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Prague vs. Santiago Cost of Living Summary

Prague is 33.5% more expensive than Santiago.

Restaurants: pay 2.9% less in Prague
Groceries: pay 0.3% more in Prague
Transportation: pay 4.5% more in Prague
Housing: pay 79.5% more in Prague
Childcare: pay 83.6% more in Prague
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.1% more in Prague
Clothing: pay 33.5% more in Prague

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, transportation, and groceries in Prague are more expensive than in Santiago. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Prague.

Prague vs. Santiago Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.9% less for restaurants

	Santiago	Prague
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$12.36 CLF0.3000	$10.61 CZK236.77	-14.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.24 CLF0.2000	$8.49 CZK189.41	+3.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.78 CLF0.0400	$1.74 CZK38.87	-2.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.37 CLF0.0300	$1.39 CZK31.00	+1.8%
Average			-2.9%

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pay 0.3% more for groceries

	Santiago	Prague
Bread 1 loaf	$1.48 CLF0.0400	$1.42 CZK31.74	-4.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.49 CLF0.1400	$5.99 CZK133.67	+9.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.59 CLF0.1100	$3.96 CZK88.31	-13.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.97 CLF0.1000	$2.56 CZK57.06	-35.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.88 CLF0.0700	$3.92 CZK87.33	+36.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.96 CLF0.0200	$0.77 CZK17.08	-20.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 CLF0.0200	$0.73 CZK16.33	+2.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.91 CLF0.0200	$0.89 CZK19.93	-1.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.84 CLF0.0200	$1.47 CZK32.88	+75.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 CLF0.0200	$0.57 CZK12.81	-28.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.66 CLF0.0200	$0.55 CZK12.20	-16.7%
Average			+0.3%

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pay 4.5% more for transportation

	Santiago	Prague
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.14 CLF0.1300	$6.13 CZK136.74	+19.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$41.20 CLF1.0100	$23.35 CZK520.89	-43.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,540.00 CLF456.5300	$25,475.49 CZK568,238.48	+37.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.41 CLF0.3100	$12.99 CZK289.80	+4.7%
Average			+4.5%

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pay 79.5% more for housing

	Santiago	Prague
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.87 CLF0.5100	$19.68 CZK438.88	-5.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$513.58 CLF12.6500	$1,128.35 CZK25,168.23	+119.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$439.93 CLF10.8300	$837.45 CZK18,679.59	+90.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$104.66 CLF2.5800	$223.37 CZK4,982.25	+113.4%
Average			+79.5%

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pay 83.6% more for childcare

	Santiago	Prague
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$387.71 CLF9.5500	$713.18 CZK15,907.75	+83.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,421.89 CLF158.1300	$11,763.21 CZK262,381.86	+83.2%
Average			+83.6%

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pay 36.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Santiago	Prague
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.83 CLF0.0700	$2.40 CZK53.51	-15.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.09 CLF0.0800	$3.08 CZK68.63	-0.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.15 CLF0.1300	$6.54 CZK145.85	+27.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.85 CLF0.8300	$63.73 CZK1,421.58	+88.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.87 CLF0.1400	$10.61 CZK236.77	+80.8%
Average			+36.1%

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pay 33.5% more for clothing

	Santiago	Prague
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.80 CLF1.3000	$82.44 CZK1,838.85	+56.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.11 CLF0.7700	$36.17 CZK806.82	+16.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$73.37 CLF1.8100	$92.56 CZK2,064.60	+26.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.04 CLF2.0200	$111.10 CZK2,478.15	+35.4%
Average			+33.5%

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