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Prague vs. Stavanger Cost of Living Summary

Prague is 5.0% cheaper than Stavanger.

Restaurants: pay 42.6% less in Prague
Groceries: pay 27.9% less in Prague
Transportation: pay 32.5% less in Prague
Housing: pay 4.8% less in Prague
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Prague
Entertainment and Sports: pay 30.0% less in Prague
Clothing: pay 15.5% less in Prague

Expenses including restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, clothing, and housing are lower in Prague. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Prague.

Prague vs. Stavanger Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 42.6% less for restaurants

	Stavanger	Prague
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$24.94 NOK252.86	$10.56 CZK218.25	-57.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$14.97 NOK151.72	$9.60 CZK198.41	-35.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.48 NOK35.26	$1.95 CZK40.40	-43.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.55 NOK25.89	$1.71 CZK35.35	-33.0%
Average			-42.6%

Stavanger vs. Prague - Cost of restaurants

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pay 27.9% less for groceries

	Stavanger	Prague
Bread 1 loaf	$2.68 NOK27.20	$1.73 CZK35.72	-35.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.49 NOK65.74	$6.52 CZK134.67	+0.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.70 NOK88.17	$4.77 CZK98.54	-45.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.35 NOK44.05	$3.81 CZK78.68	-12.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.29 NOK73.93	$4.30 CZK88.97	-41.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 NOK15.42	$1.02 CZK21.04	-33.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.12 NOK11.32	$0.87 CZK18.02	-21.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.28 NOK12.94	$1.05 CZK21.67	-17.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.10 NOK21.28	$1.81 CZK37.49	-13.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.94 NOK9.48	$0.65 CZK13.44	-30.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.30 NOK13.15	$0.56 CZK11.61	-56.7%
Average			-27.9%

Stavanger vs. Prague - Cost of groceries

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pay 32.5% less for transportation

	Stavanger	Prague
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.06 NOK81.75	$6.73 CZK139.04	-16.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.85 NOK687.78	$26.40 CZK545.62	-61.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,923.05 NOK343,891.48	$31,197.57 CZK644,825.76	-8.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$28.83 NOK292.31	$16.08 CZK332.33	-44.2%
Average			-32.5%

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pay 4.8% less for housing

	Stavanger	Prague
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$76.53 NOK775.78	$23.93 CZK494.60	-68.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,588.06 NOK16,098.84	$1,194.06 CZK24,680.23	-24.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,227.22 NOK12,440.78	$923.20 CZK19,081.71	-24.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$131.06 NOK1,328.63	$260.95 CZK5,393.64	+99.1%
Average			-4.8%

Stavanger vs. Prague - Cost of housing

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Stavanger	Prague
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$314.66 NOK3,189.85	$999.92 CZK20,667.49	+217.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,837.54 NOK130,139.33	$15,274.81 CZK315,716.61	+19.0%
Average			+118.4%

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pay 30.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Stavanger	Prague
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$9.98 NOK101.14	$2.88 CZK59.52	-71.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.15 NOK52.26	$3.74 CZK77.40	-27.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$16.11 NOK163.35	$7.73 CZK159.72	-52.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$52.38 NOK531.01	$71.84 CZK1,484.94	+37.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$18.96 NOK192.17	$12.00 CZK248.01	-36.7%
Average			-30.0%

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pay 15.5% less for clothing

	Stavanger	Prague
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$110.57 NOK1,120.85	$79.19 CZK1,636.87	-28.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$54.54 NOK552.92	$39.41 CZK814.50	-27.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.78 NOK1,001.33	$106.09 CZK2,192.75	+7.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$156.64 NOK1,587.97	$136.03 CZK2,811.53	-13.2%
Average			-15.5%

Stavanger vs. Prague - Cost of clothing

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