Edinburgh vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2043
$1531
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5104
$3619
🏠 One person rent
$1223
$923
🏘️ Family rent
$2302
$1662
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$135
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3083
$1671
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
88
92
😀 Quality of life
93
85
🏙️ Population
488K
1.36M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 33% more expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 1692nd and 3308th ($2043 vs $1531) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 46th 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 1.1 months in Prague. Edinburgh ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 64th and 273rd 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
$17.3
$8.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$78.6
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.63
$8.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.5
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$4.24
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.32
$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1312
$926
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2456
$1804
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1867
$1265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$279
$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.4
$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.07%
6.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6453
$7359
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4477
$5167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.53
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$78.8
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.98
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$8.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.37
$3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.02
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.94
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$6.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.28
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17
$6.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.55
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.04
$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$106
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$21
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$101
$84
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.1
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1620
$583
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14724
$11372

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1651
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1693
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1659
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1537
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1731
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1527
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1748
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$1884
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1734
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1524
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1514
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1723
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1520
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1632
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1833
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1673
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1702
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1661
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1644
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1706
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1430
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1630
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1629
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1657
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1554
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1251
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1321
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1411
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1568
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1305
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1532
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1719
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1666

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