Czech Republic vs Russia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Czech Republic Russia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1199
$652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2884
$1669
🏠 One person rent
$694
$310
🏘️ Family rent
$1294
$594
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.8
$51
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1424
$632
💸 GDP per capita
$27223
$15271
😃 Human freedom index
8.38
5.81
❤️ Life expectancy
77.4
69.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
57
26
🌐 English speaking %
50.7%
3.5%
🎓 Higher education
90
85
😀 Quality of life
76
44
🏙️ Population
10.8M
147M

The average cost of living in the Czech Republic ($1199) is 84% more expensive than in Russia ($652). the Czech Republic ranked 52nd vs 143rd 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 36th and 107th 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
$7.55
$6.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.6
$27.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.9
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$1.94
 Cappuccino
$2.66
$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$636
$358
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$226
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1287
$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$450
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$52.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$230
$80.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.9
$5.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.86%
11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4517
$2325
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3374
$1510
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.08
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.1
$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$5.49
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.65
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$8.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.21
$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$7.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$2.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.17
$6.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.13
$2.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.76
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.12
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.37
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.1
$29.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.51
$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.5
$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.4
$5.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$73
$63.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80
$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$404
$262
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8733
$6135

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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
$1531
1.36M
Brno
$1158
396K
Ostrava
$1079
284K
Plzen
$1122
181K
Hradec Kralove
$1090
93.5K
Liberec
$1046
107K
Olomouc
$1043
102K
Ceske Budejovice
$1078
96.4K
Pardubice
$949
92.1K
Usti nad Labem
$918
92K
Zizkov
$1374
58.3K
Zlin
$1033
74.2K
Mlada Boleslav
$1146
45K
Havirov
$834
70.2K
Most
$1130
63.9K
Kladno
$1188
68.4K
Jihlava
$956
52.5K
Frydek-Mistek
$916
54.2K
Karvina
$895
50.2K
Opava
$940
55.5K
Prostejov
$1084
43.6K
Smichov
$1383
35K
Karlovy Vary
$969
49K
Chomutov
$1127
46.9K
Prerov
$916
41.6K
Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
45.8K
Decin
$1027
47.2K
Ceska Lipa
$1063
37.3K
Kolin
$1015
33.3K
Pribram
$1116
32.7K

In Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1021
12.5M
Saint Petersburg
$811
5.38M
Yekaterinburg
$676
1.47M
Novosibirsk
$657
1.63M
Nizhny Novgorod
$596
1.25M
Kazan
$646
1.24M
Rostov-on-Don
$601
1.14M
Ufa
$547
1.12M
Chelyabinsk
$467
1.2M
Samara
$623
1.17M
Krasnoyarsk
$634
1.08M
Voronezh
$420
1.05M
Krasnodar
$553
949K
Omsk
$402
1.17M
Perm
$537
1.05M
Tyumen
$636
745K
Volgograd
$505
1M
Saratov
$513
845K
Sevastopol
$628
522K
Surgut
$614
396K
Vladivostok
$765
597K
Kemerovo
$487
559K
Khabarovsk
$623
616K
Balashikha
$645
468K
Irkutsk
$607
624K
Izhevsk
$567
646K
Naberezhnye Chelny
$501
534K
Yaroslavl
$496
601K
Orenburg
$494
565K
Yakutsk
$696
312K