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Ramnicu Valcea vs. Prague Cost of Living Summary

Ramnicu Valcea is 33.7% cheaper than Prague.

Restaurants: pay 10.8% less in Ramnicu Valcea
Groceries: pay 24.4% less in Ramnicu Valcea
Transportation: pay 24.2% less in Ramnicu Valcea
Housing: pay 61.5% less in Ramnicu Valcea
Childcare: pay 56.8% less in Ramnicu Valcea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.8% less in Ramnicu Valcea
Clothing: pay 28.6% less in Ramnicu Valcea

Expenses including housing, childcare, entertainment and sports, clothing, groceries, and transportation are lower in Ramnicu Valcea.

Ramnicu Valcea vs. Prague Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ramnicu Valcea instead of Prague, you would:

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pay 10.8% less for restaurants

	Prague	Ramnicu Valcea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.56 CZK219.42	$8.05 RON34.91	-23.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.60 CZK199.47	$6.90 RON29.92	-28.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.95 CZK40.61	$2.15 RON9.31	+9.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.71 CZK35.54	$1.69 RON7.31	-1.4%
Average			-10.8%

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pay 24.4% less for groceries

	Prague	Ramnicu Valcea
Bread 1 loaf	$1.73 CZK35.91	$1.25 RON5.42	-27.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.52 CZK135.39	$4.42 RON19.18	-32.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.77 CZK99.07	$6.03 RON26.15	+26.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.81 CZK79.10	$3.33 RON14.42	-12.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.30 CZK89.45	$3.03 RON13.12	-29.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 CZK21.15	$0.57 RON2.49	-43.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 CZK18.11	$0.73 RON3.17	-16.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.05 CZK21.79	$0.63 RON2.71	-40.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.81 CZK37.69	$1.04 RON4.52	-42.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 CZK13.51	$0.45 RON1.93	-31.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 CZK11.67	$0.45 RON1.97	-19.3%
Average			-24.4%

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pay 24.2% less for transportation

	Prague	Ramnicu Valcea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.73 CZK139.78	$6.19 RON26.85	-7.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.40 CZK548.55	$23.00 RON99.73	-12.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,197.57 CZK648,282.45	$26,685.07 RON115,690.45	-14.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.08 CZK334.11	$6.21 RON26.93	-61.4%
Average			-24.2%

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pay 61.5% less for housing

	Prague	Ramnicu Valcea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.93 CZK497.25	$7.67 RON33.24	-68.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,194.06 CZK24,812.53	$448.59 RON1,944.80	-62.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$923.20 CZK19,184.00	$299.06 RON1,296.53	-67.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$260.95 CZK5,422.55	$135.74 RON588.50	-48.0%
Average			-61.5%

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pay 56.8% less for childcare

	Prague	Ramnicu Valcea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$999.92 CZK20,778.28	$456.02 RON1,977.01	-54.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,274.81 CZK317,409.06	$6,211.18 RON26,927.95	-59.3%
Average			-56.8%

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pay 29.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Prague	Ramnicu Valcea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.88 CZK59.84	$2.53 RON10.97	-12.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.74 CZK77.82	$2.07 RON8.98	-44.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.73 CZK160.57	$5.75 RON24.93	-25.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.84 CZK1,492.90	$40.64 RON176.20	-43.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.00 CZK249.34	$9.20 RON39.89	-23.3%
Average			-29.8%

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pay 28.6% less for clothing

	Prague	Ramnicu Valcea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$79.19 CZK1,645.64	$59.21 RON256.70	-25.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.41 CZK818.86	$37.09 RON160.82	-5.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.09 CZK2,204.50	$66.71 RON289.23	-37.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$136.03 CZK2,826.60	$72.85 RON315.82	-46.4%
Average			-28.6%

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