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Prague vs. Sao Paulo Cost of Living Summary

Prague is 67.5% more expensive than Sao Paulo.

Restaurants: pay 55.1% more in Prague
Groceries: pay 26.5% more in Prague
Transportation: pay 42.2% more in Prague
Housing: pay 2.7 times more in Prague
Childcare: pay 51.8% more in Prague
Entertainment and Sports: pay 93.6% more in Prague
Clothing: pay 33.9% more in Prague

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

Prague vs. Sao Paulo Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 55.1% more for restaurants

	Sao Paulo	Prague
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.83 R$42.57	$10.56 CZK219.46	+34.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.45 R$40.54	$9.60 CZK199.51	+28.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.22 R$6.64	$1.95 CZK40.62	+60.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 R$4.73	$1.71 CZK35.54	+96.6%
Average			+55.1%

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pay 26.5% more for groceries

	Sao Paulo	Prague
Bread 1 loaf	$1.91 R$10.39	$1.73 CZK35.92	-9.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.88 R$31.96	$6.52 CZK135.42	+10.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.98 R$21.63	$4.77 CZK99.09	+19.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.66 R$14.48	$3.81 CZK79.11	+43.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.09 R$11.35	$4.30 CZK89.47	+106.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.28 R$6.99	$1.02 CZK21.15	-20.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 R$4.65	$0.87 CZK18.12	+2.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.74 R$4.05	$1.05 CZK21.79	+40.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 R$4.80	$1.81 CZK37.70	+105.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 R$3.60	$0.65 CZK13.52	-1.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 R$3.20	$0.56 CZK11.67	-4.6%
Average			+26.5%

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pay 42.2% more for transportation

	Sao Paulo	Prague
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.28 R$23.30	$6.73 CZK139.81	+57.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$46.58 R$253.39	$26.40 CZK548.64	-43.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,360.53 R$121,627.85	$31,197.57 CZK648,394.76	+39.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.45 R$40.54	$16.08 CZK334.17	+115.7%
Average			+42.2%

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pay 2.7 times more for housing

	Sao Paulo	Prague
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$20.82 R$113.24	$23.93 CZK497.34	+14.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$671.45 R$3,652.30	$1,194.06 CZK24,816.83	+77.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$417.23 R$2,269.46	$923.20 CZK19,187.32	+121.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$46.29 R$251.79	$260.95 CZK5,423.49	+463.7%
Average			+169.4%

Sao Paulo vs. Prague - Cost of housing

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pay 51.8% more for childcare

	Sao Paulo	Prague
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$484.48 R$2,635.27	$999.92 CZK20,781.88	+106.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,731.99 R$85,572.56	$15,274.81 CZK317,464.05	-2.9%
Average			+51.8%

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pay 93.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Sao Paulo	Prague
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.24 R$12.16	$2.88 CZK59.85	+28.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.13 R$11.57	$3.74 CZK77.83	+76.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.63 R$14.32	$7.73 CZK160.60	+193.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.73 R$172.57	$71.84 CZK1,493.16	+126.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.39 R$45.61	$12.00 CZK249.38	+43.1%
Average			+93.6%

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pay 33.9% more for clothing

	Sao Paulo	Prague
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$54.85 R$298.37	$79.19 CZK1,645.93	+44.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.57 R$247.86	$39.41 CZK819.01	-13.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.31 R$474.90	$106.09 CZK2,204.89	+21.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$74.26 R$403.92	$136.03 CZK2,827.09	+83.2%
Average			+33.9%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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