Bucharest vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bucharest	Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1148	$1899
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2906	$4415
🏠 One person rent	$562	$1182
🏘️ Family rent	$953	$1957
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$451
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.3	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1455	$2366
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	78	93
😀 Quality of life	84	89
🏙️ Population	1.72M	1.4M

The cost of living in Bucharest is 40% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 4877th and 2377th ($1148 vs $1899) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 1.3 months in Bucharest compared to 1.2 months in Prague. Bucharest ranked 1st best city to live in Romania vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 482nd and 244th 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	$11.6	$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.8	$48.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.12	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$3.01
☕ Cappuccino	$3.67	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$600	$1089
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$404	$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1100	$1964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$694	$1546
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$199
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$9.73	$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.95%	4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3876	$10118
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2257	$7415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.89	$1.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.9	$25.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.32	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.78	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.51	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.56	$9.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.78	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.48	$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.39	$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.53	$4.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$3.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.2	$67.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.26	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66.5	$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$19
👖 Brand Jeans	$84.4	$89.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$703	$1075
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14018	$19039

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Cities near Bucharest

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.3 mi	Voluntari	$995
56 km or 35 mi	Giurgiu	$920
60 km or 37 mi	Ploiesti	$896
62 km or 39 mi	Ruse	$800
77 km or 48 mi	Targoviste	$776
77 km or 48 mi	Alexandria	$708
102 km or 63 mi	Buzau	$801
102 km or 63 mi	Calarasi	$722
103 km or 64 mi	Slobozia	$771
108 km or 67 mi	Pitesti	$1018
137 km or 85 mi	Slatina	$653
143 km or 89 mi	Shumen	$672
144 km or 90 mi	Brasov	$1120
151 km or 94 mi	Veliko Tarnovo	$762
156 km or 97 mi	Ramnicu Valcea	$801
161 km or 100 mi	Pleven	$705
164 km or 102 mi	Sfantu Gheorghe	$701
168 km or 104 mi	Dobrich	$804
168 km or 105 mi	Focsani	$857
177 km or 110 mi	Braila	$870
180 km or 112 mi	Craiova	$953
181 km or 112 mi	Gabrovo	$662
192 km or 119 mi	Galati	$906
192 km or 119 mi	Sliven	$610
198 km or 123 mi	Varna	$1140
203 km or 126 mi	Mamaia	$1041
205 km or 127 mi	Constanta	$1119
216 km or 134 mi	Yambol	$676
217 km or 135 mi	Sibiu	$818
223 km or 138 mi	Stara Zagora	$733
232 km or 144 mi	Tulcea	$874
233 km or 145 mi	Targu Jiu	$824
236 km or 146 mi	Cahul	$823
237 km or 147 mi	Barlad	$809
238 km or 148 mi	Medias	$702
239 km or 148 mi	Burgas	$855
243 km or 151 mi	Vratsa	$749
251 km or 156 mi	Bacau	$807
260 km or 161 mi	Vidin	$673
267 km or 166 mi	Targu Mures	$725

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