Czech Republic vs Italy - Cost of Living Comparison

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Czech Republic Italy
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1296
$1493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3055
$3660
🏠 One person rent
$760
$747
🏘️ Family rent
$1342
$1331
🍽️ Food expenses
$360
$500
🚐 Transport expenses
$63
$98.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1537
$1757
💸 GDP per capita
$30427
$38373
😃 Human freedom index
8.38
7.95
❤️ Life expectancy
79
82.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
57
56
🌐 English speaking %
50.7%
28.5%
🎓 Higher education
90
92
😀 Quality of life
77
78
🏙️ Population
10.9M
58.9M

The average cost of living in the Czech Republic ($1296) is 13% less expensive than in Italy ($1493). the Czech Republic ranked 44th vs 35th for Italy in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in the Czech Republic compared to 1.2 months in Italy. Ranked 34th and 33rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the Czech Republic vs Italy

We calculate prices for the Czech Republic and Italy as a population-weighted mean of 58 and 148 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 Italy
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.71
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.5
$66.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.27
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$5.39
 Cappuccino
$2.87
$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.63
$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$757
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$546
$545
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1308
$1489
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1011
$1004
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$250
$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$29.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.7%
4.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4907
$4368
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3574
$2528
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.13
$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23
$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$19.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.69
$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.71
$3.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.3
$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$3.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.3
$6.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.41
$6.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.97
$11.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.63
$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.7
$54.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39
$97.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.4
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$78
$82
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90
$92.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$508
$544
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9843
$10528

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In the Czech Republic

City Cost of living Population
Prague
$1641
1.38M
Brno
$1344
401K
Ostrava
$1122
285K
Plzen
$1185
186K
Hradec Kralove
$1142
93.9K
Liberec
$1106
108K
Ceske Budejovice
$1237
97.4K
Olomouc
$1147
102K
Pardubice
$1122
92.4K
Usti nad Labem
$978
91.3K
Zizkov
$1468
58.3K
Zlin
$1220
74.3K
Mlada Boleslav
$1216
46.4K
Kladno
$1244
69.1K
Havirov
$889
69.7K
Most
$957
63.9K
Teplice
$929
51K
Jihlava
$1016
54K
Frydek-Mistek
$986
53.9K
Chomutov
$1051
47K
Smichov
$1474
35K
Decin
$1107
46.8K
Opava
$1007
55.6K
Karlovy Vary
$1024
49.4K
Karvina
$952
49.7K
Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
46.2K
Prostejov
$1137
43.6K
Prerov
$938
41.7K
Ceska Lipa
$1130
37.5K
Kolin
$1150
33.2K

In Italy

City Cost of living Population
Rome
$1750
2.75M
Milan
$2146
1.35M
Turin
$1502
842K
Naples
$1449
913K
Genoa
$1498
559K
Palermo
$1211
630K
Bologna
$1671
388K
Florence
$1648
361K
Bari
$1372
316K
Catania
$1229
312K
Verona
$1570
256K
Venice
$1553
250K
Prato
$1528
196K
Messina
$1157
219K
Padua
$1666
206K
Brescia
$1456
196K
Parma
$1478
197K
Trieste
$1362
198K
Modena
$1573
184K
Reggio Emilia
$1394
170K
Rimini
$1471
149K
Livorno
$1454
153K
Ravenna
$1177
156K
Perugia
$1129
162K
Bergamo
$1444
120K
Foggia
$1241
145K
Taranto
$1174
188K
Forli
$1588
116K
Trento
$1605
118K
Monza
$1613
122K