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Eau Claire vs. Prague Cost of Living Summary

Eau Claire is 25.2% more expensive than Prague.

Restaurants: pay 19.8% more in Eau Claire
Groceries: pay 54.3% more in Eau Claire
Transportation: pay 15.9% more in Eau Claire
Housing: pay 37.8% more in Eau Claire
Childcare: pay 61.1% more in Eau Claire
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.2% more in Eau Claire
Clothing: pay 25.4% less in Eau Claire

The cost of childcare, groceries, housing, restaurants, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Eau Claire are more expensive than in Prague.

Eau Claire vs. Prague Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Eau Claire instead of Prague, you would:

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pay 19.8% more for restaurants

	Prague	Eau Claire
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.56 CZK218.25	$15.50	+46.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.60 CZK198.41	$10.00	+4.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.95 CZK40.40	$2.75	+40.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.71 CZK35.35	$1.50	-12.3%
Average			+19.8%

Prague vs. Eau Claire - Cost of restaurants

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pay 54.3% more for groceries

	Prague	Eau Claire
Bread 1 loaf	$1.73 CZK35.72	$3.38	+95.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.52 CZK134.67	$7.18	+10.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.77 CZK98.54	$2.93	-38.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.81 CZK78.68	$4.08	+7.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.30 CZK88.97	$5.56	+29.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 CZK21.04	$2.02	+98.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 CZK18.02	$0.55	-37.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.05 CZK21.67	$2.85	+171.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.81 CZK37.49	$2.23	+22.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 CZK13.44	$1.24	+90.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 CZK11.61	$1.40	+149.0%
Average			+54.3%

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pay 15.9% more for transportation

	Prague	Eau Claire
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.73 CZK139.04	$2.91	-56.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.40 CZK545.62	$50.00	+89.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,197.57 CZK644,825.76	$29,500.00	-5.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.08 CZK332.33	$21.90	+36.2%
Average			+15.9%

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pay 37.8% more for housing

	Prague	Eau Claire
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.93 CZK494.60	$71.60	+199.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,194.06 CZK24,680.23	$1,050.00	-12.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$923.20 CZK19,081.71	$937.50	+1.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$260.95 CZK5,393.64	$163.91	-37.2%
Average			+37.8%

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pay 61.1% more for childcare

	Prague	Eau Claire
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$999.92 CZK20,667.49	$1,000.00
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,274.81 CZK315,716.61	$24,601.00	+61.1%
Average			+61.1%

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pay 13.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Prague	Eau Claire
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.88 CZK59.52	$3.75	+30.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.74 CZK77.40	$5.33	+42.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.73 CZK159.72	$10.00	+29.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.84 CZK1,484.94	$53.33	-25.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.00 CZK248.01	$10.75	-10.4%
Average			+13.2%

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pay 25.4% less for clothing

	Prague	Eau Claire
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$79.19 CZK1,636.87	$46.67	-41.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.41 CZK814.50	$30.00	-23.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.09 CZK2,192.75	$103.00	-2.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$136.03 CZK2,811.53	$90.00	-33.8%
Average			-25.4%

Prague vs. Eau Claire - Cost of clothing

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