Copenhagen vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Copenhagen Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2483
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5751
$3833
🏠 One person rent
$1424
$1005
🏘️ Family rent
$2573
$1751
🍽️ Food expenses
$670
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4295
$1865
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
93
92
😀 Quality of life
97
86
🏙️ Population
644K
1.38M

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 51% more expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 795th and 3084th ($2483 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Denmark and the Czech Republic, respectively. Check Denmark vs the Czech Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Copenhagen compared to 1.1 months in Prague. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 9th and 292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Prague

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Copenhagen Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.2
$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$107
$45.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.9
$8.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.66
$2.51
 Cappuccino
$6.74
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.88
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1540
$1012
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1168
$756
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3033
$1872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2129
$1359
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$144
$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.19%
5.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8402
$7685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5773
$5446
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.61
$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$105
$24.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.1
$13.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.14
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.09
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.42
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.75
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.16
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$8.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.47
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.87
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.01
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.7
$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.52
$6.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.24
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.34
$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$2.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$3.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$64.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.6
$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.8
$54.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$121
$89.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$125
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$591
$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13230
$12545

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance City Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi Frederiksberg
$2378
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Gentofte
$2203
23 km or 14 mi Horsholm
$2006
28 km or 17 mi Landskrona
$1294
30 km or 19 mi Malmo
$1570
31 km or 19 mi Roskilde
$1867
33 km or 21 mi Hillerod
$2088
40 km or 25 mi Lund
$1459
40 km or 25 mi Staffanstorp
$1439
40 km or 25 mi Helsingor
$1713
42 km or 26 mi Helsingborg
$1306
51 km or 32 mi Trelleborg
$1436
66 km or 41 mi Angelholm
$1347
71 km or 44 mi Naestved
$1864
92 km or 57 mi Hassleholm
$1333
104 km or 65 mi Kristianstad
$1218
111 km or 69 mi Halmstad
$1341
141 km or 88 mi Odense
$2046
141 km or 88 mi Svendborg
$1688
154 km or 96 mi Ljungby
$1442
156 km or 97 mi Aarhus
$1966
156 km or 97 mi Stralsund
$1548
159 km or 99 mi Varberg
$1299
171 km or 106 mi Horsens
$1499
177 km or 110 mi Fredericia
$1608
179 km or 111 mi Rostock
$1532
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1618
185 km or 115 mi Greifswald
$1578
190 km or 118 mi Varnamo
$1434
190 km or 118 mi Vejle
$1636
193 km or 120 mi Vaxjo
$1328
196 km or 122 mi Sonderborg
$1502
196 km or 122 mi Kolding
$1476
196 km or 122 mi Silkeborg
$1654
199 km or 124 mi Karlskrona
$1324
199 km or 124 mi Haderslev
$1536
211 km or 131 mi Wismar
$1364
211 km or 131 mi Gustrow
$1476
215 km or 133 mi Viborg
$1565
216 km or 134 mi Kiel
$1546

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