Cost of living comparison

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Plzen vs. San Sebastian Cost of Living Summary

Plzen is 7.5% cheaper than San Sebastian.

Restaurants
pay 22.3% less in Plzen
Groceries
pay 1.6% less in Plzen
Transportation
pay 17.4% less in Plzen
Housing
pay 6.8% less in Plzen
Childcare
pay 25.6% less in Plzen
Entertainment and Sports
pay 13.6% more in Plzen
Clothing
pay 7.6% more in Plzen

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

Plzen vs. San Sebastian Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Plzen instead of San Sebastian, you would:

pay 22.3% less for restaurants

 
San Sebastian
Plzen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $17.52
€15.32
$9.60
CZK203.22
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.34
€8.17
$8.64
CZK182.90
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.92
€2.55
$2.01
CZK42.54

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pay 1.6% less for groceries

 
San Sebastian
Plzen
Bread
1 loaf
$1.06
€0.93
$1.63
CZK34.55
Local cheese (8 oz) $11.49
€10.04
$6.56
CZK138.80
Milk (1 gallon) $4.42
€3.87
$4.71
CZK99.74

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pay 17.4% less for transportation

 
San Sebastian
Plzen
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.74
€5.89
$6.53
CZK138.16
Monthly public transit pass $35.04
€30.64
$26.88
CZK569.02
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $38,969.97
€34,073.59
$28,797.76
CZK610K

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pay 6.8% less for housing

 
San Sebastian
Plzen
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$34.81
€30.43
$19.99
CZK423.24
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,306.69
€1,142.51
$678.03
CZK14,354.42
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $884.33
€773.22
$634.87
CZK13,440.68

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pay 25.6% less for childcare

 
San Sebastian
Plzen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $467.20
€408.50
$335.37
CZK7,100.10
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $11,914.08
€10,417.13
$9,172.62
CZK194K

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pay 13.6% more for entertainment and sports

 
San Sebastian
Plzen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.50
€3.06
$2.88
CZK60.97
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.26
€1.97
$3.17
CZK67.18
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.42
€5.62
$7.20
CZK152.42

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pay 7.6% more for clothing

 
San Sebastian
Plzen
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$113.88
€99.57
$85.86
CZK1,817.77
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$36.50
€31.91
$44.44
CZK940.92
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$90.52
€79.15
$91.96
CZK1,946.94

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