Cost of living comparison

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Sarande vs. Prague Cost of Living Summary

Sarande is 13.1% cheaper than Prague.

Restaurants: pay 0.7% more in Sarande
Groceries: pay 0.1% less in Sarande
Transportation: pay 31.2% more in Sarande
Housing: pay 43.6% less in Sarande
Childcare: pay 65.7% less in Sarande
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.7% less in Sarande
Clothing: pay 1.3% more in Sarande

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

Sarande vs. Prague Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sarande instead of Prague, you would:

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pay 0.7% more for restaurants

	Prague	Sarande
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.56 CZK218.25	$12.05 ALL992	+14.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.60 CZK198.41	$11.86 ALL977	+23.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.95 CZK40.40	$2.04 ALL168	+4.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.71 CZK35.35	$1.04 ALL86	-39.3%
Average			+0.7%

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pay 0.1% less for groceries

	Prague	Sarande
Bread 1 loaf	$1.73 CZK35.72	$1.15 ALL95	-33.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.52 CZK134.67	$6.73 ALL554	+3.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.77 CZK98.54	$8.27 ALL681	+73.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.81 CZK78.68	$4.21 ALL347	+10.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.30 CZK88.97	$3.67 ALL302	-14.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 CZK21.04	$0.77 ALL63	-24.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 CZK18.02	$1.27 ALL105	+45.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.05 CZK21.67	$0.94 ALL77	-10.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.81 CZK37.49	$0.88 ALL73	-51.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 CZK13.44	$0.61 ALL50	-6.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 CZK11.61	$0.60 ALL49	+6.5%
Average			-0.1%

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pay 31.2% more for transportation

	Prague	Sarande
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.73 CZK139.04	$8.19 ALL675	+21.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.40 CZK545.62	$23.35 ALL1,923	-11.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,197.57 CZK644,825.76	$35,027.69 ALL2,883,809	+12.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.08 CZK332.33	$32.54 ALL2,679	+102.4%
Average			+31.2%

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pay 43.6% less for housing

	Prague	Sarande
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.93 CZK494.60	$18.93 ALL1,558	-20.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,194.06 CZK24,680.23	$878.82 ALL72,353	-26.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$923.20 CZK19,081.71	$391.70 ALL32,248	-57.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$260.95 CZK5,393.64	$79.45 ALL6,541	-69.6%
Average			-43.6%

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pay 65.7% less for childcare

	Prague	Sarande
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$999.92 CZK20,667.49	$306.77 ALL25,256	-69.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,274.81 CZK315,716.61	$5,811.42 ALL478,451	-62.0%
Average			-65.7%

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pay 15.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Prague	Sarande
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.88 CZK59.52	$3.01 ALL248	+4.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.74 CZK77.40	$2.11 ALL173	-43.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.73 CZK159.72	$4.46 ALL367	-42.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.84 CZK1,484.94	$91.90 ALL7,566	+27.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.00 CZK248.01	$9.04 ALL744	-24.7%
Average			-15.7%

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pay 1.3% more for clothing

	Prague	Sarande
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$79.19 CZK1,636.87	$68.31 ALL5,624	-13.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.41 CZK814.50	$47.45 ALL3,907	+20.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.09 CZK2,192.75	$107.72 ALL8,868	+1.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$136.03 CZK2,811.53	$131.75 ALL10,847	-3.1%
Average			+1.3%

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