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Las Cruces vs. Prague Cost of Living Summary

Las Cruces is 14.0% more expensive than Prague.

Restaurants: pay 39.4% more in Las Cruces
Groceries: pay 57.0% more in Las Cruces
Transportation: pay 0.3% less in Las Cruces
Housing: pay 44.8% more in Las Cruces
Childcare: pay 36.5% less in Las Cruces
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.7% more in Las Cruces
Clothing: pay 26.1% less in Las Cruces

The cost of groceries, housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Las Cruces are more expensive than in Prague. Expenses including childcare, clothing, and transportation are lower in Las Cruces.

Las Cruces vs. Prague Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Las Cruces instead of Prague, you would:

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pay 39.4% more for restaurants

	Prague	Las Cruces
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.61 CZK259.08	$15.50	+46.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.49 CZK207.26	$9.00	+6.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.74 CZK42.53	$2.68	+54.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 CZK33.92	$2.10	+51.5%
Average			+39.4%

Prague vs. Las Cruces - Cost of restaurants

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pay 57.0% more for groceries

	Prague	Las Cruces
Bread 1 loaf	$1.42 CZK34.73	$3.61	+153.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.99 CZK146.26	$6.89	+15.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.96 CZK96.63	$3.06	-22.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 CZK62.44	$2.79	+8.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.92 CZK95.56	$6.18	+57.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.77 CZK18.69	$2.10	+174.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 CZK17.86	$0.63	-14.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 CZK21.81	$2.03	+127.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.47 CZK35.98	$1.18	-20.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 CZK14.02	$0.90	+55.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 CZK13.35	$1.05	+92.0%
Average			+57.0%

Prague vs. Las Cruces - Cost of groceries

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pay 0.3% less for transportation

	Prague	Las Cruces
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.13 CZK149.63	$3.02	-50.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.35 CZK569.97	$32.00	+37.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,475.49 CZK621,780.32	$29,000.00	+13.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.99 CZK317.11	$12.85	-1.1%
Average			-0.3%

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pay 44.8% more for housing

	Prague	Las Cruces
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.68 CZK480.24	$70.00	+255.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,128.35 CZK27,539.69	$980.00	-13.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$837.45 CZK20,439.66	$775.00	-7.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$223.37 CZK5,451.70	$98.14	-56.1%
Average			+44.8%

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pay 36.5% less for childcare

	Prague	Las Cruces
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$713.18 CZK17,406.65	$450.00	-36.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,763.21 CZK287,104.60	$7,500.00	-36.2%
Average			-36.5%

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pay 19.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Prague	Las Cruces
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.40 CZK58.55	$4.00	+66.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.08 CZK75.09	$4.60	+49.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.54 CZK159.59	$8.29	+26.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$63.73 CZK1,555.52	$39.00	-38.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.61 CZK259.08	$10.00	-5.8%
Average			+19.7%

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pay 26.1% less for clothing

	Prague	Las Cruces
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$82.44 CZK2,012.12	$36.25	-56.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.17 CZK882.85	$30.00	-17.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.56 CZK2,259.14	$73.00	-21.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.10 CZK2,711.65	$99.67	-10.3%
Average			-26.1%

Prague vs. Las Cruces - Cost of clothing

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