Columbus vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Columbus Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2252
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5500
$3833
🏠 One person rent
$1332
$1005
🏘️ Family rent
$2531
$1751
🍽️ Food expenses
$644
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$120
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4005
$1865
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
72
92
😀 Quality of life
88
86
🏙️ Population
906K
1.38M

The cost of living in Columbus is 37% more expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 1248th and 3084th ($2252 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1100th and 2nd in the United States and the Czech Republic, respectively. Check the United States vs the Czech Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Columbus compared to 1.1 months in Prague. Columbus ranked 65th best city to live in the United States vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 242nd and 292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Prague

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Columbus Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.9
$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.3
$45.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$8.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.96
$2.51
 Cappuccino
$4.97
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1379
$1012
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1067
$756
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3082
$1872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2051
$1359
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.4
$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
5.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3169
$7685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3154
$5446
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.99
$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64
$24.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$13.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.89
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.91
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.89
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$8.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.51
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.1
$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.89
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$6.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.01
$2.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.24
$3.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$64.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$116
$54.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$89.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1235
$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15346
$12545

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Distance City Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Upper Arlington
$2099
11 km or 7.1 mi Grove
$2116
13 km or 8.3 mi Gahanna
$2034
15 km or 9 mi Hilliard
$2078
17 km or 11 mi Reynoldsburg
$2042
18 km or 11 mi Dublin
$2047
19 km or 12 mi Westerville
$1819
22 km or 13 mi Pickerington
$2039
38 km or 24 mi Delaware
$2074
43 km or 27 mi Lancaster
$1946
43 km or 27 mi Marysville
$2006
51 km or 32 mi Newark
$1916
69 km or 43 mi Springfield
$1914
70 km or 43 mi Chillicothe
$1987
70 km or 44 mi Marion
$1915
84 km or 52 mi Zanesville
$1876
86 km or 53 mi Xenia
$1832
89 km or 55 mi Fairborn
$1698
94 km or 59 mi Beavercreek
$1795
97 km or 60 mi Huber Heights
$1791
97 km or 60 mi Mansfield
$1865
98 km or 61 mi Riverside
$1794
103 km or 64 mi Kettering
$1828
103 km or 64 mi Troy
$1860
104 km or 65 mi Athens
$1635
104 km or 65 mi Centerville
$1839
105 km or 65 mi Dayton
$1735
105 km or 65 mi Sidney
$1935
108 km or 67 mi Piqua
$1894
112 km or 69 mi Trotwood
$1824
116 km or 72 mi Ashland
$1623
120 km or 74 mi Lebanon
$1856
128 km or 80 mi Middletown
$1436
128 km or 80 mi Lima
$1944
130 km or 81 mi Wooster
$1568
131 km or 81 mi Mason
$1852
132 km or 82 mi Findlay
$1817
136 km or 84 mi Portsmouth
$1530
144 km or 90 mi New Philadelphia
$1670
146 km or 91 mi Norwalk
$1829

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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