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Prague vs. Sunshine Coast Cost of Living Summary

Prague is 28.5% more expensive than Sunshine Coast.

Restaurants: pay 14.6% less in Prague
Groceries: pay 6.5% less in Prague
Transportation: pay 11.3% more in Prague
Housing: pay 30.2% more in Prague
Childcare: pay 2.8 times more in Prague
Entertainment and Sports: pay 16.1% less in Prague
Clothing: pay 18.4% more in Prague

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

Prague vs. Sunshine Coast Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Prague instead of Sunshine Coast, you would:

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pay 14.6% less for restaurants

	Sunshine Coast	Prague
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.72 A$22.24	$10.56 CZK219.42	-28.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.93 A$13.49	$9.60 CZK199.47	+7.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.18 A$3.30	$1.95 CZK40.61	-10.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.34 A$3.53	$1.71 CZK35.54	-26.8%
Average			-14.6%

Sunshine Coast vs. Prague - Cost of restaurants

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pay 6.5% less for groceries

	Sunshine Coast	Prague
Bread 1 loaf	$1.86 A$2.81	$1.73 CZK35.91	-7.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.78 A$5.71	$6.52 CZK135.39	+72.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.77 A$7.20	$4.77 CZK99.07
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.34 A$6.56	$3.81 CZK79.10	-12.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.04 A$6.10	$4.30 CZK89.45	+6.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.23 A$1.86	$1.02 CZK21.15	-17.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.07 A$1.61	$0.87 CZK18.11	-18.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 A$2.45	$1.05 CZK21.79	-35.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.78 A$2.68	$1.81 CZK37.69	+2.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 A$1.33	$0.65 CZK13.51	-26.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.79 A$1.20	$0.56 CZK11.67	-29.3%
Average			-6.5%

Sunshine Coast vs. Prague - Cost of groceries

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pay 11.3% more for transportation

	Sunshine Coast	Prague
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.40 A$6.64	$6.73 CZK139.78	+53.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.61 A$56.84	$26.40 CZK548.55	-29.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,060.36 A$43,911.22	$31,197.57 CZK648,282.45	+7.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.01 A$21.17	$16.08 CZK334.11	+14.7%
Average			+11.3%

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pay 30.2% more for housing

	Sunshine Coast	Prague
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$44.16 A$66.72	$23.93 CZK497.25	-45.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,103.92 A$1,668.06	$1,194.06 CZK24,812.53	+8.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$945.28 A$1,428.35	$923.20 CZK19,184.00	-2.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$100.05 A$151.18	$260.95 CZK5,422.55	+160.8%
Average			+30.2%

Sunshine Coast vs. Prague - Cost of housing

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pay 2.8 times more for childcare

	Sunshine Coast	Prague
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$294.38 A$444.82	$999.92 CZK20,778.28	+239.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,156.66 A$10,813.96	$15,274.81 CZK317,409.06	+113.4%
Average			+176.6%

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pay 16.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Sunshine Coast	Prague
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.54 A$9.88	$2.88 CZK59.84	-56.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.50 A$5.30	$3.74 CZK77.82	+6.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$23.55 A$35.59	$7.73 CZK160.57	-67.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.88 A$75.37	$71.84 CZK1,492.90	+44.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.08 A$19.77	$12.00 CZK249.34	-8.3%
Average			-16.1%

Sunshine Coast vs. Prague - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 18.4% more for clothing

	Sunshine Coast	Prague
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$60.51 A$91.43	$79.19 CZK1,645.64	+30.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.28 A$72.95	$39.41 CZK818.86	-18.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.28 A$136.41	$106.09 CZK2,204.50	+17.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.86 A$143.33	$136.03 CZK2,826.60	+43.4%
Average			+18.4%

Sunshine Coast vs. Prague - Cost of clothing

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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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