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Hradec Kralove vs. Washington Cost of Living Summary

Hradec Kralove is 39.0% cheaper than Washington.

Restaurants: pay 44.9% less in Hradec Kralove
Groceries: pay 42.2% less in Hradec Kralove
Transportation: pay 1.1% less in Hradec Kralove
Housing: pay 43.2% less in Hradec Kralove
Childcare: pay 87.9% less in Hradec Kralove
Entertainment and Sports: pay 51.3% less in Hradec Kralove
Clothing: pay 2.2% less in Hradec Kralove

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, restaurants, housing, groceries, and clothing are lower in Hradec Kralove.

Hradec Kralove vs. Washington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Hradec Kralove instead of Washington, you would:

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pay 44.9% less for restaurants

	Washington	Hradec Kralove
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$25.00	$8.16 CZK169.55	-67.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.00	$7.92 CZK164.56	-34.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.20	$2.02 CZK42.06	-36.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.79	$1.63 CZK33.91	-41.5%
Average			-44.9%

Washington vs. Hradec Kralove - Cost of restaurants

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pay 42.2% less for groceries

	Washington	Hradec Kralove
Bread 1 loaf	$4.43	$1.43 CZK29.65	-67.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.04	$6.13 CZK127.42	-23.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.19	$4.26 CZK88.58	+1.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.55	$3.23 CZK67.02	-29.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$7.74	$4.37 CZK90.74	-43.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.95	$0.79 CZK16.40	-73.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.92	$0.85 CZK17.70	-7.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.20	$1.05 CZK21.84	-52.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.00	$1.74 CZK36.18	-41.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.35	$0.56 CZK11.63	-58.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.64	$0.51 CZK10.54	-69.0%
Average			-42.2%

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pay 1.1% less for transportation

	Washington	Hradec Kralove
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.53	$6.65 CZK138.23	+88.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$77.50	$25.44 CZK528.60	-67.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,699.74	$31,720.73 CZK659,153.65	-11.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.73	$14.30 CZK297.21	-14.5%
Average			-1.1%

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pay 43.2% less for housing

	Washington	Hradec Kralove
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$69.41	$19.62 CZK407.72	-71.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,568.48	$665.95 CZK13,838.34	-74.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,088.16	$575.96 CZK11,968.29	-72.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$146.54	$212.96 CZK4,425.32	+45.3%
Average			-43.2%

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pay 87.9% less for childcare

	Washington	Hradec Kralove
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$2,650.00	$319.98 CZK6,649.05	-87.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$40,166.67	??
Average			-87.9%

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pay 51.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Washington	Hradec Kralove
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$8.00	$2.52 CZK52.36	-68.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.07	$2.98 CZK61.84	-51.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.00	$7.68 CZK159.58	-40.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$103.76	$48.38 CZK1,005.34	-53.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$16.75	$9.58 CZK198.97	-42.8%
Average			-51.3%

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pay 2.2% less for clothing

	Washington	Hradec Kralove
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$76.00	$100.78 CZK2,094.12	+32.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.40	$38.40 CZK797.89	-20.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$104.31	$101.59 CZK2,111.07	-2.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$133.22	$109.06 CZK2,266.25	-18.1%
Average			-2.2%

Washington vs. Hradec Kralove - Cost of clothing

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