Dusseldorf vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dusseldorf Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1772
$1513
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4419
$3601
🏠 One person rent
$985
$911
🏘️ Family rent
$1862
$1611
🍽️ Food expenses
$495
$368
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3209
$1829
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
92
93
😀 Quality of life
95
87
🏙️ Population
631K
1.38M

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 17% more expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 2469th and 3363rd ($1772 vs $1513) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th 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 1.8 months in Dusseldorf compared to 1.2 months in Prague. Dusseldorf ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 27th and 285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dusseldorf vs Prague

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Dusseldorf Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.4
$8.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65
$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.58
$2.41
☕ Cappuccino
$3.95
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.2
$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$930
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$738
$685
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1883
$1728
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1479
$1240
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$170
$164
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$254
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.6
$19.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6638
$7481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5584
$5304
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.47
$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52
$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.4
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.95
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.74
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.89
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$9.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.75
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.62
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.87
$6.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.02
$6.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.87
$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.91
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$3.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$62.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.5
$50.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.1
$76.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.4
$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$721
$758
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21276
$12277

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Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance City Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi Neuss
$1495
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Ratingen
$1497
9.9 km or 6.2 mi Erkrath
$1516
10 km or 6.3 mi Kaarst
$1500
13 km or 8.3 mi Hilden
$1522
14 km or 8.5 mi Mettmann
$1479
16 km or 9.8 mi Dormagen
$1561
16 km or 9.9 mi Willich
$1476
17 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1576
17 km or 11 mi Haan
$1517
17 km or 11 mi Heiligenhaus
$1444
18 km or 11 mi Langenfeld
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Krefeld
$1494
19 km or 12 mi Korschenbroich
$1490
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1433
20 km or 13 mi Grevenbroich
$1499
21 km or 13 mi Leichlingen
$1559
22 km or 14 mi Tonisvorst
$1471
22 km or 14 mi Velbert
$1428
22 km or 14 mi Duisburg
$1314
23 km or 14 mi Solingen
$1580
23 km or 14 mi Mulheim
$1434
24 km or 15 mi Monchengladbach
$1511
26 km or 16 mi Pulheim
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Leverkusen
$1822
27 km or 17 mi Viersen
$1469
27 km or 17 mi Oberhausen
$1485
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1439
28 km or 17 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1445
28 km or 17 mi Wuppertal
$1233
29 km or 18 mi Kempen
$1460
29 km or 18 mi Remscheid
$1494
30 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1504
30 km or 18 mi Essen
$1443
31 km or 19 mi Bergheim
$1518
32 km or 20 mi Wermelskirchen
$1497
34 km or 21 mi Bottrop
$1367
34 km or 21 mi Kamp-Lintfort
$1435
34 km or 21 mi Hattingen
$1444
35 km or 22 mi Cologne
$1744

Cities near Prague

Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1371
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1370
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1356
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1216
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1092
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1166
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1092
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1795
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1081
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$971
72 km or 45 mi Most
$942
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$880
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1163
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1048
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1314
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1033
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1135
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1159
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1030
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$950
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1352
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1088
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1150
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1112
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1092
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1107
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1352
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1121
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$979
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$974
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1307
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1347
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1402
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$1059
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1202
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1420
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1227
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1351
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1362
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1120