Bucharest vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bucharest Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1116
$1778
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2864
$4184
🏠 One person rent
$525
$1098
🏘️ Family rent
$907
$1897
🍽️ Food expenses
$389
$426
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1391
$2284
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
77
93
😀 Quality of life
81
89
🏙️ Population
1.72M
1.4M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 37% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 4913th and 2821st ($1116 vs $1778) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in Romania and the Czech Republic, respectively. Check Romania vs the Czech Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bucharest compared to 1.3 months in Prague. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 646th and 277th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bucharest vs Prague

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Bucharest Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.7
$9.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.27
$9.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.41
$2.73
☕ Cappuccino
$3.45
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.33
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$576
$1073
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$376
$830
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1044
$1910
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$1487
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.4
$196
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$303
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.6
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.28%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3651
$10023
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2102
$7034
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.15
$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.3
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.02
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.68
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.73
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.89
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.34
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$3.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.07
$7.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.09
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.47
$4.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.81
$3.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.18
$4.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.8
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.84
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.8
$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.1
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$79.4
$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.7
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$664
$994
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14350
$15329

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$970
56 km or 35 mi Giurgiu
$910
60 km or 37 mi Ploiesti
$885
62 km or 39 mi Ruse
$777
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$802
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$692
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$857
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$775
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$762
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$873
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$675
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$681
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$1056
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$752
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$835
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$667
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$712
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$789
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$898
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$871
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$909
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$643
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$895
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$591
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1039
203 km or 126 mi Mamaia
$1024
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1103
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$618
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$805
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$703
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$854
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$832
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$926
237 km or 147 mi Barlad
$797
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$706
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$848
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$766
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$724
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$668
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$749

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Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1601
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1580
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1564
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1337
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1187
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1104
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1196
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1915
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1211
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$1063
72 km or 45 mi Most
$1028
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$986
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1074
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1182
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1489
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1125
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1317
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1209
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1195
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1152
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1427
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1195
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1223
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1216
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1212
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1257
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1473
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1236
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$1117
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$1103
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1401
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1490
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1555
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$953
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1301
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1432
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1308
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1485
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1428
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1284