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Welwyn Garden City vs. Prague Cost of Living Summary

Welwyn Garden City is 23.6% more expensive than Prague.

Restaurants: pay 8.9% more in Welwyn Garden City
Groceries: pay 5.7% less in Welwyn Garden City
Transportation: pay 8.7% more in Welwyn Garden City
Housing: pay 14.7% more in Welwyn Garden City
Childcare: pay 68.3% more in Welwyn Garden City
Entertainment and Sports: pay 78.7% more in Welwyn Garden City
Clothing: pay 8.3% less in Welwyn Garden City

The cost of entertainment and sports, childcare, housing, restaurants, and transportation in Welwyn Garden City are more expensive than in Prague. Expenses including clothing and groceries are lower in Welwyn Garden City. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Welwyn Garden City.

Welwyn Garden City vs. Prague Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Welwyn Garden City instead of Prague, you would:

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pay 8.9% more for restaurants

	Prague	Welwyn Garden City
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.56 CZK218.25	$18.03 £13.48	+70.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.60 CZK198.41	$10.68 £7.99	+11.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.95 CZK40.40	$1.74 £1.30	-11.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.71 CZK35.35	$1.11 £0.83	-35.3%
Average			+8.9%

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pay 5.7% less for groceries

	Prague	Welwyn Garden City
Bread 1 loaf	$1.73 CZK35.72	$1.41 £1.05	-18.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.52 CZK134.67	$4.07 £3.05	-37.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.77 CZK98.54	$5.31 £3.97	+11.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.81 CZK78.68	$3.61 £2.70	-5.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.30 CZK88.97	$3.68 £2.76	-14.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 CZK21.04	$1.33 £1.00	+30.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 CZK18.02	$0.55 £0.41	-37.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.05 CZK21.67	$1.31 £0.98	+25.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.81 CZK37.49	$1.06 £0.79	-41.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 CZK13.44	$0.73 £0.54	+11.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 CZK11.61	$0.63 £0.47	+12.7%
Average			-5.7%

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pay 8.7% more for transportation

	Prague	Welwyn Garden City
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.73 CZK139.04	$7.18 £5.37	+6.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.40 CZK545.62	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,197.57 CZK644,825.76	$36,056.68 £26,964.30	+15.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.08 CZK332.33	$16.69 £12.48	+3.8%
Average			+8.7%

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pay 14.7% more for housing

	Prague	Welwyn Garden City
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.93 CZK494.60	$36.50 £27.30	+52.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,194.06 CZK24,680.23	$1,468.98 £1,098.55	+23.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$923.20 CZK19,081.71	$1,118.42 £836.39	+21.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$260.95 CZK5,393.64	$161.69 £120.92	-38.0%
Average			+14.7%

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pay 68.3% more for childcare

	Prague	Welwyn Garden City
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$999.92 CZK20,667.49	$1,891.86 £1,414.79	+89.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,274.81 CZK315,716.61	$22,515.39 £16,837.71	+47.4%
Average			+68.3%

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pay 78.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Prague	Welwyn Garden City
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.88 CZK59.52	$6.01 £4.49	+108.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.74 CZK77.40	$4.62 £3.46	+23.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.73 CZK159.72	$20.43 £15.28	+164.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.84 CZK1,484.94	$73.45 £54.93	+2.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.00 CZK248.01	$23.37 £17.48	+94.8%
Average			+78.7%

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pay 8.3% less for clothing

	Prague	Welwyn Garden City
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$79.19 CZK1,636.87	$115.18 £86.14	+45.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.41 CZK814.50	$40.06 £29.96	+1.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.09 CZK2,192.75	$80.13 £59.92	-24.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$136.03 CZK2,811.53	$60.09 £44.94	-55.8%
Average			-8.3%

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