Berlin vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Berlin Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2371
$1899
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5321
$4415
🏠 One person rent
$1330
$1182
🏘️ Family rent
$2289
$1957
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$451
🚐 Transport expenses
$319
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3423
$2366
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
100
93
😀 Quality of life
94
89
🏙️ Population
3.78M
1.4M

The cost of living in Berlin is 25% more expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 1150th and 2377th ($2371 vs $1899) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Germany and the Czech Republic, respectively. Check Germany vs the Czech Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Berlin compared to 1.2 months in Prague. Berlin ranked 9th best city to live in Germany vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 45th and 244th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Prices in Berlin vs Prague

Prices for goods and services in Berlin and Prague are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Berlin Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.6
$48.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.4
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.26
$3.01
☕ Cappuccino
$4.65
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.71
$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1383
$1089
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1009
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2475
$1964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1800
$1546
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$199
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$307
$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8891
$10118
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6112
$7415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.59
$1.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.4
$25.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.2
$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.26
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.44
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.3
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$9.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.7
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.65
$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.4
$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.31
$4.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$3.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.4
$67.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.6
$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.6
$19
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$89.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$1075
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12679
$19039

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Berlin

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1930
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1960
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1941
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1902
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1979
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1908
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1878
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1921
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1895
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1840
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1920
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1903
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1804
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1827
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1854
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1863
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1848
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1682
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1870
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1482
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1517
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1558
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1460
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1332
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1459
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1462
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1459
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1482
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1551
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1461
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1505
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1434
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1448
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1419
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1443
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1190
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1416
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$1080
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1551
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1470

Cities near Prague

Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1696
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1685
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1661
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1402
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1195
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1115
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1276
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1875
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1332
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$1141
72 km or 45 mi Most
$1094
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$1006
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1107
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1216
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1517
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1174
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1397
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1250
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1174
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1112
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1460
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1258
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1259
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1280
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1412
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1256
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1424
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1289
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$1218
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$1108
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1438
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1412
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1448
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$956
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1316
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1503
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1278
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1410
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1467
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1340