Cologne vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1968
$1778
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4619
$4184
🏠 One person rent
$1091
$1098
🏘️ Family rent
$1830
$1897
🍽️ Food expenses
$536
$426
🚐 Transport expenses
$196
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3266
$2284
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
91
93
😀 Quality of life
96
89
🏙️ Population
1.09M
1.4M

The cost of living in Cologne is 11% more expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 2104th and 2821st ($1968 vs $1778) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 2nd 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 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 1.3 months in Prague. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 23rd and 277th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Prague

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Cologne Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$9.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.5
$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$9.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.26
$2.73
☕ Cappuccino
$4.06
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.38
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$1073
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$870
$830
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1997
$1910
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1478
$1487
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$196
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$303
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6855
$10023
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5848
$7034
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.93
$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.6
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$3.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.3
$7.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.05
$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.45
$4.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$3.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$4.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.3
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$98
$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$994
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19386
$15329

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Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1759
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2037
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1745
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1744
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1741
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1740
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1726
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1750
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1699
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1740
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1711
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1702
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1727
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1736
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1708
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1695
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1770
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1694
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1678
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1716
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1642
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1747
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1957
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1674
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1691
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1654
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1630
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1645
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1650
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1666
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1659
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1608
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1611
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1650
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1613
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1662
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1979

Cities near Prague

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