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Blenheim vs. Prague Cost of Living Summary

Blenheim is 29.0% more expensive than Prague.

Restaurants: pay 40.1% more in Blenheim
Groceries: pay 45.6% more in Blenheim
Transportation: pay 94.3% more in Blenheim
Housing: pay 1.3% more in Blenheim
Childcare: pay 23.3% less in Blenheim
Entertainment and Sports: pay 73.7% more in Blenheim
Clothing: pay 28.8% less in Blenheim

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

Blenheim vs. Prague Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 40.1% more for restaurants

	Prague	Blenheim
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.61 CZK259.85	$17.32 NZ$31.14	+63.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.49 CZK207.88	$10.75 NZ$19.33	+26.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.74 CZK42.66	$2.41 NZ$4.34	+38.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 CZK34.02	$1.84 NZ$3.30	+32.2%
Average			+40.1%

Prague vs. Blenheim - Cost of restaurants

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pay 45.6% more for groceries

	Prague	Blenheim
Bread 1 loaf	$1.42 CZK34.83	$1.59 NZ$2.86	+11.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.99 CZK146.70	$3.88 NZ$6.98	-35.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.96 CZK96.92	$7.24 NZ$13.03	+83.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 CZK62.62	$5.67 NZ$10.20	+121.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.92 CZK95.85	$2.84 NZ$5.11	-27.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.77 CZK18.74	$1.34 NZ$2.41	+75.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 CZK17.92	$0.81 NZ$1.46	+11.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 CZK21.88	$1.29 NZ$2.31	+44.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.47 CZK36.09	$2.52 NZ$4.53	+70.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 CZK14.06	$0.85 NZ$1.53	+48.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 CZK13.39	$1.08 NZ$1.95	+98.2%
Average			+45.6%

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pay 94.3% more for transportation

	Prague	Blenheim
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.13 CZK150.08	$6.28 NZ$11.30	+2.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.35 CZK571.67	$119.44 NZ$214.79	+411.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,475.49 CZK623,645.13	$17,617.83 NZ$31,681.05	-30.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.99 CZK318.06	$12.24 NZ$22.02	-5.8%
Average			+94.3%

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pay 1.3% more for housing

	Prague	Blenheim
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.68 CZK481.68	$48.71 NZ$87.59	+147.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,128.35 CZK27,622.28	$796.29 NZ$1,431.91	-29.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$837.45 CZK20,500.97	$567.35 NZ$1,020.24	-32.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$223.37 CZK5,468.05	$43.50 NZ$78.22	-80.5%
Average			+1.3%

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pay 23.3% less for childcare

	Prague	Blenheim
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$713.18 CZK17,458.86	$477.77 NZ$859.15	-33.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,763.21 CZK287,965.66	$10,158.62 NZ$18,267.62	-13.6%
Average			-23.3%

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pay 73.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Prague	Blenheim
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.40 CZK58.73	$5.97 NZ$10.74	+148.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.08 CZK75.32	$3.34 NZ$6.01	+8.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.54 CZK160.07	$23.59 NZ$42.42	+260.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$63.73 CZK1,560.19	$31.25 NZ$56.20	-51.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.61 CZK259.85	$10.75 NZ$19.33	+1.3%
Average			+73.7%

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pay 28.8% less for clothing

	Prague	Blenheim
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$82.44 CZK2,018.15	$37.33 NZ$67.12	-54.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.17 CZK885.49	$29.86 NZ$53.70	-17.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.56 CZK2,265.91	$85.40 NZ$153.57	-7.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.10 CZK2,719.79	$71.67 NZ$128.87	-35.5%
Average			-28.8%

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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: January 2025

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