Cost of living comparison

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Hasselt vs. Prague Cost of Living Summary

Hasselt is 26.4% more expensive than Prague.

Restaurants
pay 78.7% more in Hasselt
Groceries
pay 11.4% more in Hasselt
Transportation
pay 27.3% more in Hasselt
Housing
pay 9.4% more in Hasselt
Childcare
pay 4.1% more in Hasselt
Entertainment and Sports
pay 26.7% more in Hasselt
Clothing
pay 27.5% more in Hasselt

The cost of restaurants, clothing, transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, and housing in Hasselt are more expensive than in Prague. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Hasselt.

Hasselt vs. Prague Cost Breakdown

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

pay 78.7% more for restaurants

 
Prague
Hasselt
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.56
CZK218.25
$23.36
€19.90
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.60
CZK198.41
$12.85
€10.95
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.95
CZK40.40
$3.45
€2.94

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pay 11.4% more for groceries

 
Prague
Hasselt
Bread
1 loaf
$1.73
CZK35.72
$2.55
€2.17
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.52
CZK134.67
$8.55
€7.28
Milk (1 gallon) $4.77
CZK98.54
$5.00
€4.26

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pay 27.3% more for transportation

 
Prague
Hasselt
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.73
CZK139.04
$7.07
€6.03
Monthly public transit pass $26.40
CZK545.62
$34.16
€29.11
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $31,197.57
CZK644,825.76
$30,776.53
€26,221.78

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pay 9.4% more for housing

 
Prague
Hasselt
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$23.93
CZK494.60
$48.67
€41.46
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,194.06
CZK24,680.23
$992.79
€845.86
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $923.20
CZK19,081.71
$840.95
€716.50

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pay 4.1% more for childcare

 
Prague
Hasselt
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $999.92
CZK20,667.49
$654.07
€557.28
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $15,274.81
CZK315,716.61
$21,802.47
€18,575.84

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pay 26.7% more for entertainment and sports

 
Prague
Hasselt
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.88
CZK59.52
$5.61
€4.78
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.74
CZK77.40
$3.87
€3.30
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$7.73
CZK159.72
$12.85
€10.95

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pay 27.5% more for clothing

 
Prague
Hasselt
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$79.19
CZK1,636.87
$114.61
€97.65
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$39.41
CZK814.50
$63.54
€54.14
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$106.09
CZK2,192.75
$109.35
€93.17

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