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Richards Bay vs. Prague Cost of Living Summary

Richards Bay is 37.2% cheaper than Prague.

Restaurants: pay 47.1% less in Richards Bay
Groceries: pay 36.0% less in Richards Bay
Transportation: pay 36.2% more in Richards Bay
Housing: pay 36.4% less in Richards Bay
Childcare: pay 87.1% less in Richards Bay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.8% less in Richards Bay
Clothing: pay 37.9% less in Richards Bay

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, clothing, housing, and groceries are lower in Richards Bay.

Richards Bay vs. Prague Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Richards Bay instead of Prague, you would:

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pay 47.1% less for restaurants

	Prague	Richards Bay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.56 CZK219.46	$7.17 ZAR121.31	-32.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.60 CZK199.51	$5.16 ZAR87.35	-46.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.95 CZK40.62	$0.92 ZAR15.66	-52.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.71 CZK35.54	$0.73 ZAR12.36	-57.3%
Average			-47.1%

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pay 36.0% less for groceries

	Prague	Richards Bay
Bread 1 loaf	$1.73 CZK35.92	$0.94 ZAR15.86	-45.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.52 CZK135.42	$3.67 ZAR62.15	-43.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.77 CZK99.09	$3.64 ZAR61.54	-23.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.81 CZK79.11	$2.18 ZAR36.91	-42.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.30 CZK89.47	$2.10 ZAR35.51	-51.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 CZK21.15	$0.74 ZAR12.47	-27.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 CZK18.12	$0.66 ZAR11.20	-24.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.05 CZK21.79	$0.64 ZAR10.75	-39.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.81 CZK37.70	$0.63 ZAR10.66	-65.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 CZK13.52	$0.52 ZAR8.80	-20.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 CZK11.67	$0.49 ZAR8.36	-12.0%
Average			-36.0%

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pay 36.2% more for transportation

	Prague	Richards Bay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.73 CZK139.81	$5.04 ZAR85.27	-25.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.40 CZK548.64	$97.47 ZAR1,649.87	+269.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,197.57 CZK648,394.76	$20,354.81 ZAR344,531.64	-34.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.08 CZK334.17	$5.73 ZAR97.05	-64.3%
Average			+36.2%

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pay 36.4% less for housing

	Prague	Richards Bay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.93 CZK497.34	$35.68 ZAR603.91	+49.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,194.06 CZK24,816.83	$401.36 ZAR6,793.58	-66.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$923.20 CZK19,187.32	$301.02 ZAR5,095.19	-67.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$260.95 CZK5,423.49	$101.94 ZAR1,725.51	-60.9%
Average			-36.4%

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pay 87.1% less for childcare

	Prague	Richards Bay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$999.92 CZK20,781.88	$93.17 ZAR1,577.08	-90.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,274.81 CZK317,464.05	$2,537.18 ZAR42,945.14	-83.4%
Average			-87.1%

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pay 51.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Prague	Richards Bay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.88 CZK59.85	$1.43 ZAR24.26	-50.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.74 CZK77.83	$2.00 ZAR33.92	-46.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.73 CZK160.60	$2.47 ZAR41.73	-68.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.84 CZK1,493.16	$32.97 ZAR558.04	-54.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.00 CZK249.38	$7.17 ZAR121.31	-40.3%
Average			-51.8%

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pay 37.9% less for clothing

	Prague	Richards Bay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$79.19 CZK1,645.93	$46.39 ZAR785.28	-41.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.41 CZK819.01	$19.30 ZAR326.74	-51.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.09 CZK2,204.89	$87.44 ZAR1,480.03	-17.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$136.03 CZK2,827.09	$79.31 ZAR1,342.46	-41.7%
Average			-37.9%

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