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San Miguel de Allende vs. Prague Cost of Living Summary

San Miguel de Allende is 11.9% cheaper than Prague.

Restaurants: pay 17.6% less in San Miguel de Allende
Groceries: pay 35.8% more in San Miguel de Allende
Transportation: pay 8.3% less in San Miguel de Allende
Housing: pay 12.6% less in San Miguel de Allende
Childcare: pay 66.4% less in San Miguel de Allende
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.3% less in San Miguel de Allende
Clothing: pay 11.3% more in San Miguel de Allende

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

San Miguel de Allende vs. Prague Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Miguel de Allende instead of Prague, you would:

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pay 17.6% less for restaurants

	Prague	San Miguel de Allende
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.56 CZK219.46	$12.00 MX$218.10	+13.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.60 CZK199.51	$8.12 MX$147.63	-15.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.95 CZK40.62	$1.41 MX$25.59	-28.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.71 CZK35.54	$1.02 MX$18.54	-40.4%
Average			-17.6%

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pay 35.8% more for groceries

	Prague	San Miguel de Allende
Bread 1 loaf	$1.73 CZK35.92	$3.87 MX$70.39	+124.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.52 CZK135.42	$4.12 MX$74.80	-36.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.77 CZK99.09	$5.37 MX$97.56	+12.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.81 CZK79.11	$2.65 MX$48.23	-30.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.30 CZK89.47	$5.53 MX$100.50	+28.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 CZK21.15	$1.91 MX$34.73	+87.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 CZK18.12	$0.75 MX$13.71	-13.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.05 CZK21.79	$1.29 MX$23.44	+23.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.81 CZK37.70	$1.28 MX$23.23	-29.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 CZK13.52	$1.14 MX$20.77	+75.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 CZK11.67	$1.41 MX$25.68	+151.7%
Average			+35.8%

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pay 8.3% less for transportation

	Prague	San Miguel de Allende
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.73 CZK139.81	$4.99 MX$90.63	-25.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.40 CZK548.64	$6.50 MX$118.11	-75.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,197.57 CZK648,394.76	$18,953.96 MX$344,480.68	-39.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.08 CZK334.17	$33.33 MX$605.75	+107.3%
Average			-8.3%

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pay 12.6% less for housing

	Prague	San Miguel de Allende
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.93 CZK497.34	$35.42 MX$643.69	+48.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,194.06 CZK24,816.83	$1,180.62 MX$21,457.31	-1.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$923.20 CZK19,187.32	$778.19 MX$14,143.26	-15.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$260.95 CZK5,423.49	$47.64 MX$865.87	-81.7%
Average			-12.6%

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pay 66.4% less for childcare

	Prague	San Miguel de Allende
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$999.92 CZK20,781.88	$352.00 MX$6,397.50	-64.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,274.81 CZK317,464.05	$4,873.88 MX$88,580.75	-68.1%
Average			-66.4%

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pay 25.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Prague	San Miguel de Allende
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.88 CZK59.85	$3.01 MX$54.62	+4.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.74 CZK77.83	$3.62 MX$65.82	-3.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.73 CZK160.60	$4.33 MX$78.74	-43.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.84 CZK1,493.16	$44.65 MX$811.54	-37.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.00 CZK249.38	$6.50 MX$118.11	-45.8%
Average			-25.3%

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pay 11.3% more for clothing

	Prague	San Miguel de Allende
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$79.19 CZK1,645.93	$64.99 MX$1,181.08	-17.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.41 CZK819.01	$59.57 MX$1,082.65	+51.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.09 CZK2,204.89	$111.92 MX$2,034.08	+5.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$136.03 CZK2,827.09	$144.41 MX$2,624.61	+6.2%
Average			+11.3%

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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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