Czech Republic vs Japan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Czech Republic Japan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1409
$1130
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3267
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$827
$510
🏘️ Family rent
$1396
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$396
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.4
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1788
$1977
💸 GDP per capita
$31707
$32476
😃 Human freedom index
8.66
8.73
❤️ Life expectancy
79.9
84
👮 Corruption perceptions index
56
71
🌐 English speaking %
50.7%
15%
🎓 Higher education
91
98
😀 Quality of life
80
89
🏙️ Population
10.9M
124M

The average cost of living in the Czech Republic ($1409) is 25% more expensive than in Japan ($1130). the Czech Republic ranked 43rd vs 76th 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 1.3 months in the Czech Republic compared to 1.7 months in Japan. Ranked 33rd and 18th 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
$9.03
$6.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.6
$34.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.77
$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.48
$2.96
 Cappuccino
$3.25
$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.85
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$754
$514
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$601
$355
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1462
$1107
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1117
$694
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$174
$92.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$268
$143
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.1
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.17%
1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6027
$4931
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4288
$2794
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.26
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$59.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$25.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.74
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$4.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.44
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$6.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$18.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$4.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$3.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$8.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.41
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.28
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.35
$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.99
$1.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.6
$53.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.9
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.5
$16.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.2
$45.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.3
$56.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$578
$336
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11751
$12869

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In the Czech Republic

City Cost of living Population
Prague
$1778
1.4M
Brno
$1570
403K
Ostrava
$1183
283K
Plzen
$1317
188K
Hradec Kralove
$1257
94.3K
Olomouc
$1246
103K
Liberec
$1195
108K
Ceske Budejovice
$1308
97.2K
Usti nad Labem
$1063
90.9K
Pardubice
$1195
92.3K
Zizkov
$1580
58.3K
Kladno
$1337
69.7K
Zlin
$1282
74.7K
Mlada Boleslav
$1187
47.3K
Havirov
$962
68.7K
Jihlava
$1103
54.6K
Most
$1028
63.5K
Opava
$1092
55.1K
Smichov
$1601
35K
Frydek-Mistek
$1064
53.6K
Decin
$1182
46.4K
Teplice
$986
50.9K
Karlovy Vary
$1117
49.1K
Karvina
$1020
48.9K
Chomutov
$1125
46.8K
Jablonec nad Nisou
$1152
46.2K
Prostejov
$1182
43.4K
Ceska Lipa
$1211
36.8K
Brevnov
$1564
25.8K
Prerov
$1056
40.9K

In Japan

City Cost of living Population
Tokyo
$1698
14.3M
Yokohama
$1336
3.76M
Osaka
$1237
2.75M
Nagoya
$1189
2.33M
Kawasaki
$1354
1.54M
Sapporo
$1181
1.96M
Hiroshima
$883
1.2M
Kyoto
$1107
1.46M
Kobe
$1106
1.52M
Saitama
$1037
1.33M
Fukuoka
$1065
1.6M
Chiba
$1251
975K
Shizuoka
$1025
686K
Sakai
$1115
824K
Sagamihara
$1021
726K
Sendai
$1069
1.06M
Niigata
$1007
791K
Kitakyushu
$1078
935K
Funabashi
$1117
641K
Hachioji
$1286
576K
Kawaguchi
$1025
594K
Hamamatsu
$1016
788K
Kumamoto
$991
738K
Kagoshima
$1016
594K
Kashiwa
$1116
428K
Utsunomiya
$1052
518K
Machida
$1049
434K
Matsudo
$1024
498K
Ichikawa
$1041
496K
Nishinomiya
$1091
487K