Czech Republic vs Japan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Czech Republic Japan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1478
$1109
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3409
$2719
🏠 One person rent
$872
$500
🏘️ Family rent
$1441
$826
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$383
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.6
$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1859
$1914
💸 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%
28%
🎓 Higher education
91
98
😀 Quality of life
83
90
🏙️ Population
10.9M
124M

The average cost of living in the Czech Republic ($1478) is 33% more expensive than in Japan ($1109). the Czech Republic ranked 40th vs 81st 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 32nd 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
$9.64
$6.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.5
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.54
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$3.07
 Cappuccino
$3.35
$2.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$776
$528
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$644
$347
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1518
$1147
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1150
$693
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$90.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$277
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.8
$30.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.98%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6208
$5087
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4585
$2842
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.42
$1.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.3
$59.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.2
$23.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$4.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.52
$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$4.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.22
$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.57
$3.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.9
$9.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.21
$1.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.86
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.9
$51.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$15.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.4
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$56
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$688
$448
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12906
$13117

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Cities Comparison in the Czech Republic vs Japan

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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 Japan

City Cost of living Population
Tokyo
$1679
14.3M
Yokohama
$1326
3.76M
Osaka
$1254
2.75M
Nagoya
$1141
2.33M
Kawasaki
$1358
1.54M
Sapporo
$1137
1.96M
Hiroshima
$842
1.2M
Kyoto
$1100
1.46M
Kobe
$1185
1.52M
Fukuoka
$1018
1.6M
Saitama
$1055
1.33M
Sagamihara
$978
726K
Sakai
$1099
824K
Hachioji
$1318
576K
Chiba
$1232
975K
Shizuoka
$895
686K
Kitakyushu
$1041
935K
Amagasaki
$1059
456K
Funabashi
$1119
641K
Sendai
$1007
1.06M
Yokosuka
$1120
390K
Kumamoto
$922
738K
Kawaguchi
$1045
594K
Machida
$1047
434K
Kagoshima
$951
594K
Himeji
$976
528K
Kashiwa
$1108
428K
Utsunomiya
$1063
518K
Niigata
$1018
791K
Hamamatsu
$995
788K