Cost of living comparison

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Zlin vs. Prague Cost of Living Summary

Zlin is 7.1% cheaper than Prague.

Restaurants: pay 13.4% less in Zlin
Groceries: pay 12.0% less in Zlin
Transportation: pay 3.1% less in Zlin
Housing: pay 11.9% less in Zlin
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.1% less in Zlin
Clothing: pay 13.2% more in Zlin

Expenses including entertainment and sports, restaurants, groceries, housing, and transportation are lower in Zlin.

Zlin vs. Prague Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 13.4% less for restaurants

	Prague	Zlin
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.56 CZK221.66	$9.60 CZK201.51	-9.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.60 CZK201.51	$6.24 CZK130.98	-35.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.95 CZK41.03	$2.04 CZK42.82	+4.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.71 CZK35.90	$1.47 CZK30.83	-14.1%
Average			-13.4%

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pay 12.0% less for groceries

	Prague	Zlin
Bread 1 loaf	$1.73 CZK36.28	$1.27 CZK26.58	-26.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.52 CZK136.77	$7.27 CZK152.62	+11.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.77 CZK100.08	$4.18 CZK87.66	-12.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.81 CZK79.91	$3.50 CZK73.42	-8.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.30 CZK90.36	$4.38 CZK92.03	+1.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 CZK21.37	$0.74 CZK15.53	-27.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 CZK18.30	$0.74 CZK15.44	-15.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.05 CZK22.01	$0.95 CZK19.98	-9.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.81 CZK38.07	$1.53 CZK32.14	-15.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 CZK13.65	$0.51 CZK10.74	-21.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 CZK11.79	$0.51 CZK10.69	-9.3%
Average			-12.0%

Prague vs. Zlin - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.1% less for transportation

	Prague	Zlin
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.73 CZK141.21	$6.76 CZK141.95	+0.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.40 CZK554.14	$28.80 CZK604.52	+9.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,197.57 CZK655K	$27,597.85 CZK579K	-11.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.08 CZK337.52	$14.40 CZK302.26	-10.4%
Average			-3.1%

Prague vs. Zlin - Cost of transportation

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pay 11.9% less for housing

	Prague	Zlin
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.93 CZK502.32	$20.16 CZK423.16	-15.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,194.06 CZK25,065.56	$767.94 CZK16,120.45	-35.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$923.20 CZK19,379.62	$623.95 CZK13,097.86	-32.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$260.95 CZK5,477.85	$356.25 CZK7,478.32	+36.5%
Average			-11.9%

Prague vs. Zlin - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Prague	Zlin
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$999.92 CZK20,990.17	??
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,274.81 CZK321K	??

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pay 15.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Prague	Zlin
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.88 CZK60.45	$2.40 CZK50.38	-16.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.74 CZK78.61	$3.02 CZK63.47	-19.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.73 CZK162.21	$7.68 CZK161.20	-0.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.84 CZK1,508.13	$52.80 CZK1,108.28	-26.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.00 CZK251.88	$10.51 CZK220.65	-12.4%
Average			-15.1%

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pay 13.2% more for clothing

	Prague	Zlin
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$79.19 CZK1,662.42	$111.99 CZK2,350.90	+41.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.41 CZK827.22	$35.20 CZK738.85	-10.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.09 CZK2,226.98	$135.99 CZK2,854.66	+28.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$136.03 CZK2,855.43	$127.99 CZK2,686.74	-5.9%
Average			+13.2%

Prague vs. Zlin - Cost of clothing

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