Cologne vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$3833
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$1005
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$1751
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$1865
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
92
92
😀 Quality of life
97
86
🏙️ Population
1.08M
1.38M

The cost of living in Cologne is 13% more expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 2308th and 3084th ($1851 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th 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 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 1.1 months in Prague. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 16th and 292nd 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
$14
$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$45.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$8.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$2.51
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$1012
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$756
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$1872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$1359
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
5.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$7685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$5446
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$24.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$13.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$8.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$6.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$2.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$3.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$64.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$54.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$89.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$12545

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Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861

Cities near Prague

Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1474
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1468
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1244
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1216
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1196
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1103
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1150
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
72 km or 45 mi Most
$957
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$929
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1198
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1107
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1362
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1051
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1185
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1186
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1106
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1353
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1122
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1176
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1163
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1668
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1142
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1393
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1159
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$1024
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$1016
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1404
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1462
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$1195
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1215
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1377
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1237
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1413
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1364
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1141