Austin vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austin Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2473
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5974
$3833
🏠 One person rent
$1613
$1005
🏘️ Family rent
$3016
$1751
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5652
$1865
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
66
92
😀 Quality of life
91
86
🏙️ Population
962K
1.38M

The cost of living in Austin is 51% more expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 812th and 3084th ($2473 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 724th and 2nd in the United States and the Czech Republic, respectively. Check the United States vs the Czech Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Austin compared to 1.1 months in Prague. Austin ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 116th and 292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Austin Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$45.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.91
$8.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.3
$2.51
☕ Cappuccino
$5.5
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1954
$1012
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1307
$756
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4136
$1872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2445
$1359
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.63%
5.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4709
$7685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2939
$5446
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.6
$24.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$13.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.94
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.29
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$8.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.87
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.91
$6.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.98
$2.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$3.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.8
$64.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$145
$54.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$89.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.1
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1453
$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21741
$12545

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Pflugerville
$2211
25 km or 15 mi Round Rock
$2145
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Park
$2232
31 km or 20 mi Leander
$2250
37 km or 23 mi Kyle
$2223
39 km or 24 mi Georgetown
$2194
51 km or 32 mi San Marcos
$2226
76 km or 47 mi New Braunfels
$2156
84 km or 52 mi Seguin
$2177
86 km or 53 mi Harker Heights
$2075
90 km or 56 mi Killeen
$2006
93 km or 58 mi Copperas Cove
$2097
95 km or 59 mi Cibolo
$2172
96 km or 60 mi Schertz
$2155
96 km or 60 mi Temple
$2186
122 km or 76 mi San Antonio
$2194
137 km or 85 mi Bryan
$1890
138 km or 86 mi Kerrville
$2071
140 km or 87 mi College Station
$1764
150 km or 93 mi Waco
$2223
180 km or 112 mi Victoria
$2231
204 km or 126 mi Rosenberg
$2151
214 km or 133 mi Huntsville
$2129
215 km or 133 mi The Woodlands
$2692
218 km or 136 mi Stephenville
$2137
218 km or 136 mi Conroe
$1798
219 km or 136 mi Sugar Land
$2164
226 km or 140 mi Missouri
$2143
227 km or 141 mi Spring
$2093
230 km or 143 mi Cleburne
$2145
233 km or 145 mi Corsicana
$2156
234 km or 145 mi Houston
$2248
248 km or 154 mi Waxahachie
$2173
249 km or 155 mi Pearland
$2080
252 km or 156 mi Burleson
$2158
252 km or 157 mi Midlothian
$2189
256 km or 159 mi Pasadena
$2101
258 km or 160 mi Alvin
$2003
260 km or 161 mi Friendswood
$2035
260 km or 161 mi Mansfield
$2299

Cities near Prague

Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1474
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1468
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1244
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1216
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1196
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1103
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1150
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
72 km or 45 mi Most
$957
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$929
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1198
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1107
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1362
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1051
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1185
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1186
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1106
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1353
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1122
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1176
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1163
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1668
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1142
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1393
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1159
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$1024
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$1016
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1404
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1462
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$1195
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1215
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1377
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1237
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1413
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1364
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1141