Frankfurt vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2251
$1899
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5339
$4415
🏠 One person rent
$1290
$1182
🏘️ Family rent
$2248
$1957
🍽️ Food expenses
$601
$451
🚐 Transport expenses
$178
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4308
$2366
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
88
93
😀 Quality of life
93
89
🏙️ Population
776K
1.4M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 19% more expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 1384th and 2377th ($2251 vs $1899) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st 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 1.9 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.2 months in Prague. Frankfurt ranked 10th best city to live in Germany vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 48th and 244th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Frankfurt vs Prague

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Frankfurt Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$92.9
$48.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.75
$3.01
☕ Cappuccino
$4.71
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4
$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1277
$1089
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1017
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2336
$1964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1825
$1546
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$177
$199
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$276
$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.5
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.59%
4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8499
$10118
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4451
$7415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.42
$1.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.2
$25.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.1
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.41
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.99
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$9.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.7
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.34
$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.2
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$4.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.37
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$3.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.3
$67.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$104
$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$19
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.7
$89.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.7
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$823
$1075
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21222
$19039

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1826
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1891
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1869
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1938
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1851
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1765
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1746
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1889
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1762
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1903
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1814
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1867
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1827
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1817
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1886
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1829
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1846
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1878
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1872
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1668
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1775
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1798
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1699
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1852
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1780
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1732
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1851
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1740
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1822
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1793
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1773
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1829
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1754
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1996
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1855
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1709
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1772
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1772
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1747
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1778

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