Dortmund vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1401
$1531
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3713
$3619
🏠 One person rent
$648
$923
🏘️ Family rent
$1418
$1662
🍽️ Food expenses
$468
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2678
$1671
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
93
92
😀 Quality of life
77
85
🏙️ Population
587K
1.36M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 8% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 3822nd and 3308th ($1401 vs $1531) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 452nd and 1st in Germany and the Czech Republic, respectively. Check Germany vs the Czech Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Dortmund compared to 1.1 months in Prague. Dortmund ranked 62nd best city to live in Germany vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 764th and 273rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dortmund vs Prague

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Dortmund Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.7
$8.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.1
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$8.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.7
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$3.42
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.72
$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$926
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$389
$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1387
$1804
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1048
$1265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$260
$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.3
$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
6.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2907
$7359
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2292
$5167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.34
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.3
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.8
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.2
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.5
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$8.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.14
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.55
$6.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.86
$6.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.7
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.8
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$112
$84
👟 Brand Sneakers
$131
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$309
$583
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13929
$11372

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1372
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1391
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1407
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1286
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1388
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1373
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1389
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1403
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1402
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1445
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1410
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1406
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1416
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1322
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1380
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1389
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1378
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1424
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1351
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1423
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1415
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1464
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1401
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1519
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1411
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1375
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1393
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1124
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1387
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1357

Cities near Prague

Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1383
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1374
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1363
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1188
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1146
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1116
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1038
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1015
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1063
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$918
72 km or 45 mi Most
$1130
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$1102
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1063
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1027
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1293
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1127
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1122
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1073
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1046
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1311
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$949
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1077
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1013
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$979
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1090
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1344
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1083
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$969
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$956
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1347
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1406
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$1019
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1165
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1344
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1078
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1351
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1310
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1002