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Parry Sound vs. Prague Cost of Living Summary

Parry Sound is 8.5% more expensive than Prague.

Restaurants: pay 18.2% more in Parry Sound
Groceries: pay 4.3% less in Parry Sound
Transportation: pay 35.1% less in Parry Sound
Housing: pay 30.0% more in Parry Sound
Childcare: pay 29.1% more in Parry Sound
Entertainment and Sports: pay 8.9% more in Parry Sound
Clothing: pay 12.4% more in Parry Sound

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

Parry Sound vs. Prague Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Parry Sound instead of Prague, you would:

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pay 18.2% more for restaurants

	Prague	Parry Sound
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.56 CZK225.22	$19.01 CA$26.39	+80.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.60 CZK204.75	$10.08 CA$13.99	+5.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.95 CZK41.69	$1.90 CA$2.63	-3.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.71 CZK36.48	$1.55 CA$2.15	-9.3%
Average			+18.2%

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pay 4.3% less for groceries

	Prague	Parry Sound
Bread 1 loaf	$1.73 CZK36.86	$2.38 CA$3.31	+37.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.52 CZK138.97	$2.12 CA$2.94	-67.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.77 CZK101.69	$8.75 CA$12.14	+83.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.81 CZK81.19	$3.14 CA$4.36	-17.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.30 CZK91.82	$4.88 CA$6.78	+13.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 CZK21.71	$1.56 CA$2.17	+53.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 CZK18.59	$0.33 CA$0.45	-62.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.05 CZK22.37	$0.33 CA$0.45	-69.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.81 CZK38.69	$0.98 CA$1.36	-46.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 CZK13.87	$0.76 CA$1.06	+17.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 CZK11.98	$0.62 CA$0.86	+10.1%
Average			-4.3%

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pay 35.1% less for transportation

	Prague	Parry Sound
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.73 CZK143.48	$3.93 CA$5.46	-41.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.40 CZK563.06	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,197.57 CZK665K	$24,369.83 CA$33,839.43	-21.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.08 CZK342.95	$9.32 CA$12.95	-42.0%
Average			-35.1%

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pay 30.0% more for housing

	Prague	Parry Sound
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.93 CZK510.41	$53.79 CA$74.69	+124.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,194.06 CZK25,469.03	$1,111.70 CA$1,543.68	-6.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$923.20 CZK19,691.57	$1,362.73 CA$1,892.25	+47.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$260.95 CZK5,566.02	$142.50 CA$197.88	-45.4%
Average			+30.0%

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pay 29.1% more for childcare

	Prague	Parry Sound
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$999.92 CZK21,328.04	$1,291.00 CA$1,792.66	+29.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,274.81 CZK326K	??
Average			+29.1%

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pay 8.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Prague	Parry Sound
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.88 CZK61.42	$5.02 CA$6.97	+74.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.74 CZK79.88	$2.87 CA$3.98	-23.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.73 CZK164.82	$12.12 CA$16.83	+56.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.84 CZK1,532.40	$33.71 CA$46.81	-53.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.00 CZK255.94	$10.76 CA$14.94	-10.3%
Average			+8.9%

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pay 12.4% more for clothing

	Prague	Parry Sound
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$79.19 CZK1,689.18	$68.67 CA$95.36	-13.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.41 CZK840.53	$56.90 CA$79.01	+44.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.09 CZK2,262.83	$112.96 CA$156.86	+6.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$136.03 CZK2,901.39	$152.41 CA$211.63	+12.0%
Average			+12.4%

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