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Hervey Bay vs. Prague Cost of Living Summary

Hervey Bay is 20.8% more expensive than Prague.

Restaurants: pay 29.5% more in Hervey Bay
Groceries: pay 9.1% more in Hervey Bay
Transportation: pay 8.1% less in Hervey Bay
Housing: pay 14.8% more in Hervey Bay
Childcare: pay 25.0% more in Hervey Bay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.1 times more in Hervey Bay
Clothing: pay 30.3% less in Hervey Bay

The cost of entertainment and sports, restaurants, childcare, housing, and groceries in Hervey Bay are more expensive than in Prague. Expenses including clothing and transportation are lower in Hervey Bay. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Hervey Bay.

Hervey Bay vs. Prague Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hervey Bay instead of Prague, you would:

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pay 29.5% more for restaurants

	Prague	Hervey Bay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.56 CZK218.25	$16.35 A$24.59	+54.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.60 CZK198.41	$9.99 A$15.02	+4.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.95 CZK40.40	$2.66 A$4.00	+36.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.71 CZK35.35	$2.10 A$3.16	+22.9%
Average			+29.5%

Prague vs. Hervey Bay - Cost of restaurants

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pay 9.1% more for groceries

	Prague	Hervey Bay
Bread 1 loaf	$1.73 CZK35.72	$1.08 A$1.62	-37.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.52 CZK134.67	$4.44 A$6.68	-31.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.77 CZK98.54	$5.66 A$8.51	+18.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.81 CZK78.68	$3.14 A$4.72	-17.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.30 CZK88.97	$2.67 A$4.01	-38.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 CZK21.04	$1.54 A$2.32	+51.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 CZK18.02	$1.04 A$1.56	+18.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.05 CZK21.67	$1.29 A$1.94	+23.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.81 CZK37.49	$2.12 A$3.19	+17.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 CZK13.44	$0.89 A$1.34	+36.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 CZK11.61	$0.89 A$1.34	+58.5%
Average			+9.1%

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pay 8.1% less for transportation

	Prague	Hervey Bay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.73 CZK139.04	$4.62 A$6.94	-31.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.40 CZK545.62	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,197.57 CZK644,825.76	$29,060.36 A$43,686.64	-6.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.08 CZK332.33	$18.32 A$27.54	+13.9%
Average			-8.1%

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pay 14.8% more for housing

	Prague	Hervey Bay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.93 CZK494.60	$53.35 A$80.20	+122.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,194.06 CZK24,680.23	$1,046.68 A$1,573.48	-12.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$923.20 CZK19,081.71	$981.26 A$1,475.14	+6.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$260.95 CZK5,393.64	$110.50 A$166.11	-57.7%
Average			+14.8%

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pay 25.0% more for childcare

	Prague	Hervey Bay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$999.92 CZK20,667.49	$1,789.27 A$2,689.83	+78.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,274.81 CZK315,716.61	$10,865.50 A$16,334.18	-28.9%
Average			+25.0%

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pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports

	Prague	Hervey Bay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.88 CZK59.52	$5.56 A$8.36	+93.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.74 CZK77.40	$3.60 A$5.41	-3.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.73 CZK159.72	$32.71 A$49.17	+323.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.84 CZK1,484.94	??
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.00 CZK248.01	$13.08 A$19.67	+9.0%
Average			+105.4%

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pay 30.3% less for clothing

	Prague	Hervey Bay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$79.19 CZK1,636.87	$58.88 A$88.51	-25.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.41 CZK814.50	$41.64 A$62.60	+5.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.09 CZK2,192.75	$58.88 A$88.51	-44.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$136.03 CZK2,811.53	$58.88 A$88.51	-56.7%
Average			-30.3%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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