Czech Republic vs Netherlands - Cost of Living Comparison

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Czech Republic Netherlands
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1296
$2088
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3055
$4890
🏠 One person rent
$760
$1266
🏘️ Family rent
$1342
$2100
🍽️ Food expenses
$360
$559
🚐 Transport expenses
$63
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1537
$3622
💸 GDP per capita
$30427
$62537
😃 Human freedom index
8.38
8.57
❤️ Life expectancy
79
81.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
57
79
🌐 English speaking %
50.7%
90.9%
🎓 Higher education
90
95
😀 Quality of life
77
93
🏙️ Population
10.9M
17.9M

The average cost of living in the Czech Republic ($1296) is 38% less expensive than in the Netherlands ($2088). the Czech Republic ranked 44th vs 14th for the Netherlands 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 the Netherlands. Ranked 34th and 8th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the Czech Republic vs the Netherlands

We calculate prices for the Czech Republic and the Netherlands as a population-weighted mean of 58 and 70 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 Netherlands
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.71
$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.5
$76.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.27
$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.2
$5.78
 Cappuccino
$2.87
$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.63
$3.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$1257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$546
$1024
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1308
$2134
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1011
$1745
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$250
$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.9
$44.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.7%
4.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4907
$5819
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3574
$4471
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.13
$3.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23
$85.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$24.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.69
$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.48
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.71
$4.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.3
$15.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$3.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.3
$6.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.41
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.97
$6.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.15
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.63
$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.7
$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39
$55.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.4
$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$78
$83.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90
$97.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$508
$1910
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9843
$9328

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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 the Netherlands

City Cost of living Population
Amsterdam
$2859
921K
Rotterdam
$2219
664K
The Hague
$2094
548K
Utrecht
$2184
359K
Eindhoven
$2023
244K
Groningen
$1814
238K
Tilburg
$1865
228K
Arnhem
$1661
164K
Breda
$1750
183K
Almere
$2076
215K
Nijmegen
$1827
177K
's-Hertogenbosch
$1953
159K
Enschede
$1973
160K
Haarlem
$2373
163K
Leiden
$2228
124K
Apeldoorn
$2027
139K
Maastricht
$1940
120K
Venlo
$1751
102K
Zwolle
$1841
130K
Emmen
$1900
107K
Delft
$1991
109K
Hilversum
$2180
91.2K
Purmerend
$2064
81.5K
Zutphen
$1769
47.4K
Deventer
$2006
101K
Zeist
$2375
65K
Heerlen
$1515
86.9K
Roosendaal
$1920
77K
Leeuwarden
$1625
93.8K
Assen
$1798
68.8K