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Karlovy Vary vs. Moscow Cost of Living Summary

Karlovy Vary is 15.5% more expensive than Moscow.

Restaurants: pay 50.6% more in Karlovy Vary
Groceries: pay 22.4% more in Karlovy Vary
Transportation: pay 57.3% more in Karlovy Vary
Housing: pay 37.0% more in Karlovy Vary
Childcare: pay 75.2% less in Karlovy Vary
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.5% more in Karlovy Vary
Clothing: pay 12.8% less in Karlovy Vary

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

Karlovy Vary vs. Moscow Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 50.6% more for restaurants

	Moscow	Karlovy Vary
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.93 RUB963.00	$8.16 CZK169.55	-31.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.97 RUB481.50	$7.92 CZK164.56	+32.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 RUB111.56	$2.02 CZK42.06	+46.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 RUB49.35	$1.56 CZK32.41	+155.0%
Average			+50.6%

Moscow vs. Karlovy Vary - Cost of restaurants

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pay 22.4% more for groceries

	Moscow	Karlovy Vary
Bread 1 loaf	$0.85 RUB68.28	$1.43 CZK29.65	+68.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.27 RUB505.97	$6.13 CZK127.42	-2.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.62 RUB372.84	$4.26 CZK88.58	-7.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.68 RUB135.77	$2.84 CZK59.10	+69.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.46 RUB198.76	$3.27 CZK67.86	+32.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 RUB65.30	$0.79 CZK16.40	-2.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 RUB70.21	$0.82 CZK17.13	-5.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 RUB72.77	$1.05 CZK21.84	+16.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.64 RUB132.32	$1.58 CZK32.93	-3.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.43 RUB34.44	$0.56 CZK11.63	+31.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.34 RUB27.32	$0.51 CZK10.54	+49.9%
Average			+22.4%

Moscow vs. Karlovy Vary - Cost of groceries

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pay 57.3% more for transportation

	Moscow	Karlovy Vary
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.84 RUB229.05	$6.52 CZK135.39	+129.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.64 RUB2,956.42	$26.40 CZK548.55	-27.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,994.59 RUB2,985,314.80	$28,797.76 CZK598,414.57	-22.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.73 RUB462.24	$14.30 CZK297.21	+149.7%
Average			+57.3%

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pay 37.0% more for housing

	Moscow	Karlovy Vary
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.82 RUB630.73	$19.62 CZK407.72	+151.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,253.04 RUB101,115.50	$746.34 CZK15,508.91	-40.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$709.24 RUB57,233.12	$404.13 CZK8,397.75	-43.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$110.60 RUB8,924.61	$199.42 CZK4,143.92	+80.3%
Average			+37.0%

Moscow vs. Karlovy Vary - Cost of housing

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pay 75.2% less for childcare

	Moscow	Karlovy Vary
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$656.36 RUB52,965.26	$191.99 CZK3,989.43	-70.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,285.88 RUB1,152,813.01	$2,879.78 CZK59,841.46	-79.8%
Average			-75.2%

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pay 29.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Moscow	Karlovy Vary
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.18 RUB337.05	$2.16 CZK44.88	-48.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 RUB254.72	$2.98 CZK61.84	-5.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 RUB240.75	$7.68 CZK159.58	+157.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.58 RUB3,597.33	$60.00 CZK1,246.70	+34.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.56 RUB529.65	$7.20 CZK149.60	+9.7%
Average			+29.5%

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pay 12.8% less for clothing

	Moscow	Karlovy Vary
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.06 RUB6,137.39	$88.55 CZK1,840.12	+16.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.73 RUB3,852.02	$38.40 CZK797.89	-19.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$122.95 RUB9,921.23	$101.59 CZK2,111.07	-17.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.80 RUB12,652.81	$109.06 CZK2,266.25	-30.4%
Average			-12.8%

Moscow vs. Karlovy Vary - Cost of clothing

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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: December 2025

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