Czech Republic vs Russia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Czech Republic Russia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1409
$902
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3267
$2190
🏠 One person rent
$827
$465
🏘️ Family rent
$1396
$798
🍽️ Food expenses
$396
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.4
$59.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1788
$772
💸 GDP per capita
$31707
$14889
😃 Human freedom index
8.66
5.35
❤️ Life expectancy
79.9
73.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
56
22
🌐 English speaking %
50.7%
4.8%
🎓 Higher education
91
85
😀 Quality of life
80
49
🏙️ Population
10.9M
144M

The average cost of living in the Czech Republic ($1409) is 56% more expensive than in Russia ($902). the Czech Republic ranked 43rd vs 109th 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 1.3 months in the Czech Republic compared to 0.9 months in Russia. Ranked 33rd and 93rd 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
$9.03
$9.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.6
$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.77
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.48
$2.27
 Cappuccino
$3.25
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.85
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$754
$552
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$601
$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1462
$1218
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1117
$701
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$174
$70
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$268
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.1
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.17%
19.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6027
$3624
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4288
$2019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.26
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$24.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$5.75
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.74
$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.44
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.39
$4.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$9.73
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$2.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$7.64
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.41
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.28
$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$2.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.35
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.99
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.6
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$5.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.9
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.5
$4.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.2
$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.3
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$578
$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11751
$9820

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In the Czech Republic

City Cost of living Population
Prague
$1778
1.4M
Brno
$1570
403K
Ostrava
$1183
283K
Plzen
$1317
188K
Hradec Kralove
$1257
94.3K
Olomouc
$1246
103K
Liberec
$1195
108K
Ceske Budejovice
$1308
97.2K
Usti nad Labem
$1063
90.9K
Pardubice
$1195
92.3K
Zizkov
$1580
58.3K
Kladno
$1337
69.7K
Zlin
$1282
74.7K
Mlada Boleslav
$1187
47.3K
Havirov
$962
68.7K
Jihlava
$1103
54.6K
Most
$1028
63.5K
Opava
$1092
55.1K
Smichov
$1601
35K
Frydek-Mistek
$1064
53.6K
Decin
$1182
46.4K
Teplice
$986
50.9K
Karlovy Vary
$1117
49.1K
Karvina
$1020
48.9K
Chomutov
$1125
46.8K
Jablonec nad Nisou
$1152
46.2K
Prostejov
$1182
43.4K
Ceska Lipa
$1211
36.8K
Brevnov
$1564
25.8K
Prerov
$1056
40.9K

In Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1438
13.3M
Saint Petersburg
$971
5.65M
Novosibirsk
$813
1.64M
Yekaterinburg
$962
1.47M
Kazan
$868
1.33M
Rostov-on-Don
$851
1.14M
Krasnodar
$828
1.15M
Nizhny Novgorod
$882
1.2M
Ufa
$802
1.14M
Krasnoyarsk
$837
1.09M
Omsk
$786
1.1M
Perm
$714
1.03M
Samara
$796
1.15M
Chelyabinsk
$829
1.18M
Voronezh
$707
1.04M
Tyumen
$909
872K
Khabarovsk
$830
616K
Saratov
$783
838K
Izhevsk
$635
616K
Vladivostok
$824
592K
Balashikha
$898
530K
Yaroslavl
$672
567K
Volgograd
$667
1.01M
Irkutsk
$735
606K
Tula
$837
467K
Ulyanovsk
$641
613K
Tolyatti
$686
663K
Ryazan
$692
519K
Orenburg
$695
537K
Kemerovo
$708
543K