Czech Republic vs Russia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Czech Republic Russia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1478
$1027
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3409
$2488
🏠 One person rent
$872
$532
🏘️ Family rent
$1441
$910
🍽️ Food expenses
$412
$327
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.6
$70.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1859
$932
💸 GDP per capita
$31823
$14889
😃 Human freedom index
8.82
4.86
❤️ Life expectancy
79.9
73.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
59
22
🌐 English speaking %
50.7%
3.7%
🎓 Higher education
91
85
😀 Quality of life
83
49
🏙️ Population
10.9M
144M

The average cost of living in the Czech Republic ($1478) is 44% more expensive than in Russia ($1027). the Czech Republic ranked 40th vs 98th 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 32nd and 103rd 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
$9.64
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.5
$43.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.54
$6.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$2.8
 Cappuccino
$3.35
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.86
$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$776
$655
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$644
$398
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1518
$1305
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1150
$784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$82.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$277
$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20.8
$9.24
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.98%
21.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6208
$4391
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4585
$2478
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.42
$0.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.3
$29.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.2
$7.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$0.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.52
$5.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$3.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.84
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.22
$9.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.57
$3.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.9
$6.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$3.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.21
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.86
$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$58.9
$41
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$6.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35
$24
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.7
$6.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.4
$81.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$688
$462
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12906
$12853

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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
$1899
1.4M
Brno
$1628
403K
Ostrava
$1280
283K
Plzen
$1397
188K
Liberec
$1174
108K
Olomouc
$1293
103K
Hradec Kralove
$1256
94.3K
Ceske Budejovice
$1278
97.2K
Usti nad Labem
$1141
90.9K
Pardubice
$1258
92.3K
Zizkov
$1685
58.3K
Kladno
$1402
69.7K
Zlin
$1430
74.7K
Mlada Boleslav
$1195
47.3K
Havirov
$982
68.7K
Jihlava
$1108
54.6K
Smichov
$1696
35K
Most
$1094
63.5K
Frydek-Mistek
$1096
53.6K
Opava
$1104
55.1K
Decin
$1216
46.4K
Karlovy Vary
$1218
49.1K
Teplice
$1006
50.9K
Karvina
$1059
48.9K
Chomutov
$1174
46.8K
Jablonec nad Nisou
$1112
46.2K
Prostejov
$1201
43.4K
Chrudim
$1412
23.6K
Tabor
$1107
34.4K
Ceska Lipa
$1332
36.8K

In Russia

City Cost of living Population
Moscow
$1678
13.3M
Saint Petersburg
$1139
5.65M
Yekaterinburg
$1163
1.47M
Novosibirsk
$935
1.64M
Kazan
$981
1.33M
Samara
$845
1.15M
Omsk
$819
1.1M
Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
1.2M
Rostov-on-Don
$891
1.14M
Krasnodar
$973
1.15M
Perm
$791
1.03M
Ufa
$913
1.14M
Voronezh
$766
1.04M
Krasnoyarsk
$954
1.09M
Chelyabinsk
$786
1.18M
Tyumen
$1024
872K
Ryazan
$771
519K
Izhevsk
$708
616K
Saratov
$895
838K
Balashikha
$1055
544K
Khabarovsk
$976
616K
Makhachkala
$676
663K
Vladivostok
$947
592K
Yaroslavl
$781
564K
Tomsk
$630
545K
Irkutsk
$778
606K
Volgograd
$685
1.01M
Tula
$974
457K
Kemerovo
$754
543K
Ulyanovsk
$705
613K