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Guadalajara vs. Prague Cost of Living Summary

Guadalajara is 12.1% cheaper than Prague.

Restaurants: pay 19.2% more in Guadalajara
Groceries: pay 4.7% more in Guadalajara
Transportation: pay 22.8% more in Guadalajara
Housing: pay 29.5% less in Guadalajara
Childcare: pay 63.8% less in Guadalajara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.6% less in Guadalajara
Clothing: pay 12.5% less in Guadalajara

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

Guadalajara vs. Prague Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 19.2% more for restaurants

	Prague	Guadalajara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.56 CZK225.22	$14.02 €12.19	+32.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.60 CZK204.75	$10.51 €9.14	+9.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.95 CZK41.69	$2.92 €2.54	+49.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.71 CZK36.48	$1.46 €1.27	-14.6%
Average			+19.2%

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pay 4.7% more for groceries

	Prague	Guadalajara
Bread 1 loaf	$1.73 CZK36.86	$0.92 €0.80	-46.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.52 CZK138.97	$5.84 €5.08	-10.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.77 CZK101.69	$4.50 €3.92	-5.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.81 CZK81.19	$2.80 €2.44	-26.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.30 CZK91.82	$4.24 €3.69	-1.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 CZK21.71	$1.30 €1.13	+27.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 CZK18.59	$1.04 €0.91	+19.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.05 CZK22.37	$0.89 €0.77	-15.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.81 CZK38.69	$1.85 €1.61	+2.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 CZK13.87	$0.94 €0.82	+45.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 CZK11.98	$0.91 €0.79	+62.8%
Average			+4.7%

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pay 22.8% more for transportation

	Prague	Guadalajara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.73 CZK143.48	$6.60 €5.74	-1.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.40 CZK563.06	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,197.57 CZK665K	$38,968.02 €33,883.94	+24.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.08 CZK342.95	$23.36 €20.31	+45.3%
Average			+22.8%

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pay 29.5% less for housing

	Prague	Guadalajara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.93 CZK510.41	$32.00 €27.83	+33.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,194.06 CZK25,469.03	$759.16 €660.11	-36.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$923.20 CZK19,691.57	$467.17 €406.22	-49.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$260.95 CZK5,566.02	$89.31 €77.66	-65.8%
Average			-29.5%

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pay 63.8% less for childcare

	Prague	Guadalajara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$999.92 CZK21,328.04	$264.73 €230.19	-73.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,274.81 CZK326K	$7,007.59 €6,093.32	-54.1%
Average			-63.8%

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pay 25.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Prague	Guadalajara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.88 CZK61.42	$2.92 €2.54	+1.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.74 CZK79.88	$2.04 €1.78	-45.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.73 CZK164.82	$6.42 €5.59	-16.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.84 CZK1,532.40	$37.96 €33.01	-47.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.00 CZK255.94	$9.64 €8.38	-19.7%
Average			-25.6%

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pay 12.5% less for clothing

	Prague	Guadalajara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$79.19 CZK1,689.18	$87.59 €76.17	+10.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.41 CZK840.53	$37.67 €32.75	-4.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.09 CZK2,262.83	$83.22 €72.36	-21.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$136.03 CZK2,901.39	$89.05 €77.44	-34.5%
Average			-12.5%

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