Cost of living comparison

San Jose, Costa Rica

compared to

Prague, Czech Republic

Prague vs. San Jose Cost of Living Summary

Prague is 5.0% more expensive than San Jose.

Restaurants: pay 8.0% less in Prague
Groceries: pay 24.7% less in Prague
Transportation: pay 19.1% less in Prague
Housing: pay 80.9% more in Prague
Childcare: pay 15.7% more in Prague
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.2% more in Prague
Clothing: pay 12.2% less in Prague

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

Prague vs. San Jose Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Prague instead of San Jose, you would:

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pay 8.0% less for restaurants

	San Jose	Prague
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.83 CRC5,398.07	$10.61 CZK244.12	-2.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.72 CRC4,843.27	$8.49 CZK195.30	-12.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.99 CRC993.73	$1.74 CZK40.07	-12.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.46 CRC728.17	$1.39 CZK31.97	-4.9%
Average			-8.0%

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pay 24.7% less for groceries

	San Jose	Prague
Bread 1 loaf	$2.60 CRC1,294.21	$1.42 CZK32.72	-45.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.26 CRC2,125.66	$5.99 CZK137.82	+40.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.23 CRC3,604.88	$3.96 CZK91.05	-45.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.26 CRC1,626.11	$2.56 CZK58.83	-21.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.41 CRC2,196.38	$3.92 CZK90.05	-11.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.95 CRC972.22	$0.77 CZK17.61	-60.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.63 CRC314.13	$0.73 CZK16.83	+16.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.59 CRC793.01	$0.89 CZK20.55	-43.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.35 CRC671.92	$1.47 CZK33.91	+9.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 CRC647.70	$0.57 CZK13.21	-55.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.19 CRC593.61	$0.55 CZK12.58	-54.1%
Average			-24.7%

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pay 19.1% less for transportation

	San Jose	Prague
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.49 CRC2,735.27	$6.13 CZK140.99	+11.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$38.02 CRC18,951.93	$23.35 CZK537.07	-38.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$36,925.49 CRC18,404,426.11	$25,475.49 CZK585,898.12	-31.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.94 CRC7,945.38	$12.99 CZK298.81	-18.5%
Average			-19.1%

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pay 80.9% more for housing

	San Jose	Prague
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$53.59 CRC26,712.67	$19.68 CZK452.52	-63.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$742.08 CRC369,867.65	$1,128.35 CZK25,950.40	+52.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$463.60 CRC231,068.47	$837.45 CZK19,260.12	+80.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$63.06 CRC31,428.22	$223.37 CZK5,137.09	+254.2%
Average			+80.9%

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pay 15.7% more for childcare

	San Jose	Prague
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$521.49 CRC259,922.16	$713.18 CZK16,402.13	+36.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$12,425.72 CRC6,193,233.90	$11,763.21 CZK270,536.13	-5.3%
Average			+15.7%

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pay 2.2% more for entertainment and sports

	San Jose	Prague
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.92 CRC1,452.98	$2.40 CZK55.17	-17.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.69 CRC1,839.82	$3.08 CZK70.76	-16.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.05 CRC2,518.50	$6.54 CZK150.38	+29.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.70 CRC29,756.25	$63.73 CZK1,465.76	+6.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.72 CRC4,843.27	$10.61 CZK244.12	+9.2%
Average			+2.2%

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pay 12.2% less for clothing

	San Jose	Prague
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$73.59 CRC36,676.87	$82.44 CZK1,896.00	+12.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.81 CRC25,325.94	$36.17 CZK831.90	-28.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$125.98 CRC62,792.81	$92.56 CZK2,128.76	-26.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$117.31 CRC58,471.58	$111.10 CZK2,555.17	-5.3%
Average			-12.2%

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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: March 2025

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