Berlin vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Berlin	Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2302	$1909
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5175	$4454
🏠 One person rent	$1280	$1181
🏘️ Family rent	$2205	$1992
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$315	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3706	$2307
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	100	93
😀 Quality of life	95	89
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.4M

The cost of living in Berlin is 21% more expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 1275th and 2387th ($2302 vs $1909) 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 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 1.2 months in Prague. Berlin ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 35th and 285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Prague

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	Berlin	Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$49
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$2.92
☕ Cappuccino	$4.72	$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1324	$1087
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$952	$914
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2341	$1980
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1711	$1562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$323
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$23.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	4.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8913	$10243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6080	$7562
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.45	$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.8	$27
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.38	$8.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$8.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$2.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$71.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.6	$44.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.1	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.9	$92.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$135	$1061
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10963	$17389

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1931
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1921
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1889
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1920
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1896
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1895
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1878
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1816
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1853
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1859
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1846
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1846
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1698
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1857
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1460
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1557
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1493
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1382
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1483
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1490
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1489
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1488
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1597
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1502
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1543
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1457
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1481
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1464
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1473
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1240
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1467
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1121
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1553
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1474

Cities near Prague

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi	Smichov	$1720
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Zizkov	$1696
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Brevnov	$1678
23 km or 14 mi	Kladno	$1375
51 km or 31 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1244
53 km or 33 mi	Pribram	$1139
54 km or 34 mi	Litomerice	$1280
56 km or 35 mi	Kolin	$1895
68 km or 42 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1273
69 km or 43 mi	Usti nad Labem	$1093
72 km or 45 mi	Most	$1103
75 km or 46 mi	Teplice	$1006
76 km or 47 mi	Tabor	$1114
78 km or 49 mi	Decin	$1227
81 km or 50 mi	Litvinov	$1525
83 km or 52 mi	Chomutov	$1200
83 km or 52 mi	Plzen	$1364
88 km or 55 mi	Pisek	$1272
89 km or 55 mi	Liberec	$1188
89 km or 56 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$1188
95 km or 59 mi	Zittau	$1472
97 km or 61 mi	Pardubice	$1265
99 km or 61 mi	Strakonice	$1280
99 km or 61 mi	Havlickuv Brod	$1305
100 km or 62 mi	Chrudim	$1321
102 km or 63 mi	Hradec Kralove	$1288
103 km or 64 mi	Pirna	$1476
111 km or 69 mi	Klatovy	$1301
111 km or 69 mi	Karlovy Vary	$1196
114 km or 71 mi	Jihlava	$1133
115 km or 71 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1479
117 km or 73 mi	Freital	$1478
118 km or 73 mi	Dresden	$1531
119 km or 74 mi	Trutnov	$980
119 km or 74 mi	Freiberg	$1305
122 km or 76 mi	Bautzen	$1494
123 km or 77 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1346
125 km or 78 mi	Radebeul	$1476
126 km or 78 mi	Gorlitz	$1468
127 km or 79 mi	Sokolov	$1383