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Prague vs. Santo Domingo Cost of Living Summary

Prague is 34.5% more expensive than Santo Domingo.

Restaurants: pay 45.0% more in Prague
Groceries: pay 9.8% more in Prague
Transportation: pay 20.9% less in Prague
Housing: pay 85.5% more in Prague
Childcare: pay 93.8% more in Prague
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.6% more in Prague
Clothing: pay 5.3% less in Prague

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

Prague vs. Santo Domingo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Prague instead of Santo Domingo, you would:

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pay 45.0% more for restaurants

	Santo Domingo	Prague
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.23 DOP629.95	$10.61 CZK261.12	+3.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.60 DOP406.42	$8.49 CZK208.90	+28.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.05 DOP64.66	$1.74 CZK42.86	+65.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 DOP47.11	$1.39 CZK34.19	+81.6%
Average			+45.0%

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pay 9.8% more for groceries

	Santo Domingo	Prague
Bread 1 loaf	$1.90 DOP117.17	$1.42 CZK35.00	-25.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.22 DOP198.08	$5.99 CZK147.42	+86.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.91 DOP302.26	$3.96 CZK97.39	-19.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.37 DOP145.77	$2.56 CZK62.93	+8.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.89 DOP177.82	$3.92 CZK96.32	+35.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.37 DOP84.52	$0.77 CZK18.83	-44.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.35 DOP21.79	$0.73 CZK18.01	+106.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.35 DOP83.18	$0.89 CZK21.98	-33.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.79 DOP48.83	$1.47 CZK36.27	+85.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 DOP60.57	$0.57 CZK14.13	-41.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.09 DOP67.07	$0.55 CZK13.45	-49.8%
Average			+9.8%

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pay 20.9% less for transportation

	Santo Domingo	Prague
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.80 DOP295.48	$6.13 CZK150.81	+27.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$82.54 DOP5,080.22	$23.35 CZK574.47	-71.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,062.96 DOP1,727,275.18	$25,475.49 CZK626,697.09	-9.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.61 DOP1,145.48	$12.99 CZK319.62	-30.2%
Average			-20.9%

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pay 85.5% more for housing

	Santo Domingo	Prague
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$42.28 DOP2,602.20	$19.68 CZK484.03	-53.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$732.50 DOP45,085.26	$1,128.35 CZK27,757.46	+54.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$411.15 DOP25,306.30	$837.45 CZK20,601.29	+103.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.16 DOP4,072.37	$223.37 CZK5,494.81	+237.6%
Average			+85.5%

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pay 93.8% more for childcare

	Santo Domingo	Prague
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$361.79 DOP22,268.30	$713.18 CZK17,544.29	+97.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,176.69 DOP380,175.10	$11,763.21 CZK289,374.90	+90.4%
Average			+93.8%

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pay 33.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Santo Domingo	Prague
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.48 DOP152.41	$2.40 CZK59.01	-3.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.58 DOP158.76	$3.08 CZK75.69	+19.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.54 DOP279.41	$6.54 CZK160.85	+44.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.94 DOP2,765.90	$63.73 CZK1,567.82	+41.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.40 DOP393.72	$10.61 CZK261.12	+65.9%
Average			+33.6%

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pay 5.3% less for clothing

	Santo Domingo	Prague
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.44 DOP4,089.58	$82.44 CZK2,028.03	+24.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$56.74 DOP3,492.65	$36.17 CZK889.83	-36.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.17 DOP6,350.28	$92.56 CZK2,277.00	-10.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$109.66 DOP6,749.44	$111.10 CZK2,733.10	+1.3%
Average			-5.3%

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