Detroit vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Detroit Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2006
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4783
$3833
🏠 One person rent
$1165
$1005
🏘️ Family rent
$1995
$1751
🍽️ Food expenses
$595
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$109
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4156
$1865
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
77
92
😀 Quality of life
88
86
🏙️ Population
639K
1.38M

The cost of living in Detroit is 22% more expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 1856th and 3084th ($2006 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1553rd and 2nd in the United States and the Czech Republic, respectively. Check the United States vs the Czech Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Detroit compared to 1.1 months in Prague. Detroit ranked 53rd best city to live in the United States vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 216th and 292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Prague

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Detroit Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.8
$45.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$8.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.52
$2.51
 Cappuccino
$5.1
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.37
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1250
$1012
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$894
$756
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2485
$1872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1533
$1359
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$60.7
$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.4%
5.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1059
$7685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$982
$5446
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.02
$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.4
$24.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$13.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.93
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.89
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.84
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.57
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.81
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$8.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.97
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.7
$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.59
$6.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.48
$2.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.76
$3.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.8
$64.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$93.8
$54.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$89.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.9
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1296
$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16775
$12545

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Distance City Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi Windsor
$1793
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Hamtramck
$1976
14 km or 8.6 mi Dearborn
$1904
15 km or 9.1 mi Lincoln Park
$1835
16 km or 9.8 mi Allen Park
$1851
16 km or 10 mi Ferndale
$2032
17 km or 10 mi Wyandotte
$1703
17 km or 11 mi Eastpointe
$1968
18 km or 11 mi Madison Heights
$2109
18 km or 11 mi Warren
$1923
19 km or 12 mi Oak Park
$1978
19 km or 12 mi Southgate
$1813
19 km or 12 mi Royal Oak
$2058
20 km or 12 mi Dearborn Heights
$1908
21 km or 13 mi Roseville
$1969
21 km or 13 mi Taylor
$1728
21 km or 13 mi Southfield
$1926
22 km or 14 mi St. Clair Shores
$1987
22 km or 14 mi Inkster
$1877
24 km or 15 mi Garden
$1848
26 km or 16 mi Amherstburg
$1833
27 km or 17 mi Birmingham
$1975
28 km or 17 mi Sterling Heights
$1880
28 km or 17 mi Livonia
$1849
29 km or 18 mi Troy
$1880
29 km or 18 mi Westland
$1955
30 km or 19 mi Clinton Township
$2109
31 km or 19 mi Romulus
$1909
32 km or 20 mi Farmington Hills
$2291
37 km or 23 mi Rochester Hills
$1939
39 km or 24 mi Novi
$2397
40 km or 25 mi Pontiac
$1700
42 km or 26 mi Auburn Hills
$1876
54 km or 34 mi Monroe
$1713
58 km or 36 mi Ann Arbor
$2260
71 km or 44 mi Chatham-Kent
$1905
86 km or 54 mi Toledo
$1662
88 km or 54 mi Burton
$1561
88 km or 54 mi Port Huron
$1936
89 km or 55 mi Sarnia
$1614

Cities near Prague

Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1474
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1468
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1244
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1216
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1196
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1103
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1150
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
72 km or 45 mi Most
$957
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$929
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1198
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1107
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1362
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1051
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1185
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1186
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1106
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1353
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1122
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1176
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1163
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1668
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1142
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1393
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1159
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$1024
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$1016
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1404
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1462
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$1195
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1215
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1377
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1237
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1413
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1364
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1141