Cost of Living in Prague

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$1641
$3833
🛋️ Without rent
$636
$2082
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$1005
$1751
🍽️ Food
$390
$1039
🚐 Transport
$108
$303
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1865
😀 Quality of life
86
🏙️ Population
1.38M

The average cost of living in Prague is $1641, which is in the top 33% of the most expensive cities in the world, ranked 3084th out of 9294 in our global list and 2nd out of 58 in the Czech Republic.

The median after-tax salary is $1865, which is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months. Ranked 292nd (TOP 3%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 1st best city to live in the Czech Republic. With an estimated population of 1.38M, Prague is the 1st largest city in the Czech Republic.

✈️ Closest airport 10 km Kbely Air Base
😷 Air quality Excellent 9.8 µg/m³
🎓 Best university rank 172 Charles University
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Prices in Prague

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Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.51
 Cappuccino
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1012
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$756
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1359
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5446
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12545

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