Edinburgh vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2295
$1899
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5636
$4415
🏠 One person rent
$1360
$1182
🏘️ Family rent
$2398
$1957
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$451
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3514
$2366
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
88
93
😀 Quality of life
92
89
🏙️ Population
488K
1.4M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 21% more expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 1307th and 2377th ($2295 vs $1899) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 1st in the United Kingdom and the Czech Republic, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs the Czech Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Edinburgh compared to 1.2 months in Prague. Edinburgh ranked 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 83rd and 244th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Prague

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Edinburgh Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.3
$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90
$48.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.34
$3.01
☕ Cappuccino
$5
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.58
$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1471
$1089
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1081
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2686
$1964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1966
$1546
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$199
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$245
$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.86%
4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6647
$10118
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4795
$7415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.96
$1.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$94.6
$25.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.01
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.15
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$9.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.81
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.31
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$22.4
$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$4.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.27
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$3.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$67.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$112
$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.6
$19
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$89.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1749
$1075
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25458
$19039

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1794
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1760
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1750
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1842
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1611
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1835
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1640
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1831
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1593
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1878
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2114
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1885
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1600
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1647
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1704
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1456
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1586
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1596
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1979
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1806
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1943
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1784
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1820
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1777
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1778
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1798
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1554
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1872
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1742
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$2005
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1417
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1523
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1404
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1424
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1741
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1834
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1485
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1791
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$2236
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1820

Cities near Prague

Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1696
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1685
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1661
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1402
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1195
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1115
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1276
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1875
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1332
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$1141
72 km or 45 mi Most
$1094
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$1006
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1107
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1216
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1517
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1174
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1397
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1250
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1174
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1112
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1460
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1258
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1259
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1280
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1412
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1256
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1424
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1289
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$1218
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$1108
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1438
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1412
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1448
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$956
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1316
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1503
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1278
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1410
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1467
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1340