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Kingston Upon Thames vs. Prague Cost of Living Summary

Kingston Upon Thames is 29.6% more expensive than Prague.

Restaurants: pay 16.1% more in Kingston Upon Thames
Groceries: pay 2.7% less in Kingston Upon Thames
Transportation: pay 20.3% more in Kingston Upon Thames
Housing: pay 57.3% more in Kingston Upon Thames
Childcare: pay 48.5% more in Kingston Upon Thames
Entertainment and Sports: pay 78.0% more in Kingston Upon Thames
Clothing: pay 10.5% less in Kingston Upon Thames

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

Kingston Upon Thames vs. Prague Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kingston Upon Thames instead of Prague, you would:

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pay 16.1% more for restaurants

	Prague	Kingston Upon Thames
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.56 CZK219.46	$17.36 £13.01	+64.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.60 CZK199.51	$10.02 £7.51	+4.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.95 CZK40.62	$2.30 £1.73	+17.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.71 CZK35.54	$1.33 £1.00	-22.1%
Average			+16.1%

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pay 2.7% less for groceries

	Prague	Kingston Upon Thames
Bread 1 loaf	$1.73 CZK35.92	$1.41 £1.06	-18.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.52 CZK135.42	$4.07 £3.05	-37.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.77 CZK99.09	$5.98 £4.48	+25.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.81 CZK79.11	$3.67 £2.75	-3.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.30 CZK89.47	$3.68 £2.76	-14.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 CZK21.15	$1.37 £1.03	+34.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 CZK18.12	$0.68 £0.51	-22.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.05 CZK21.79	$1.31 £0.99	+25.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.81 CZK37.70	$0.96 £0.72	-47.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 CZK13.52	$0.68 £0.51	+4.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 CZK11.67	$0.69 £0.52	+22.8%
Average			-2.7%

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pay 20.3% more for transportation

	Prague	Kingston Upon Thames
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.73 CZK139.81	$7.18 £5.38	+6.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.40 CZK548.64	$42.73 £32.03	+61.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,197.57 CZK648,394.76	$37,772.71 £28,315.37	+21.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.08 CZK334.17	$14.69 £11.01	-8.6%
Average			+20.3%

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pay 57.3% more for housing

	Prague	Kingston Upon Thames
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.93 CZK497.34	$36.50 £27.36	+52.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,194.06 CZK24,816.83	$2,036.53 £1,526.64	+70.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$923.20 CZK19,187.32	$1,847.35 £1,384.82	+100.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$260.95 CZK5,423.49	$276.32 £207.13	+5.9%
Average			+57.3%

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pay 48.5% more for childcare

	Prague	Kingston Upon Thames
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$999.92 CZK20,781.88	$1,832.88 £1,373.97	+83.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,274.81 CZK317,464.05	$17,360.62 £13,013.96	+13.7%
Average			+48.5%

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pay 78.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Prague	Kingston Upon Thames
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.88 CZK59.85	$6.68 £5.01	+131.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.74 CZK77.83	$4.67 £3.50	+24.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.73 CZK160.60	$20.03 £15.02	+159.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.84 CZK1,493.16	$77.01 £57.73	+7.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.00 CZK249.38	$20.03 £15.02	+66.9%
Average			+78.0%

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pay 10.5% less for clothing

	Prague	Kingston Upon Thames
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$79.19 CZK1,645.93	$86.80 £65.07	+9.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.41 CZK819.01	$40.06 £30.03	+1.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.09 CZK2,204.89	$80.13 £60.06	-24.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$136.03 CZK2,827.09	$96.82 £72.58	-28.8%
Average			-10.5%

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