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Montclair vs. Prague Cost of Living Summary

Montclair is 89.5% more expensive than Prague.

Restaurants: pay 49.6% more in Montclair
Groceries: pay 88.1% more in Montclair
Transportation: pay 16.8% more in Montclair
Housing: pay 89.0% more in Montclair
Childcare: pay 3.7 times more in Montclair
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.0 times more in Montclair
Clothing: pay 6.4% more in Montclair

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, restaurants, and transportation in Montclair are more expensive than in Prague. Notably, childcare, entertainment and sports, and housing are significantly more expensive in Montclair.

Montclair vs. Prague Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 49.6% more for restaurants

	Prague	Montclair
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.61 CZK259.85	$17.50	+64.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.49 CZK207.88	$10.00	+17.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.74 CZK42.66	$3.00	+72.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 CZK34.02	$2.00	+43.5%
Average			+49.6%

Prague vs. Montclair - Cost of restaurants

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pay 88.1% more for groceries

	Prague	Montclair
Bread 1 loaf	$1.42 CZK34.83	$4.08	+186.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.99 CZK146.70	$3.31	-44.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.96 CZK96.92	$4.19	+5.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 CZK62.62	$3.46	+35.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.92 CZK95.85	$5.00	+27.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.77 CZK18.74	$2.45	+220.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 CZK17.92	$1.04	+41.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 CZK21.88	$2.25	+151.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.47 CZK36.09	$2.47	+67.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 CZK14.06	$1.14	+97.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 CZK13.39	$1.53	+179.2%
Average			+88.1%

Prague vs. Montclair - Cost of groceries

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pay 16.8% more for transportation

	Prague	Montclair
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.13 CZK150.08	$3.66	-40.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.35 CZK571.67	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,475.49 CZK623,645.13	$35,000.00	+37.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.99 CZK318.06	$19.90	+53.2%
Average			+16.8%

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pay 89.0% more for housing

	Prague	Montclair
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.68 CZK481.68	$61.32	+211.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,128.35 CZK27,622.28	$2,266.67	+100.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$837.45 CZK20,500.97	$1,550.00	+85.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$223.37 CZK5,468.05	$130.00	-41.8%
Average			+89.0%

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pay 3.7 times more for childcare

	Prague	Montclair
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$713.18 CZK17,458.86	$1,750.00	+145.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,763.21 CZK287,965.66	$59,000.00	+401.6%
Average			+273.5%

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pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports

	Prague	Montclair
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.40 CZK58.73	$8.00	+233.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.08 CZK75.32	$5.00	+62.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.54 CZK160.07	$13.50	+106.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$63.73 CZK1,560.19	$80.00	+25.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.61 CZK259.85	$20.00	+88.4%
Average			+103.3%

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pay 6.4% more for clothing

	Prague	Montclair
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$82.44 CZK2,018.15	$68.92	-16.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.17 CZK885.49	$45.62	+26.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.56 CZK2,265.91	$100.00	+8.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.10 CZK2,719.79	$120.00	+8.0%
Average			+6.4%

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