Czech Republic vs United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Czech Republic United States
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1199
$2433
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2884
$5667
🏠 One person rent
$694
$1552
🏘️ Family rent
$1294
$2714
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$618
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.8
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1424
$4694
💸 GDP per capita
$27223
$76330
😃 Human freedom index
8.38
8.39
❤️ Life expectancy
77.4
76.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
57
69
🌐 English speaking %
50.7%
95.5%
🎓 Higher education
90
100
😀 Quality of life
76
86
🏙️ Population
10.8M
331M

The average cost of living in the Czech Republic ($1199) is 51% less expensive than in the United States ($2433). the Czech Republic ranked 52nd vs 7th for the United States 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 1.9 months in the United States. Ranked 36th and 21st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in the Czech Republic vs the United States

We calculate prices for the Czech Republic and the United States as a population-weighted mean of 58 and 2202 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 United States
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.55
$18.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.6
$73.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.9
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$6.08
 Cappuccino
$2.66
$5.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.48
$2.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$636
$1611
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$497
$1301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1287
$2861
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$984
$2352
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$230
$188
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.9
$67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.86%
6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4517
$4763
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3374
$3852
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.08
$2.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.1
$71.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.9
$18.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.65
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$3.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$4.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.77
$3.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.21
$11.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$5.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$4.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$2.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.17
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.13
$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.76
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$5.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.12
$4.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.37
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.1
$50
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.51
$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.5
$116
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.4
$20.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$73
$53.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$80
$89.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$404
$1423
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8733
$19463

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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 the United States

City Cost of living Population
New York City
$4044
8.8M
Los Angeles
$3165
3.9M
Chicago
$2613
2.75M
Houston
$2221
2.3M
San Diego
$3427
1.39M
Phoenix
$2390
1.61M
Dallas
$2497
1.3M
San Jose
$3502
1.01M
Philadelphia
$2422
1.6M
San Francisco
$3729
874K
San Antonio
$2219
1.43M
Austin
$2590
962K
Seattle
$2974
737K
Washington
$3079
690K
Indianapolis
$2129
888K
Charlotte
$2710
875K
Hempstead
$2627
793K
Fort Worth
$2173
919K
Boston
$3345
676K
Jacksonville
$2246
950K
Denver
$2771
716K
Columbus
$2202
906K
Nashville
$2623
689K
Portland
$2579
653K
Louisville
$1918
633K
Atlanta
$2648
499K
Baltimore
$2197
586K
Detroit
$1979
639K
Las Vegas
$2408
642K
El Paso
$1613
679K