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Karlovy Vary vs. Wellington Cost of Living Summary

Karlovy Vary is 27.8% cheaper than Wellington.

Restaurants: pay 24.1% less in Karlovy Vary
Groceries: pay 25.3% less in Karlovy Vary
Transportation: pay 19.8% less in Karlovy Vary
Housing: pay 20.1% less in Karlovy Vary
Childcare: pay 75.7% less in Karlovy Vary
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.0% less in Karlovy Vary
Clothing: pay 6.4% less in Karlovy Vary

Expenses including childcare, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, housing, and transportation are lower in Karlovy Vary.

Karlovy Vary vs. Wellington Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Karlovy Vary instead of Wellington, you would:

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pay 24.1% less for restaurants

	Wellington	Karlovy Vary
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$14.42 NZ$25.06	$8.16 CZK169.55	-43.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.23 NZ$16.04	$7.92 CZK164.56	-14.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.46 NZ$4.27	$2.02 CZK42.06	-17.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.98 NZ$3.44	$1.56 CZK32.41	-21.1%
Average			-24.1%

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pay 25.3% less for groceries

	Wellington	Karlovy Vary
Bread 1 loaf	$1.98 NZ$3.43	$1.43 CZK29.65	-27.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.02 NZ$6.99	$6.13 CZK127.42	+52.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 NZ$11.79	$4.26 CZK88.58	-37.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$6.77 NZ$11.77	$2.84 CZK59.10	-58.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.77 NZ$8.29	$3.27 CZK67.86	-31.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.36 NZ$2.37	$0.79 CZK16.40	-42.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 NZ$1.76	$0.82 CZK17.13	-18.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.33 NZ$2.31	$1.05 CZK21.84	-21.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.32 NZ$4.02	$1.58 CZK32.93	-31.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.90 NZ$1.56	$0.56 CZK11.63	-37.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 NZ$1.18	$0.51 CZK10.54	-25.2%
Average			-25.3%

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pay 19.8% less for transportation

	Wellington	Karlovy Vary
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.14 NZ$10.67	$6.52 CZK135.39	+6.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$109.62 NZ$190.44	$26.40 CZK548.55	-75.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,154.21 NZ$54,124.77	$28,797.76 CZK598,414.57	-7.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.55 NZ$25.28	$14.30 CZK297.21	-1.7%
Average			-19.8%

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pay 20.1% less for housing

	Wellington	Karlovy Vary
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.75 NZ$84.70	$19.62 CZK407.72	-59.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,240.57 NZ$2,155.27	$746.34 CZK15,508.91	-39.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,099.37 NZ$1,909.96	$404.13 CZK8,397.75	-63.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$109.37 NZ$190.00	$199.42 CZK4,143.92	+82.3%
Average			-20.1%

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pay 75.7% less for childcare

	Wellington	Karlovy Vary
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$768.47 NZ$1,335.08	$191.99 CZK3,989.43	-75.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,211.68 NZ$21,215.57	$2,879.78 CZK59,841.46	-76.4%
Average			-75.7%

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pay 23.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Wellington	Karlovy Vary
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.63 NZ$11.53	$2.16 CZK44.88	-67.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.54 NZ$6.15	$2.98 CZK61.84	-15.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$25.67 NZ$44.60	$7.68 CZK159.58	-70.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$34.12 NZ$59.28	$60.00 CZK1,246.70	+75.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.54 NZ$20.05	$7.20 CZK149.60	-37.6%
Average			-23.0%

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pay 6.4% less for clothing

	Wellington	Karlovy Vary
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.31 NZ$120.41	$88.55 CZK1,840.12	+27.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$46.64 NZ$81.02	$38.40 CZK797.89	-17.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$113.30 NZ$196.84	$101.59 CZK2,111.07	-10.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$146.23 NZ$254.05	$109.06 CZK2,266.25	-25.4%
Average			-6.4%

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