Cost of living comparison

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Cape Town is 23.9% cheaper than Prague.

If you lived in Cape Town instead of Prague, you would:

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pay 36.6% less for restaurants

 
Prague
Cape Town
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $10.61
CZK254.39
$8.52
ZAR155.09
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.49
CZK203.51
$5.11
ZAR93.05
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.74
CZK41.76
$0.99
ZAR18.07

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pay 15.6% less for groceries

 
Prague
Cape Town
Bread
1 loaf
$1.42
CZK34.10
$1.07
ZAR19.52
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.99
CZK143.62
$4.13
ZAR75.21
Milk (1 gallon) $3.96
CZK94.88
$4.25
ZAR77.42

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pay 4.2% more for transportation

 
Prague
Cape Town
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.13
CZK146.93
$5.09
ZAR92.66
Monthly public transit pass $23.35
CZK559.66
$42.60
ZAR775.45
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,475.49
CZK610,543.08
$19,879.98
ZAR361,877.19

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pay 4.5% less for housing

 
Prague
Cape Town
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$19.68
CZK471.56
$43.29
ZAR787.97
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,128.35
CZK27,041.97
$784.43
ZAR14,279.00
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $837.45
CZK20,070.26
$505.72
ZAR9,205.71

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pay 67.2% less for childcare

 
Prague
Cape Town
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $713.18
CZK17,092.07
$207.06
ZAR3,769.16
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $11,763.21
CZK281,915.85
$4,312.73
ZAR78,505.12

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pay 30.6% less for entertainment and sports

 
Prague
Cape Town
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.40
CZK57.49
$2.56
ZAR46.53
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.08
CZK73.74
$2.12
ZAR38.68
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.54
CZK156.71
$2.95
ZAR53.76

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pay 16.8% less for clothing

 
Prague
Cape Town
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$82.44
CZK1,975.75
$53.53
ZAR974.40
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$36.17
CZK866.89
$30.86
ZAR561.70
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$92.56
CZK2,218.31
$104.97
ZAR1,910.71

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