Czech Republic vs Japan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Czech Republic Japan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1490
$1131
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3446
$2766
🏠 One person rent
$875
$508
🏘️ Family rent
$1461
$842
🍽️ Food expenses
$419
$391
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.2
$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1845
$1971
💸 GDP per capita
$31823
$32487
😃 Human freedom index
8.82
8.6
❤️ Life expectancy
79.9
84
👮 Corruption perceptions index
59
71
🌐 English speaking %
50.7%
15%
🎓 Higher education
91
98
😀 Quality of life
83
89
🏙️ Population
10.9M
124M

The average cost of living in the Czech Republic ($1490) is 32% more expensive than in Japan ($1131). the Czech Republic ranked 39th vs 78th for Japan 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 1.7 months in Japan. Ranked 31st and 20th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the Czech Republic vs Japan

We calculate prices for the Czech Republic and Japan as a population-weighted mean of 58 and 907 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 Japan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$6.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.5
$34.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.84
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.58
$3.16
 Cappuccino
$3.45
$3.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.94
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$780
$526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$642
$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1556
$1138
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1156
$682
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$94.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.6
$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.94%
1.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6198
$5340
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4567
$2928
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27
$60.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$24.8
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.54
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.59
$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.95
$6.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$4.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.36
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.74
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.7
$9.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.6
$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$1.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.94
$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$35
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.3
$15.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.2
$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$57.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$666
$388
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12734
$13435

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Cities Comparison in the Czech Republic vs Japan

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In the Czech Republic

City Cost of living Population
Prague
$1909
1.4M
Brno
$1639
403K
Ostrava
$1253
283K
Plzen
$1364
188K
Liberec
$1188
108K
Hradec Kralove
$1288
94.3K
Olomouc
$1316
103K
Ceske Budejovice
$1346
97.2K
Pardubice
$1265
92.3K
Usti nad Labem
$1093
90.9K
Zizkov
$1696
58.3K
Kladno
$1375
69.7K
Zlin
$1404
74.7K
Mlada Boleslav
$1244
47.3K
Havirov
$1026
68.7K
Jihlava
$1133
54.6K
Most
$1103
63.5K
Opava
$1155
55.1K
Smichov
$1720
35K
Frydek-Mistek
$1135
53.6K
Decin
$1227
46.4K
Teplice
$1006
50.9K
Karlovy Vary
$1196
49.1K
Karvina
$1090
48.9K
Chomutov
$1200
46.8K
Jablonec nad Nisou
$1188
46.2K
Prostejov
$1247
43.4K
Ceska Lipa
$1273
36.8K
Tabor
$1114
34.4K
Brevnov
$1678
25.8K

In Japan

City Cost of living Population
Tokyo
$1698
14.3M
Yokohama
$1343
3.76M
Osaka
$1274
2.75M
Nagoya
$1196
2.33M
Kawasaki
$1399
1.54M
Sapporo
$1121
1.96M
Hiroshima
$877
1.2M
Kobe
$1103
1.52M
Kyoto
$1128
1.46M
Fukuoka
$1045
1.6M
Saitama
$1073
1.33M
Sagamihara
$992
726K
Sakai
$1127
824K
Chiba
$1263
975K
Shizuoka
$961
686K
Kitakyushu
$1088
935K
Sendai
$1010
1.06M
Hachioji
$1343
576K
Funabashi
$1130
641K
Niigata
$1024
791K
Kawaguchi
$1050
594K
Kumamoto
$957
738K
Hamamatsu
$991
788K
Kagoshima
$991
594K
Machida
$1066
434K
Kashiwa
$1145
428K
Himeji
$1009
528K
Utsunomiya
$1036
518K
Nishinomiya
$1093
487K
Okayama
$910
720K