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New Plymouth vs. Prague Cost of Living Summary

New Plymouth is 6.3% more expensive than Prague.

Restaurants: pay 7.8% more in New Plymouth
Groceries: pay 4.0% more in New Plymouth
Transportation: pay 3.2% less in New Plymouth
Housing: pay 20.0% less in New Plymouth
Childcare: pay 51.1% more in New Plymouth
Entertainment and Sports: pay 35.6% more in New Plymouth
Clothing: pay 31.4% less in New Plymouth

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

New Plymouth vs. Prague Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Plymouth instead of Prague, you would:

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pay 7.8% more for restaurants

	Prague	New Plymouth
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.56 CZK219.46	$12.40 NZ$21.47	+17.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.60 CZK199.51	$8.65 NZ$14.98	-9.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.95 CZK40.62	$2.17 NZ$3.76	+11.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.71 CZK35.54	$1.92 NZ$3.33	+12.4%
Average			+7.8%

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pay 4.0% more for groceries

	Prague	New Plymouth
Bread 1 loaf	$1.73 CZK35.92	$1.27 NZ$2.19	-26.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.52 CZK135.42	$2.76 NZ$4.78	-57.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.77 CZK99.09	$5.42 NZ$9.38	+13.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.81 CZK79.11	$5.58 NZ$9.66	+46.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.30 CZK89.47	$3.40 NZ$5.89	-21.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 CZK21.15	$0.92 NZ$1.59	-10.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 CZK18.12	$0.87 NZ$1.51	+0.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.05 CZK21.79	$1.21 NZ$2.10	+15.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.81 CZK37.70	$2.87 NZ$4.96	+58.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 CZK13.52	$0.71 NZ$1.22	+8.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 CZK11.67	$0.65 NZ$1.13	+16.3%
Average			+4.0%

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pay 3.2% less for transportation

	Prague	New Plymouth
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.73 CZK139.81	$6.11 NZ$10.57	-9.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.40 CZK548.64	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,197.57 CZK648,394.76	$23,077.19 NZ$39,946.69	-26.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.08 CZK334.17	$20.19 NZ$34.95	+25.6%
Average			-3.2%

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pay 20.0% less for housing

	Prague	New Plymouth
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.93 CZK497.34	$38.94 NZ$67.41	+62.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,194.06 CZK24,816.83	$696.16 NZ$1,205.06	-41.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$923.20 CZK19,187.32	$644.24 NZ$1,115.18	-30.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$260.95 CZK5,423.49	$75.96 NZ$131.48	-70.9%
Average			-20.0%

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pay 51.1% more for childcare

	Prague	New Plymouth
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$999.92 CZK20,781.88	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,274.81 CZK317,464.05	$23,077.19 NZ$39,946.69	+51.1%
Average			+51.1%

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pay 35.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Prague	New Plymouth
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.88 CZK59.85	$5.05 NZ$8.74	+75.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.74 CZK77.83	$3.51 NZ$6.08	-6.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.73 CZK160.60	$20.19 NZ$34.95	+161.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.84 CZK1,493.16	$43.27 NZ$74.90	-39.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.00 CZK249.38	$10.53 NZ$18.23	-12.3%
Average			+35.6%

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pay 31.4% less for clothing

	Prague	New Plymouth
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$79.19 CZK1,645.93	$59.14 NZ$102.36	-25.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.41 CZK819.01	$34.62 NZ$59.92	-12.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.09 CZK2,204.89	$69.23 NZ$119.84	-34.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$136.03 CZK2,827.09	$63.46 NZ$109.85	-53.3%
Average			-31.4%

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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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