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Karlovy Vary vs. Reykjavik Cost of Living Summary

Karlovy Vary is 45.3% cheaper than Reykjavik.

Restaurants: pay 54.2% less in Karlovy Vary
Groceries: pay 49.5% less in Karlovy Vary
Transportation: pay 48.8% less in Karlovy Vary
Housing: pay 1.1% more in Karlovy Vary
Childcare: pay 66.0% less in Karlovy Vary
Entertainment and Sports: pay 53.9% less in Karlovy Vary
Clothing: pay 45.7% less in Karlovy Vary

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, and clothing are lower in Karlovy Vary.

Karlovy Vary vs. Reykjavik Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Karlovy Vary instead of Reykjavik, you would:

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pay 54.2% less for restaurants

	Reykjavik	Karlovy Vary
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$27.48 ISK3,452	$8.16 CZK169.55	-70.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$22.76 ISK2,859	$7.92 CZK164.56	-65.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.34 ISK419	$2.02 CZK42.06	-39.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.70 ISK339	$1.56 CZK32.41	-42.2%
Average			-54.2%

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pay 49.5% less for groceries

	Reykjavik	Karlovy Vary
Bread 1 loaf	$4.63 ISK582	$1.43 CZK29.65	-69.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.44 ISK1,186	$6.13 CZK127.42	-35.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.63 ISK959	$4.26 CZK88.58	-44.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.50 ISK817	$2.84 CZK59.10	-56.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$11.29 ISK1,419	$3.27 CZK67.86	-71.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.59 ISK200	$0.79 CZK16.40	-50.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.17 ISK147	$0.82 CZK17.13	-29.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.49 ISK187	$1.05 CZK21.84	-29.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.54 ISK319	$1.58 CZK32.93	-37.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.70 ISK213	$0.56 CZK11.63	-67.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.13 ISK142	$0.51 CZK10.54	-55.1%
Average			-49.5%

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pay 48.8% less for transportation

	Reykjavik	Karlovy Vary
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$9.66 ISK1,214	$6.52 CZK135.39	-32.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$88.58 ISK11,129	$26.40 CZK548.55	-70.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$50,771.00 ISK6,378,360	$28,797.76 CZK598,414.57	-43.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.07 ISK3,526	$14.30 CZK297.21	-49.0%
Average			-48.8%

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pay 1.1% more for housing

	Reykjavik	Karlovy Vary
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$81.97 ISK10,298	$19.62 CZK407.72	-76.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,259.48 ISK283,859	$746.34 CZK15,508.91	-67.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,034.90 ISK255,645	$404.13 CZK8,397.75	-80.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.87 ISK7,648	$199.42 CZK4,143.92	+227.6%
Average			+1.1%

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pay 66.0% less for childcare

	Reykjavik	Karlovy Vary
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$327.78 ISK41,179	$191.99 CZK3,989.43	-41.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$30,711.08 ISK3,858,233	$2,879.78 CZK59,841.46	-90.6%
Average			-66.0%

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pay 53.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Reykjavik	Karlovy Vary
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$13.12 ISK1,649	$2.16 CZK44.88	-83.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.17 ISK776	$2.98 CZK61.84	-51.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.94 ISK1,751	$7.68 CZK159.58	-44.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$87.35 ISK10,974	$60.00 CZK1,246.70	-31.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$17.18 ISK2,159	$7.20 CZK149.60	-58.1%
Average			-53.9%

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pay 45.7% less for clothing

	Reykjavik	Karlovy Vary
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$145.10 ISK18,228	$88.55 CZK1,840.12	-39.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$63.97 ISK8,036	$38.40 CZK797.89	-40.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$193.43 ISK24,301	$101.59 CZK2,111.07	-47.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$248.79 ISK31,256	$109.06 CZK2,266.25	-56.2%
Average			-45.7%

Reykjavik vs. Karlovy Vary - Cost of clothing

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