Czech Republic vs Japan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Czech Republic Japan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1296
$1160
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3055
$2959
🏠 One person rent
$760
$528
🏘️ Family rent
$1342
$1024
🍽️ Food expenses
$360
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$63
$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1537
$2197
💸 GDP per capita
$30427
$33834
😃 Human freedom index
8.38
8.4
❤️ Life expectancy
79
84
👮 Corruption perceptions index
57
73
🌐 English speaking %
50.7%
15%
🎓 Higher education
90
98
😀 Quality of life
77
89
🏙️ Population
10.9M
125M

The average cost of living in the Czech Republic ($1296) is 12% more expensive than in Japan ($1160). the Czech Republic ranked 44th vs 65th 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 1.9 months in Japan. Ranked 34th and 16th 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
$8.71
$6.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.5
$36.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.27
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$3.26
 Cappuccino
$2.87
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.63
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$531
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$546
$359
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1308
$1193
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1011
$747
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$100
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$250
$154
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.7%
1.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4907
$5404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3574
$3197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.13
$1.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23
$60.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$26.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.69
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$3.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.71
$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.3
$6.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$4.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$3.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.3
$8.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.41
$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.97
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$1.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.63
$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.7
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.4
$17.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$78
$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90
$60.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$508
$350
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9843
$11669

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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 Japan

City Cost of living Population
Tokyo
$1641
14.3M
Yokohama
$1385
3.76M
Osaka
$1212
2.75M
Nagoya
$1248
2.33M
Kawasaki
$1187
1.54M
Sapporo
$1268
1.96M
Kyoto
$1210
1.46M
Kobe
$1119
1.52M
Sendai
$1111
1.06M
Saitama
$1038
1.33M
Fukuoka
$1162
1.6M
Sakai
$1174
824K
Hiroshima
$1003
1.2M
Yokosuka
$1153
390K
Sagamihara
$1060
726K
Chiba
$1244
975K
Kitakyushu
$1044
935K
Kagoshima
$1092
594K
Hachioji
$1252
576K
Kumamoto
$970
738K
Wakayama
$1226
353K
Amagasaki
$1132
456K
Kawaguchi
$1056
594K
Utsunomiya
$1048
518K
Niigata
$1108
791K
Shizuoka
$991
686K
Hamamatsu
$1046
788K
Funabashi
$1145
641K
Himeji
$1212
528K
Kurashiki
$1103
475K