Czech Republic vs Russia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Czech Republic Russia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1231
$770
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2949
$1935
🏠 One person rent
$716
$388
🏘️ Family rent
$1283
$737
🍽️ Food expenses
$347
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.3
$54.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1485
$777
💸 GDP per capita
$31591
$13817
😃 Human freedom index
8.66
5.35
❤️ Life expectancy
79
72.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
56
22
🌐 English speaking %
50.7%
4.8%
🎓 Higher education
90
85
😀 Quality of life
77
45
🏙️ Population
10.9M
146M

The average cost of living in the Czech Republic ($1231) is 60% more expensive than in Russia ($770). the Czech Republic ranked 50th vs 127th for Russia 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 months in Russia. Ranked 34th and 94th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the Czech Republic vs Russia

We calculate prices for the Czech Republic and Russia as a population-weighted mean of 58 and 122 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 Russia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.19
$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.6
$34.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.71
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.18
$2.19
 Cappuccino
$2.81
$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.6
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$644
$450
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$515
$287
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$945
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$964
$559
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$60.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$241
$93.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.3
$7.09
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.42%
16.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4849
$2953
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3431
$1754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.07
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$22.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.2
$5.65
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.57
$0.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$0.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.76
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$8.98
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.37
$4.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$8.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.54
$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.85
$6.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.33
$2.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.8
$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.93
$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.79
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51.4
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.71
$4.55
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.8
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.4
$4.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$74.4
$66.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.5
$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$514
$314
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10768
$6824

Cost of living in other countries

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Cities Comparison in the Czech Republic vs Russia

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In the Czech Republic

City Cost of living Population
Prague
$1513
1.38M
Brno
$1329
401K
Ostrava
$1037
285K
Plzen
$1135
186K
Hradec Kralove
$1107
93.9K
Liberec
$1030
108K
Olomouc
$1067
102K
Ceske Budejovice
$1227
97.4K
Pardubice
$1088
92.4K
Usti nad Labem
$971
91.3K
Kladno
$1216
69.1K
Zizkov
$1370
58.3K
Mlada Boleslav
$1092
46.4K
Zlin
$1169
74.3K
Havirov
$862
69.7K
Most
$942
63.9K
Opava
$984
55.6K
Jihlava
$974
54K
Teplice
$880
51K
Frydek-Mistek
$954
53.9K
Decin
$1048
46.8K
Smichov
$1371
35K
Karlovy Vary
$979
49.4K
Chomutov
$1033
47K
Karvina
$908
49.7K
Jablonec nad Nisou
$950
46.2K
Prostejov
$1075
43.6K
Ceska Lipa
$1081
37.5K
Prerov
$983
41.7K
Pribram
$1166
33K

In Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1244
13.1M
Saint Petersburg
$974
5.6M
Yekaterinburg
$765
1.47M
Novosibirsk
$698
1.63M
Kazan
$734
1.26M
Nizhny Novgorod
$717
1.2M
Krasnoyarsk
$692
1.09M
Rostov-on-Don
$683
1.14M
Krasnodar
$676
1.14M
Omsk
$631
1.1M
Chelyabinsk
$617
1.18M
Ufa
$672
1.13M
Perm
$595
1.03M
Samara
$656
1.16M
Tyumen
$765
861K
Voronezh
$448
1.05M
Khabarovsk
$826
616K
Saratov
$555
838K
Volgograd
$569
1M
Vladivostok
$833
592K
Irkutsk
$770
624K
Tolyatti
$612
668K
Balashikha
$676
530K
Surgut
$654
396K
Penza
$524
488K
Naberezhnye Chelny
$613
544K
Izhevsk
$637
619K
Kemerovo
$569
545K
Tomsk
$565
545K
Yaroslavl
$523
567K