Czech Republic vs South Korea - Cost of Living Comparison

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Czech Republic South Korea
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1199
$1118
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2884
$3093
🏠 One person rent
$694
$471
🏘️ Family rent
$1294
$1095
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.8
$98.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1424
$2392
💸 GDP per capita
$27223
$32423
😃 Human freedom index
8.38
8.12
❤️ Life expectancy
77.4
83.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
57
63
🌐 English speaking %
50.7%
20%
🎓 Higher education
90
87
😀 Quality of life
76
87
🏙️ Population
10.8M
51.5M

The average cost of living in the Czech Republic ($1199) is 7% more expensive than in South Korea ($1118). the Czech Republic ranked 52nd vs 62nd for South Korea 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 2.1 months in South Korea. Ranked 36th and 20th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the Czech Republic vs South Korea

We calculate prices for the Czech Republic and South Korea as a population-weighted mean of 58 and 87 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 South Korea
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.55
$6.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.6
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.9
$5.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$3.31
 Cappuccino
$2.66
$3.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$636
$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$323
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1287
$1256
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$839
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$99.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$230
$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.9
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.86%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4517
$10104
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3374
$6925
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.08
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.1
$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$9.06
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.65
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$3.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$3.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.21
$8.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$31.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$6.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$3.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$5.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$5.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$3.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$2.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.17
$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.13
$3.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.76
$4.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$5.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.12
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.37
$2.13
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.1
$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.51
$9.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.5
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.4
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$73
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$404
$385
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8733
$17694

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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 South Korea

City Cost of living Population
Seoul
$1444
9.67M
Busan
$1029
3.45M
Incheon
$1020
2.94M
Daegu
$1113
2.44M
Daejeon
$924
1.48M
Gwangju
$1147
1.49M
Suwon
$987
1.23M
Ulsan
$1078
1.15M
Seongnam
$1121
949K
Changwon
$1073
1.05M
Cheongju
$903
849K
Yongin
$1256
971K
Jeju Island
$1056
678K
Goyang
$1144
1.06M
Hwaseong
$1088
904K
Namyangju
$1106
713K
Bucheon
$1152
793K
Gimhae
$907
534K
Jeju
$1003
435K
Cheonan
$940
652K
Ansan
$1127
653K
Siheung
$1081
425K
Uijeongbu
$986
463K
Anyang
$1097
548K
Gunsan
$975
275K
Pohang
$989
504K
Masan
$1006
430K
Jeonju
$787
653K
Pyeongtaek
$924
458K
Paju
$1072
415K