Detroit vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	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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Cities near Detroit

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