Czech Republic vs Switzerland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Czech Republic Switzerland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1490
$3268
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3446
$8026
🏠 One person rent
$875
$1841
🏘️ Family rent
$1461
$3210
🍽️ Food expenses
$419
$948
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.2
$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1845
$7156
💸 GDP per capita
$31823
$104K
😃 Human freedom index
8.82
9.15
❤️ Life expectancy
79.9
84.1
👮 Corruption perceptions index
59
80
🌐 English speaking %
50.7%
61.3%
🎓 Higher education
91
99
😀 Quality of life
83
100
🏙️ Population
10.9M
9.01M

The average cost of living in the Czech Republic ($1490) is 54% less expensive than in Switzerland ($3268). the Czech Republic ranked 39th vs 3rd for Switzerland 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 2.2 months in Switzerland. Ranked 31st and 1st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the Czech Republic vs Switzerland

We calculate prices for the Czech Republic and Switzerland as a population-weighted mean of 58 and 50 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 Switzerland
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$29.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46.5
$115
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.84
$19.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.58
$9.49
 Cappuccino
$3.45
$6.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.94
$5.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$780
$1966
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$642
$1536
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1556
$3687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1156
$2867
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$167
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$257
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.6
$58.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.94%
2.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6198
$16760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4567
$8762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$4.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27
$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$46
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$2.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.54
$3.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$4.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.59
$8.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$24.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.95
$26.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$43.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$4.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$3.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.56
$5.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$3.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.36
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.74
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.7
$18.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.6
$5.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.27
$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.94
$4.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$93.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.7
$145
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.3
$49.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.2
$139
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$166
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$666
$2552
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12734
$25135

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Cities Comparison in the Czech Republic vs Switzerland

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In the Czech Republic

City Cost of living Population
Prague
$1909
1.4M
Brno
$1639
403K
Ostrava
$1253
283K
Plzen
$1364
188K
Liberec
$1188
108K
Hradec Kralove
$1288
94.3K
Olomouc
$1316
103K
Ceske Budejovice
$1346
97.2K
Pardubice
$1265
92.3K
Usti nad Labem
$1093
90.9K
Zizkov
$1696
58.3K
Kladno
$1375
69.7K
Zlin
$1404
74.7K
Mlada Boleslav
$1244
47.3K
Havirov
$1026
68.7K
Jihlava
$1133
54.6K
Most
$1103
63.5K
Opava
$1155
55.1K
Smichov
$1720
35K
Frydek-Mistek
$1135
53.6K
Decin
$1227
46.4K
Teplice
$1006
50.9K
Karlovy Vary
$1196
49.1K
Karvina
$1090
48.9K
Chomutov
$1200
46.8K
Jablonec nad Nisou
$1188
46.2K
Prostejov
$1247
43.4K
Ceska Lipa
$1273
36.8K
Tabor
$1114
34.4K
Brevnov
$1678
25.8K

In Switzerland

City Cost of living Population
Bern
$3134
1.07M
Zurich
$3784
449K
Geneva
$3731
209K
Basel
$3080
176K
Lausanne
$3299
145K
Winterthur
$3305
110K
Lucerne
$3380
86.2K
St. Gallen
$2978
78.9K
Biel/Bienne
$2678
55.9K
Lugano
$2884
63.5K
Neuchatel
$2823
45.3K
Koniz
$2997
43K
Thun
$2817
43.9K
Bellinzona
$3229
45.3K
Fribourg
$2874
39.2K
Chur
$2942
39.2K
Uster
$3345
36.8K
Zug
$4151
32.1K
Schaffhausen
$2740
39K
Vernier
$3501
34.8K
Lancy
$3436
31.9K
Sion
$2465
37.2K
Altstetten
$3494
36.3K
Yverdon-les-Bains
$3222
30.3K
Emmen
$3367
29.3K
La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2654
37.6K
Montreux
$3524
27K
Kriens
$3331
27K
Wetzikon
$3310
26.9K
Rapperswil-Jona
$3318
27K