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Prague vs. Sao Luis Cost of Living Summary

Prague is 2.3 times more expensive than Sao Luis.

Restaurants: pay 2.0 times more in Prague
Groceries: pay 55.8% more in Prague
Transportation: pay 54.0% more in Prague
Housing: pay 3.2 times more in Prague
Childcare: pay 4.0 times more in Prague
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4 times more in Prague
Clothing: pay 72.5% more in Prague

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

Prague vs. Sao Luis Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Prague instead of Sao Luis, you would:

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pay 2.0 times more for restaurants

	Sao Luis	Prague
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.06 R$32.94	$10.56 CZK219.46	+74.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.52 R$35.47	$9.60 CZK199.51	+47.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.02 R$5.57	$1.95 CZK40.62	+90.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.59 R$3.21	$1.71 CZK35.54	+189.8%
Average			+100.5%

Sao Luis vs. Prague - Cost of restaurants

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pay 55.8% more for groceries

	Sao Luis	Prague
Bread 1 loaf	$1.93 R$10.47	$1.73 CZK35.92	-10.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.81 R$26.18	$6.52 CZK135.42	+35.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.93 R$21.35	$4.77 CZK99.09	+21.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.95 R$10.61	$3.81 CZK79.11	+95.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.82 R$9.88	$4.30 CZK89.47	+136.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.90 R$4.90	$1.02 CZK21.15	+13.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.60 R$3.24	$0.87 CZK18.12	+46.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.53 R$2.90	$1.05 CZK21.79	+97.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.69 R$3.75	$1.81 CZK37.70	+162.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 R$3.06	$0.65 CZK13.52	+15.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 R$3.03	$0.56 CZK11.67	+0.7%
Average			+55.8%

Sao Luis vs. Prague - Cost of groceries

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pay 54.0% more for transportation

	Sao Luis	Prague
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.92 R$21.33	$6.73 CZK139.81	+71.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$36.34 R$197.65	$26.40 CZK548.64	-27.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,303.66 R$105,000.31	$31,197.57 CZK648,394.76	+61.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.64 R$41.56	$16.08 CZK334.17	+110.5%
Average			+54.0%

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pay 3.2 times more for housing

	Sao Luis	Prague
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.29 R$99.50	$23.93 CZK497.34	+30.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$401.56 R$2,184.22	$1,194.06 CZK24,816.83	+197.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$218.95 R$1,190.94	$923.20 CZK19,187.32	+321.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.25 R$333.18	$260.95 CZK5,423.49	+326.0%
Average			+219.0%

Sao Luis vs. Prague - Cost of housing

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pay 4.0 times more for childcare

	Sao Luis	Prague
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$214.29 R$1,165.60	$999.92 CZK20,781.88	+366.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,472.11 R$24,325.57	$15,274.81 CZK317,464.05	+241.6%
Average			+304.1%

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pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports

	Sao Luis	Prague
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.96 R$10.64	$2.88 CZK59.85	+47.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.11 R$11.49	$3.74 CZK77.83	+77.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.24 R$12.16	$7.73 CZK160.60	+245.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$20.46 R$111.31	$71.84 CZK1,493.16	+251.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.08 R$38.52	$12.00 CZK249.38	+69.5%
Average			+138.1%

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pay 72.5% more for clothing

	Sao Luis	Prague
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.65 R$248.32	$79.19 CZK1,645.93	+73.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.82 R$265.55	$39.41 CZK819.01	-19.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$55.16 R$300.02	$106.09 CZK2,204.89	+92.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.90 R$304.07	$136.03 CZK2,827.09	+143.3%
Average			+72.5%

Sao Luis vs. Prague - Cost of clothing

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