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Prague vs. Sao Jose dos Campos Cost of Living Summary

Prague is 99.0% more expensive than Sao Jose dos Campos.

Restaurants: pay 77.4% more in Prague
Groceries: pay 46.4% more in Prague
Transportation: pay 31.3% more in Prague
Housing: pay 3.8 times more in Prague
Childcare: pay 96.2% more in Prague
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.3 times more in Prague
Clothing: pay 29.4% more in Prague

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

Prague vs. Sao Jose dos Campos Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 77.4% more for restaurants

	Sao Jose dos Campos	Prague
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.35 R$26.92	$10.61 CZK259.08	+143.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.10 R$37.69	$8.49 CZK207.26	+39.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.24 R$7.65	$1.74 CZK42.53	+40.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 R$4.63	$1.39 CZK33.92	+85.6%
Average			+77.4%

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pay 46.4% more for groceries

	Sao Jose dos Campos	Prague
Bread 1 loaf	$1.24 R$7.65	$1.42 CZK34.73	+15.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.00 R$24.72	$5.99 CZK146.26	+49.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.71 R$22.94	$3.96 CZK96.63	+6.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.99 R$12.29	$2.56 CZK62.44	+28.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.49 R$9.23	$3.92 CZK95.56	+162.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 R$5.01	$0.77 CZK18.69	-5.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.67 R$4.17	$0.73 CZK17.86	+8.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.46 R$2.87	$0.89 CZK21.81	+92.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.66 R$4.09	$1.47 CZK35.98	+122.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 R$3.35	$0.57 CZK14.02	+6.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 R$2.73	$0.55 CZK13.35	+24.0%
Average			+46.4%

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pay 31.3% more for transportation

	Sao Jose dos Campos	Prague
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.49 R$21.58	$6.13 CZK149.63	+75.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$24.82 R$153.45	$23.35 CZK569.97	-5.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,772.83 R$134,604.02	$25,475.49 CZK621,780.32	+17.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.37 R$57.93	$12.99 CZK317.11	+38.6%
Average			+31.3%

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pay 3.8 times more for housing

	Sao Jose dos Campos	Prague
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.08 R$117.96	$19.68 CZK480.24	+3.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$338.41 R$2,092.13	$1,128.35 CZK27,539.69	+233.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$249.66 R$1,543.46	$837.45 CZK20,439.66	+235.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.69 R$183.54	$223.37 CZK5,451.70	+652.4%
Average			+281.1%

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pay 96.2% more for childcare

	Sao Jose dos Campos	Prague
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$316.02 R$1,953.68	$713.18 CZK17,406.65	+125.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,054.40 R$43,611.70	$11,763.21 CZK287,104.60	+66.7%
Average			+96.2%

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pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports

	Sao Jose dos Campos	Prague
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.74 R$10.77	$2.40 CZK58.55	+37.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.60 R$9.86	$3.08 CZK75.09	+92.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.09 R$12.92	$6.54 CZK159.59	+212.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$20.66 R$127.74	$63.73 CZK1,555.52	+208.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.23 R$32.30	$10.61 CZK259.08	+103.1%
Average			+131.0%

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pay 29.4% more for clothing

	Sao Jose dos Campos	Prague
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.03 R$358.76	$82.44 CZK2,012.12	+42.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.00 R$278.18	$36.17 CZK882.85	-19.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.09 R$464.25	$92.56 CZK2,259.14	+23.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$64.70 R$399.97	$111.10 CZK2,711.65	+71.7%
Average			+29.4%

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