Frankfurt vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2102
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4758
$3833
🏠 One person rent
$1237
$1005
🏘️ Family rent
$2068
$1751
🍽️ Food expenses
$535
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4186
$1865
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
87
92
😀 Quality of life
95
86
🏙️ Population
773K
1.38M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 28% more expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 1589th and 3084th ($2102 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd 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 months in Frankfurt compared to 1.1 months in Prague. Frankfurt ranked 6th best city to live in Germany vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 36th and 292nd 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
$17.3
$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.4
$45.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$8.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$2.51
☕ Cappuccino
$4.05
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.96
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1303
$1012
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$942
$756
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2335
$1872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1600
$1359
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.98%
5.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8020
$7685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5017
$5446
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.79
$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.3
$24.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.4
$13.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.08
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.93
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$8.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.69
$6.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.13
$3.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$64.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.3
$54.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.3
$89.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.7
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$568
$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15030
$12545

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1620
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1773
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1766
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1830
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1763
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1673
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1699
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1801
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1676
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1810
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1739
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1794
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1779
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1759
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1815
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1791
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1778
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1814
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1813
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1731
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1710
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1750
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1724
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1812
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1723
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1724
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1812
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1805
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1760
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1804
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1906
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1770
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1801
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1953
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1812
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1748
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1766
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1795
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1804
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1716

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