Edinburgh vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Edinburgh Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2246
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5663
$3833
🏠 One person rent
$1326
$1005
🏘️ Family rent
$2459
$1751
🍽️ Food expenses
$573
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$153
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3703
$1865
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
88
92
😀 Quality of life
94
86
🏙️ Population
488K
1.38M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 37% more expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 1263rd and 3084th ($2246 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 2nd 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 1.6 months in Edinburgh compared to 1.1 months in Prague. Edinburgh ranked 5th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 40th and 292nd 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
$18.6
$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$83.5
$45.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$8.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.44
$2.51
☕ Cappuccino
$4.67
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.34
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1425
$1012
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1009
$756
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2692
$1872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1980
$1359
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$294
$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$42.9
$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.85%
5.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7033
$7685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4677
$5446
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.63
$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$87.9
$24.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.5
$13.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.95
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.38
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$8.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.21
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.2
$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.36
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$19.9
$6.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.81
$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.18
$2.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$3.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.9
$64.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$113
$54.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.9
$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$119
$89.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1775
$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23136
$12545

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1704
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1744
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1724
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1710
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1767
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1625
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1647
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1793
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1545
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1818
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2013
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1793
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1470
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1599
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1573
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1390
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1420
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1732
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1847
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1701
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1800
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1712
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1734
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1706
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1828
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1571
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1602
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1640
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1830
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1424
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1459
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1364
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1467
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1528
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1783
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1467
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1763
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1989
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1767

Cities near Prague

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