Czech Republic vs Germany - Cost of Living Comparison

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Czech Republic Germany
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1478
$1764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3409
$4178
🏠 One person rent
$872
$927
🏘️ Family rent
$1441
$1579
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$551
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.6
$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1859
$3363
💸 GDP per capita
$31823
$56104
😃 Human freedom index
8.82
8.67
❤️ Life expectancy
79.9
80.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
59
77
🌐 English speaking %
50.7%
55.7%
🎓 Higher education
91
94
😀 Quality of life
83
93
🏙️ Population
10.9M
83.5M

The average cost of living in the Czech Republic ($1478) is 16% less expensive than in Germany ($1764). the Czech Republic ranked 40th vs 26th for Germany in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in the Czech Republic compared to 1.9 months in Germany. Ranked 32nd and 12th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the Czech Republic vs Germany

We calculate prices for the Czech Republic and Germany as a population-weighted mean of 58 and 662 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Czech Republic Germany
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.64
$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.5
$73.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.54
$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$5.25
 Cappuccino
$3.35
$4.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$3.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$776
$869
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$644
$672
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1518
$1728
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1150
$1351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$277
$269
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.8
$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.98%
3.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6208
$6140
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4585
$4063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.42
$3.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.3
$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.2
$27.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$2.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$2.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.52
$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$3.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.35
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$4.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$2.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.22
$6.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.57
$9.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.9
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.21
$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.86
$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.9
$42.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35
$70.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$19.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.4
$94.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$688
$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12906
$16025

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Cities Comparison in the Czech Republic vs Germany

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In the Czech Republic

City Cost of living Population
Prague
$1899
1.4M
Brno
$1628
403K
Ostrava
$1280
283K
Plzen
$1397
188K
Liberec
$1174
108K
Olomouc
$1293
103K
Hradec Kralove
$1256
94.3K
Ceske Budejovice
$1278
97.2K
Usti nad Labem
$1141
90.9K
Pardubice
$1258
92.3K
Zizkov
$1685
58.3K
Kladno
$1402
69.7K
Zlin
$1430
74.7K
Mlada Boleslav
$1195
47.3K
Havirov
$982
68.7K
Jihlava
$1108
54.6K
Smichov
$1696
35K
Most
$1094
63.5K
Frydek-Mistek
$1096
53.6K
Opava
$1104
55.1K
Decin
$1216
46.4K
Karlovy Vary
$1218
49.1K
Teplice
$1006
50.9K
Karvina
$1059
48.9K
Chomutov
$1174
46.8K
Jablonec nad Nisou
$1112
46.2K
Prostejov
$1201
43.4K
Chrudim
$1412
23.6K
Tabor
$1107
34.4K
Ceska Lipa
$1332
36.8K

In Germany

City Cost of living Population
Berlin
$2371
3.78M
Hamburg City
$2189
1.91M
Munich
$2525
1.51M
Cologne
$1941
1.09M
Frankfurt
$2251
776K
Stuttgart
$2011
633K
Dusseldorf
$1913
631K
Nuremberg
$1753
526K
Dortmund
$1482
595K
Bremen City
$1765
577K
Essen
$1519
587K
Leipzig
$1659
620K
Dresden
$1448
566K
Hanover
$1829
548K
Wuppertal
$1547
359K
Duisburg
$1507
504K
Mannheim
$1758
317K
Bonn
$1948
336K
Munster
$1803
323K
Karlsruhe
$1962
310K
Bochum
$1548
366K
Bielefeld
$1638
338K
Braunschweig
$1538
252K
Augsburg
$1938
303K
Wiesbaden
$1996
286K
Aachen
$1618
253K
Solingen
$1698
162K
Monchengladbach
$1657
269K
Kiel
$1557
249K
Chemnitz
$1530
251K