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San Jose vs. Prague Cost of Living Summary

San Jose is 2.4% more expensive than Prague.

Restaurants: pay 0.1% more in San Jose
Groceries: pay 44.6% more in San Jose
Transportation: pay 14.3% more in San Jose
Housing: pay 2.0% more in San Jose
Childcare: pay 28.8% less in San Jose
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.4% less in San Jose
Clothing: pay 0.1% more in San Jose

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

San Jose vs. Prague Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Jose instead of Prague, you would:

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pay 0.1% more for restaurants

	Prague	San Jose
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.56 CZK219.71	$9.95 CRC4,947.81	-5.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.60 CZK199.74	$9.91 CRC4,924.29	+3.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.95 CZK40.67	$2.06 CRC1,022.01	+5.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.71 CZK35.58	$1.67 CRC831.76	-2.2%
Average			+0.1%

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pay 44.6% more for groceries

	Prague	San Jose
Bread 1 loaf	$1.73 CZK35.96	$2.64 CRC1,311.09	+52.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.52 CZK135.57	$4.95 CRC2,462.15	-24.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.77 CZK99.20	$7.78 CRC3,868.62	+63.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.81 CZK79.20	$2.88 CRC1,429.67	-24.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.30 CZK89.57	$3.97 CRC1,971.17	-7.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 CZK21.18	$1.94 CRC963.65	+90.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 CZK18.14	$0.65 CRC324.89	-25.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.05 CZK21.82	$1.95 CRC967.90	+85.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.81 CZK37.74	$1.58 CRC786.24	-12.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 CZK13.53	$1.55 CRC768.91	+137.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 CZK11.68	$1.43 CRC711.41	+154.9%
Average			+44.6%

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pay 14.3% more for transportation

	Prague	San Jose
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.73 CZK139.97	$5.39 CRC2,678.58	-19.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.40 CZK549.28	$41.21 CRC20,485.06	+56.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,197.57 CZK649,143.50	$37,640.45 CRC18,712,315.88	+20.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.08 CZK334.56	$16.12 CRC8,011.83	+0.2%
Average			+14.3%

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pay 2.0% more for housing

	Prague	San Jose
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.93 CZK497.91	$58.88 CRC29,268.77	+146.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,194.06 CZK24,845.49	$891.63 CRC443,258.89	-25.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$923.20 CZK19,209.48	$560.77 CRC278,778.03	-39.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$260.95 CZK5,429.75	$68.88 CRC34,242.87	-73.6%
Average			+2.0%

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pay 28.8% less for childcare

	Prague	San Jose
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$999.92 CZK20,805.88	$600.27 CRC298,412.20	-40.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,274.81 CZK317,830.65	$12,608.22 CRC6,267,964.49	-17.5%
Average			-28.8%

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pay 15.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Prague	San Jose
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.88 CZK59.92	$2.67 CRC1,329.56	-7.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.74 CZK77.92	$3.85 CRC1,915.58	+2.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.73 CZK160.79	$5.15 CRC2,560.63	-33.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.84 CZK1,494.88	$55.98 CRC27,831.01	-22.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.00 CZK249.67	$9.91 CRC4,924.29	-17.4%
Average			-15.4%

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pay 0.1% more for clothing

	Prague	San Jose
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$79.19 CZK1,647.83	$61.74 CRC30,694.76	-22.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.41 CZK819.95	$51.32 CRC25,512.74	+30.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.09 CZK2,207.43	$120.28 CRC59,794.99	+13.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$136.03 CZK2,830.36	$106.98 CRC53,182.37	-21.4%
Average			+0.1%

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