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Cedar Rapids vs. Prague Cost of Living Summary

Cedar Rapids is 17.5% more expensive than Prague.

Restaurants: pay 12.1% more in Cedar Rapids
Groceries: pay 37.1% more in Cedar Rapids
Transportation: pay 2.0% less in Cedar Rapids
Housing: pay 33.8% more in Cedar Rapids
Childcare: pay 0.1% more in Cedar Rapids
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.6% more in Cedar Rapids
Clothing: pay 7.7% more in Cedar Rapids

The cost of groceries, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, clothing, and childcare in Cedar Rapids are more expensive than in Prague.

Cedar Rapids vs. Prague Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Cedar Rapids instead of Prague, you would:

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pay 12.1% more for restaurants

	Prague	Cedar Rapids
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.56 CZK218.25	$15.00	+42.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.60 CZK198.41	$11.50	+19.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.95 CZK40.40	$1.92	-1.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.71 CZK35.35	$1.52	-11.4%
Average			+12.1%

Prague vs. Cedar Rapids - Cost of restaurants

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pay 37.1% more for groceries

	Prague	Cedar Rapids
Bread 1 loaf	$1.73 CZK35.72	$2.64	+52.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.52 CZK134.67	$7.12	+9.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.77 CZK98.54	$3.07	-35.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.81 CZK78.68	$2.83	-25.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.30 CZK88.97	$4.93	+14.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 CZK21.04	$2.25	+121.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 CZK18.02	$0.54	-37.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.05 CZK21.67	$2.41	+129.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.81 CZK37.49	$2.13	+17.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 CZK13.44	$1.16	+77.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 CZK11.61	$1.04	+84.9%
Average			+37.1%

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pay 2.0% less for transportation

	Prague	Cedar Rapids
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.73 CZK139.04	$2.98	-55.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.40 CZK545.62	$30.00	+13.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,197.57 CZK644,825.76	$37,383.69	+19.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.08 CZK332.33	$18.41	+14.5%
Average			-2.0%

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pay 33.8% more for housing

	Prague	Cedar Rapids
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.93 CZK494.60	$71.33	+198.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,194.06 CZK24,680.23	$1,140.00	-4.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$923.20 CZK19,081.71	$750.00	-18.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$260.95 CZK5,393.64	$157.02	-39.8%
Average			+33.8%

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pay 0.1% more for childcare

	Prague	Cedar Rapids
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$999.92 CZK20,667.49	$968.00	-3.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,274.81 CZK315,716.61	$15,795.00	+3.4%
Average			+0.1%

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pay 33.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Prague	Cedar Rapids
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.88 CZK59.52	$4.50	+56.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.74 CZK77.40	$5.46	+45.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.73 CZK159.72	$9.26	+19.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.84 CZK1,484.94	$100.50	+39.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.00 CZK248.01	$12.75	+6.3%
Average			+33.6%

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pay 7.7% more for clothing

	Prague	Cedar Rapids
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$79.19 CZK1,636.87	$62.47	-21.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.41 CZK814.50	$63.33	+60.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.09 CZK2,192.75	$128.26	+20.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$136.03 CZK2,811.53	$95.67	-29.7%
Average			+7.7%

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