Dortmund vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1523
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3916
$3833
🏠 One person rent
$736
$1005
🏘️ Family rent
$1527
$1751
🍽️ Food expenses
$492
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3396
$1865
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
93
92
😀 Quality of life
78
86
🏙️ Population
593K
1.38M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 7% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 3604th and 3084th ($1523 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 376th and 2nd 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 2.2 months in Dortmund compared to 1.1 months in Prague. Dortmund ranked 57th best city to live in Germany vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 692nd and 292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Dortmund Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.2
$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.9
$45.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$8.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.09
$2.51
☕ Cappuccino
$3.55
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.94
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$664
$1012
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$756
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1250
$1872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1220
$1359
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$257
$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.6
$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
5.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2991
$7685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2357
$5446
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.8
$24.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.6
$13.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.05
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$8.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.72
$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.07
$6.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.71
$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$2.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$3.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.7
$64.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.3
$54.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$114
$89.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$132
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$409
$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12215
$12545

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1424
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1449
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1376
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1378
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1472
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1466
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1432
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1458
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1451
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1541
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1431
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1458
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1465
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1184
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1399
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1470
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1386
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1451
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1346
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1488
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1477
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1469
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1439
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1525
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1480
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1472
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1518
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1206
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1465
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1452

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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