Houston vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Houston	Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$1909
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5394	$4454
🏠 One person rent	$1281	$1181
🏘️ Family rent	$2031	$1992
🍽️ Food expenses	$603	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$201	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4606	$2307
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	100	93
😀 Quality of life	95	89
🏙️ Population	2.3M	1.4M

The cost of living in Houston is 19% more expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 1354th and 2387th ($2265 vs $1909) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1137th and 1st in the United States and the Czech Republic, respectively. Check the United States vs the Czech Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Houston compared to 1.2 months in Prague. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 16th and 285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Prague

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	Houston	Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.7	$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$73.6	$49
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.31	$2.92
☕ Cappuccino	$5.52	$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.74	$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1411	$1087
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1003	$914
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2380	$1980
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1609	$1562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$204	$323
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.9	$23.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	4.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2542	$10243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1944	$7562
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.3	$27
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.8	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.19	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.06	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.17	$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.5	$8.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.31	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.24	$8.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.34	$12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.92	$2.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.9	$71.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$44.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.6	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.3	$92.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1729	$1061
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22380	$17389

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2228
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2150
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2094
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2260
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2112
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2136
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2297
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2386
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2102
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2072
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2048
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1836
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1897
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2112
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2022
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1605
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1913
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$2000
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1900
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1887
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2226
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1971
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1904
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2444
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2027
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2153
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2237
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2125
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2229
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2200
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2187
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2285
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2221

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