7.73 CZK160.60	-40.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$72.98 MVR1,123.97	$71.84 CZK1,493.16	-1.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.80 MVR150.98	$12.00 CZK249.38	+22.4%
Average			-9.2%

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pay 58.5% more for clothing

	Maldives	Prague
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$43.03 MVR662.64	$79.19 CZK1,645.93	+84.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$56.86 MVR875.69	$39.41 CZK819.01	-30.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.20 MVR1,389.02	$106.09 CZK2,204.89	+17.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$51.74 MVR796.84	$136.03 CZK2,827.09	+162.9%
Average			+58.5%

Maldives vs. Prague - Cost of clothing

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