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Karlovy Vary vs. Saitama Cost of Living Summary

Karlovy Vary is 23.0% more expensive than Saitama.

Restaurants: pay 80.3% more in Karlovy Vary
Groceries: pay 23.4% less in Karlovy Vary
Transportation: pay 32.9% more in Karlovy Vary
Housing: pay 75.8% more in Karlovy Vary
Childcare: pay 76.7% less in Karlovy Vary
Entertainment and Sports: pay 11.6% less in Karlovy Vary
Clothing: pay 88.1% more in Karlovy Vary

The cost of clothing, restaurants, housing, and transportation in Karlovy Vary are more expensive than in Saitama. Expenses including childcare, groceries, and entertainment and sports are lower in Karlovy Vary. Notably, clothing, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in Karlovy Vary.

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Karlovy Vary vs. Saitama Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 80.3% more for restaurants

	Saitama	Karlovy Vary
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.69 ¥900	$9.17 CZK198.50	+61.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.74 ¥750	$8.71 CZK188.57	+83.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 ¥112	$1.68 CZK36.37	+136.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 ¥97	$1.32 CZK28.63	+114.4%
Average			+80.3%

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pay 23.4% less for groceries

	Saitama	Karlovy Vary
Bread 1 loaf	$1.70 ¥268	$1.42 CZK30.69	-16.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.18 ¥819	$6.06 CZK131.10	+16.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.37 ¥849	$4.34 CZK93.92	-19.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.04 ¥322	$2.74 CZK59.28	+34.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.50 ¥395	$3.12 CZK67.53	+24.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.58 ¥408	$0.84 CZK18.10	-67.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.00 ¥158	$0.79 CZK17.07	-21.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.31 ¥206	$0.95 CZK20.62	-27.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.90 ¥300	$1.51 CZK32.76	-20.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 ¥185	$0.47 CZK10.20	-59.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 ¥113	$0.49 CZK10.52	-32.3%
Average			-23.4%

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pay 32.9% more for transportation

	Saitama	Karlovy Vary
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.11 ¥649	$7.08 CZK153.17	+72.2%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$25.22 CZK545.86
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,434.36 ¥3M	$27,511.20 CZK595K	+28.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$24.67 ¥3,899	$14.67 CZK317.59	-40.5%
Average			+32.9%

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pay 75.8% more for housing

	Saitama	Karlovy Vary
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.16 ¥5,082	$18.93 CZK409.83	-41.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$411.23 ¥64,980	$704.59 CZK15,251.11	+71.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$237.25 ¥37,488	$477.78 CZK10,341.64	+101.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$101.00 ¥15,960	$190.51 CZK4,123.66	+88.6%
Average			+75.8%

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pay 76.7% less for childcare

	Saitama	Karlovy Vary
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$632.30 ¥99,913	$183.41 CZK3,969.92	-71.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,725.05 ¥2M	$2,751.12 CZK59,548.82	-81.3%
Average			-76.7%

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pay 11.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Saitama	Karlovy Vary
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.53 ¥400	$2.06 CZK44.66	-18.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.01 ¥475	$2.90 CZK62.86	-3.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.80 ¥600	$7.34 CZK158.80	+93.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$62.63 ¥9,897	$57.31 CZK1,240.60	-8.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.07 ¥1,749	$6.88 CZK148.87	-37.9%
Average			-11.6%

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pay 88.1% more for clothing

	Saitama	Karlovy Vary
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.80 ¥5,498	$84.60 CZK1,831.13	+143.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$25.31 ¥3,999	$37.06 CZK802.17	+46.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$55.36 ¥8,747	$101.94 CZK2,206.46	+84.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$63.27 ¥9,997	$120.78 CZK2,614.32	+90.9%
Average			+88.1%

Saitama vs. Karlovy Vary - Cost of clothing

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