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Santa Barbara vs. Prague Cost of Living Summary

Santa Barbara is 62.9% more expensive than Prague.

Restaurants: pay 67.7% more in Santa Barbara
Groceries: pay 85.3% more in Santa Barbara
Transportation: pay 25.1% more in Santa Barbara
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Santa Barbara
Childcare: pay 92.3% more in Santa Barbara
Entertainment and Sports: pay 58.3% more in Santa Barbara
Clothing: pay 7.9% less in Santa Barbara

The cost of housing, childcare, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Santa Barbara are more expensive than in Prague. Notably, housing, childcare, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Santa Barbara.

Santa Barbara vs. Prague Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santa Barbara instead of Prague, you would:

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pay 67.7% more for restaurants

	Prague	Santa Barbara
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.56 CZK219.71	$25.00	+136.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.60 CZK199.74	$15.00	+56.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.95 CZK40.67	$2.67	+36.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.71 CZK35.58	$2.42	+41.3%
Average			+67.7%

Prague vs. Santa Barbara - Cost of restaurants

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pay 85.3% more for groceries

	Prague	Santa Barbara
Bread 1 loaf	$1.73 CZK35.96	$4.40	+154.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.52 CZK135.57	$12.68	+94.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.77 CZK99.20	$5.25	+10.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.81 CZK79.20	$5.38	+41.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.30 CZK89.57	$8.38	+94.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 CZK21.18	$2.90	+184.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 CZK18.14	$0.74	-14.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.05 CZK21.82	$1.75	+67.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.81 CZK37.74	$2.48	+36.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 CZK13.53	$1.47	+126.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 CZK11.68	$1.36	+142.9%
Average			+85.3%

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pay 25.1% more for transportation

	Prague	Santa Barbara
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.73 CZK139.97	$4.73	-29.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.40 CZK549.28	$52.00	+97.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,197.57 CZK649,143.50	$28,500.00	-8.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.08 CZK334.56	$22.78	+41.7%
Average			+25.1%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Prague	Santa Barbara
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.93 CZK497.91	$74.25	+210.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,194.06 CZK24,845.49	$2,720.83	+127.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$923.20 CZK19,209.48	$2,538.89	+175.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$260.95 CZK5,429.75	$166.24	-36.3%
Average			+119.2%

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pay 92.3% more for childcare

	Prague	Santa Barbara
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$999.92 CZK20,805.88	$1,425.00	+42.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,274.81 CZK317,830.65	$37,000.00	+142.2%
Average			+92.3%

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pay 58.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Prague	Santa Barbara
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.88 CZK59.92	$8.00	+177.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.74 CZK77.92	$6.14	+64.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.73 CZK160.79	$11.82	+53.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.84 CZK1,494.88	$66.50	-7.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.00 CZK249.67	$12.50	+4.2%
Average			+58.3%

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pay 7.9% less for clothing

	Prague	Santa Barbara
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$79.19 CZK1,647.83	$69.00	-12.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.41 CZK819.95	$40.75	+3.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.09 CZK2,207.43	$77.00	-27.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$136.03 CZK2,830.36	$143.33	+5.4%
Average			-7.9%

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