Frankfurt vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2230
$1909
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5257
$4454
🏠 One person rent
$1250
$1181
🏘️ Family rent
$2174
$1992
🍽️ Food expenses
$605
$456
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4800
$2307
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
88
93
😀 Quality of life
95
89
🏙️ Population
776K
1.4M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 17% more expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 1425th and 2387th ($2230 vs $1909) 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 2.2 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.2 months in Prague. Frankfurt ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 34th and 285th 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
$18.6
$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$82.1
$49
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.2
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.86
$2.92
☕ Cappuccino
$4.99
$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.77
$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1296
$1087
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$987
$914
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2308
$1980
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1784
$1562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$323
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.6
$23.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.52%
4.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8454
$10243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4665
$7562
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.53
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.7
$27
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.49
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.42
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.8
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.2
$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.46
$8.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.8
$8.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.98
$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$2.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.45
$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.6
$71.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$109
$44.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.7
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.9
$92.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$713
$1061
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18543
$17389

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1765
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1881
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1870
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1928
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1841
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1750
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1756
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1891
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1761
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1883
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1806
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1887
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1823
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1826
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1867
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1831
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1874
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1864
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1866
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1681
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1768
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1788
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1732
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1836
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1808
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1742
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1832
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1779
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1841
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1802
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1807
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1849
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1780
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1939
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1842
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1760
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1787
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1786
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1776
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1801

Cities near Prague

Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1720
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1696
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1678
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1375
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1244
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1139
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1280
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1895
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1273
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$1093
72 km or 45 mi Most
$1103
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$1006
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1114
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1227
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1525
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1200
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1364
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1272
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1188
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1188
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1472
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1265
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1280
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1305
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1321
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1288
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1476
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1301
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$1196
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$1133
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1479
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1478
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1531
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$980
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1305
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1494
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1346
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1476
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1468
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1383