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Sao Jose dos Campos vs. Prague Cost of Living Summary

Sao Jose dos Campos is 37.0% cheaper than Prague.

Restaurants: pay 40.6% less in Sao Jose dos Campos
Groceries: pay 24.3% less in Sao Jose dos Campos
Transportation: pay 19.8% less in Sao Jose dos Campos
Housing: pay 57.5% less in Sao Jose dos Campos
Childcare: pay 47.9% less in Sao Jose dos Campos
Entertainment and Sports: pay 52.4% less in Sao Jose dos Campos
Clothing: pay 16.5% less in Sao Jose dos Campos

Expenses including housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, restaurants, groceries, and transportation are lower in Sao Jose dos Campos.

Sao Jose dos Campos vs. Prague Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sao Jose dos Campos instead of Prague, you would:

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pay 40.6% less for restaurants

	Prague	Sao Jose dos Campos
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.61 CZK259.08	$4.35 R$26.92	-59.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.49 CZK207.26	$6.10 R$37.69	-28.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.74 CZK42.53	$1.24 R$7.65	-29.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 CZK33.92	$0.75 R$4.63	-46.1%
Average			-40.6%

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pay 24.3% less for groceries

	Prague	Sao Jose dos Campos
Bread 1 loaf	$1.42 CZK34.73	$1.24 R$7.65	-13.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.99 CZK146.26	$4.00 R$24.72	-33.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.96 CZK96.63	$3.71 R$22.94	-6.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.56 CZK62.44	$1.99 R$12.29	-22.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.92 CZK95.56	$1.49 R$9.23	-61.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.77 CZK18.69	$0.81 R$5.01	+5.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 CZK17.86	$0.67 R$4.17	-7.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 CZK21.81	$0.46 R$2.87	-48.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.47 CZK35.98	$0.66 R$4.09	-55.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.57 CZK14.02	$0.54 R$3.35	-5.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.55 CZK13.35	$0.44 R$2.73	-19.3%
Average			-24.3%

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pay 19.8% less for transportation

	Prague	Sao Jose dos Campos
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.13 CZK149.63	$3.49 R$21.58	-43.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.35 CZK569.97	$24.82 R$153.45	+6.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,475.49 CZK621,780.32	$21,772.83 R$134,604.02	-14.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.99 CZK317.11	$9.37 R$57.93	-27.9%
Average			-19.8%

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pay 57.5% less for housing

	Prague	Sao Jose dos Campos
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.68 CZK480.24	$19.08 R$117.96	-3.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,128.35 CZK27,539.69	$338.41 R$2,092.13	-70.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$837.45 CZK20,439.66	$249.66 R$1,543.46	-70.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$223.37 CZK5,451.70	$29.69 R$183.54	-86.7%
Average			-57.5%

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pay 47.9% less for childcare

	Prague	Sao Jose dos Campos
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$713.18 CZK17,406.65	$316.02 R$1,953.68	-55.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,763.21 CZK287,104.60	$7,054.40 R$43,611.70	-40.0%
Average			-47.9%

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pay 52.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Prague	Sao Jose dos Campos
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.40 CZK58.55	$1.74 R$10.77	-27.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.08 CZK75.09	$1.60 R$9.86	-48.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.54 CZK159.59	$2.09 R$12.92	-68.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$63.73 CZK1,555.52	$20.66 R$127.74	-67.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.61 CZK259.08	$5.23 R$32.30	-50.8%
Average			-52.4%

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pay 16.5% less for clothing

	Prague	Sao Jose dos Campos
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$82.44 CZK2,012.12	$58.03 R$358.76	-29.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.17 CZK882.85	$45.00 R$278.18	+24.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$92.56 CZK2,259.14	$75.09 R$464.25	-18.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.10 CZK2,711.65	$64.70 R$399.97	-41.8%
Average			-16.5%

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