Houston vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Houston	Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2261	$1899
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5455	$4415
🏠 One person rent	$1267	$1182
🏘️ Family rent	$2011	$1957
🍽️ Food expenses	$622	$451
🚐 Transport expenses	$191	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4659	$2366
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	100	93
😀 Quality of life	96	89
🏙️ Population	2.3M	1.4M

The cost of living in Houston is 19% more expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 1367th and 2377th ($2261 vs $1899) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1144th 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 2.1 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 14th and 244th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Houston	Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.7	$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$48.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.99	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$3.01
☕ Cappuccino	$5.49	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.69	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1416	$1089
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$994	$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2413	$1964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1595	$1546
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$117	$199
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.6	$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.18%	4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2519	$10118
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1831	$7415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$1.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.4	$25.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.37	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.25	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$9.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.4	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.4	$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10	$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.3	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.05	$4.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.87	$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$3.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.4	$67.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$19
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$89.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1987	$1075
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22291	$19039

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2142
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2064
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2093
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2126
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2107
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2025
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2124
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2190
41 km or 25 mi	League	$1990
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$1916
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2011
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1860
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1893
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$1900
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1621
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1843
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1950
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1895
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1872
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2003
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$1977
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1917
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1516
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2475
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2058
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2070
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2168
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2110
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2125
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2120
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2149
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2066
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2123

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