Czech Republic vs Switzerland - Cost of Living Comparison

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Czech Republic Switzerland
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1199
$2896
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2884
$7451
🏠 One person rent
$694
$1625
🏘️ Family rent
$1294
$3010
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$885
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.8
$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1424
$6356
💸 GDP per capita
$27223
$93260
😃 Human freedom index
8.38
9.01
❤️ Life expectancy
77.4
83.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
57
82
🌐 English speaking %
50.7%
61.3%
🎓 Higher education
90
99
😀 Quality of life
76
100
🏙️ Population
10.8M
8.74M

The average cost of living in the Czech Republic ($1199) is 59% less expensive than in Switzerland ($2896). the Czech Republic ranked 52nd vs 4th 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 36th 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
$7.55
$25.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.6
$115
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.9
$17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$7.9
 Cappuccino
$2.66
$5.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$4.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$636
$1724
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$1335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1287
$3238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$2583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$158
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$230
$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.9
$53.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.86%
2.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4517
$13664
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3374
$9455
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.08
$4.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.1
$93.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$39.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.65
$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$3.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$3.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$7.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.21
$26.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$48.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$4.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$3.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$4.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.17
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.13
$9.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.76
$17.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.12
$4.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.37
$4.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.1
$86.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.51
$21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.5
$146
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.4
$41.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$73
$129
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80
$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$404
$2580
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8733
$28469

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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 Switzerland

City Cost of living Population
Zurich
$3380
443K
Basel
$2820
178K
Geneva
$3266
202K
Bern
$2569
134K
Lausanne
$2706
139K
Winterthur
$3178
110K
Lucerne
$2925
81.7K
St. Gallen
$2322
75.8K
Biel/Bienne
$2400
55.2K
Lugano
$2555
63.2K
Koniz
$2597
41.8K
Thun
$2527
43.7K
Zug
$3444
30.5K
Vernier
$3031
34.8K
Uster
$3059
36.8K
Altstetten
$3073
35.6K
Bellinzona
$2918
43.8K
Neuchatel
$2248
33.5K
Schaffhausen
$2354
36.6K
Dubendorf
$3200
28K
Lancy
$3018
31.9K
Yverdon-les-Bains
$2826
30.2K
Chur
$2193
35K
Sion
$1952
34.7K
Fribourg
$2368
38.4K
La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2347
39K
Montreux
$2693
26K
Rapperswil-Jona
$2916
27K
Emmen
$2882
29.3K
Frauenfeld
$2436
25.4K