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Nagoya vs. Prague Cost of Living Summary

Nagoya is 16.6% cheaper than Prague.

Restaurants: pay 44.7% less in Nagoya
Groceries: pay 44.3% more in Nagoya
Transportation: pay 23.9% more in Nagoya
Housing: pay 33.0% less in Nagoya
Childcare: pay 41.1% less in Nagoya
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.5% less in Nagoya
Clothing: pay 38.3% less in Nagoya

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

Nagoya vs. Prague Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 44.7% less for restaurants

	Prague	Nagoya
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.56 CZK223.32	$6.68 ¥1,064	-36.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.60 CZK203.02	$5.35 ¥851	-44.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.95 CZK41.33	$1.14 ¥181	-41.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.71 CZK36.17	$0.75 ¥120	-56.0%
Average			-44.7%

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pay 44.3% more for groceries

	Prague	Nagoya
Bread 1 loaf	$1.73 CZK36.55	$1.46 ¥232	-15.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.52 CZK137.80	$4.86 ¥774	-25.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.77 CZK100.83	$6.11 ¥973	+28.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.81 CZK80.51	$2.21 ¥352	-42.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.30 CZK91.04	$3.09 ¥492	-28.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 CZK21.53	$2.75 ¥438	+170.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 CZK18.44	$1.36 ¥217	+56.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.05 CZK22.18	$1.76 ¥280	+67.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.81 CZK38.36	$2.64 ¥420	+45.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 CZK13.75	$1.48 ¥235	+127.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 CZK11.88	$1.14 ¥182	+103.8%
Average			+44.3%

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pay 23.9% more for transportation

	Prague	Nagoya
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.73 CZK142.27	$4.43 ¥706	-34.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.40 CZK558.30	$53.46 ¥8,513	+102.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,197.57 CZK660K	$22,332.63 ¥4M	-28.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.08 CZK340.05	$24.99 ¥3,980	+55.4%
Average			+23.9%

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pay 33.0% less for housing

	Prague	Nagoya
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.93 CZK506.09	$32.74 ¥5,214	+36.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,194.06 CZK25,253.50	$573.57 ¥91,333	-52.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$923.20 CZK19,524.94	$395.38 ¥62,958	-57.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$260.95 CZK5,518.92	$105.54 ¥16,805	-59.6%
Average			-33.0%

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pay 41.1% less for childcare

	Prague	Nagoya
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$999.92 CZK21,147.55	$461.83 ¥73,540	-53.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,274.81 CZK323K	$10,914.61 ¥2M	-28.5%
Average			-41.1%

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pay 27.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Prague	Nagoya
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.88 CZK60.90	$2.00 ¥319	-30.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.74 CZK79.20	$2.79 ¥445	-25.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.73 CZK163.43	$3.34 ¥532	-56.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.84 CZK1,519.43	$53.90 ¥8,584	-25.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.00 CZK253.77	$12.03 ¥1,915	+0.2%
Average			-27.5%

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pay 38.3% less for clothing

	Prague	Nagoya
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$79.19 CZK1,674.89	$44.33 ¥7,058	-44.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.41 CZK833.42	$30.91 ¥4,921	-21.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.09 CZK2,243.68	$50.12 ¥7,981	-52.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$136.03 CZK2,876.84	$88.54 ¥14,099	-34.9%
Average			-38.3%

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