Cost of living comparison

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Chula Vista vs. Prague Cost of Living Summary

Chula Vista is 51.5% more expensive than Prague.

Restaurants: pay 43.0% more in Chula Vista
Groceries: pay 57.5% more in Chula Vista
Transportation: pay 36.5% more in Chula Vista
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Chula Vista
Childcare: pay 81.6% more in Chula Vista
Entertainment and Sports: pay 43.1% more in Chula Vista
Clothing: pay 2.4% less in Chula Vista

The cost of housing, childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation in Chula Vista are more expensive than in Prague. Notably, housing and childcare are significantly more expensive in Chula Vista.

Chula Vista vs. Prague Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Chula Vista instead of Prague, you would:

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pay 43.0% more for restaurants

	Prague	Chula Vista
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.56 CZK218.25	$21.00	+98.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.60 CZK198.41	$11.50	+19.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.95 CZK40.40	$2.67	+36.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.71 CZK35.35	$2.00	+16.8%
Average			+43.0%

Prague vs. Chula Vista - Cost of restaurants

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pay 57.5% more for groceries

	Prague	Chula Vista
Bread 1 loaf	$1.73 CZK35.72	$4.57	+164.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.52 CZK134.67	$6.22	-4.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.77 CZK98.54	$4.67	-2.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.81 CZK78.68	$5.83	+53.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.30 CZK88.97	$4.48	+4.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 CZK21.04	$2.22	+118.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 CZK18.02	$0.78	-10.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.05 CZK21.67	$1.75	+67.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.81 CZK37.49	$2.26	+24.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 CZK13.44	$1.42	+117.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 CZK11.61	$1.12	+100.2%
Average			+57.5%

Prague vs. Chula Vista - Cost of groceries

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pay 36.5% more for transportation

	Prague	Chula Vista
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.73 CZK139.04	$4.76	-29.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.40 CZK545.62	$72.00	+172.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,197.57 CZK644,825.76	$28,500.00	-8.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.08 CZK332.33	$17.91	+11.4%
Average			+36.5%

Prague vs. Chula Vista - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Prague	Chula Vista
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.93 CZK494.60	$74.25	+210.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,194.06 CZK24,680.23	$2,650.00	+121.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$923.20 CZK19,081.71	$1,800.00	+95.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$260.95 CZK5,393.64	$205.84	-21.1%
Average			+101.5%

Prague vs. Chula Vista - Cost of housing

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pay 81.6% more for childcare

	Prague	Chula Vista
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$999.92 CZK20,667.49	$1,750.00	+75.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,274.81 CZK315,716.61	$28,750.00	+88.2%
Average			+81.6%

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pay 43.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Prague	Chula Vista
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.88 CZK59.52	$8.00	+177.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.74 CZK77.40	$5.90	+57.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.73 CZK159.72	$10.00	+29.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.84 CZK1,484.94	$20.00	-72.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.00 CZK248.01	$14.75	+22.9%
Average			+43.1%

Prague vs. Chula Vista - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 2.4% less for clothing

	Prague	Chula Vista
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$79.19 CZK1,636.87	$60.72	-23.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.41 CZK814.50	$58.44	+48.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.09 CZK2,192.75	$77.00	-27.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$136.03 CZK2,811.53	$126.25	-7.2%
Average			-2.4%

Prague vs. Chula Vista - Cost of clothing

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