Houston vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Houston Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2248
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5589
$3833
🏠 One person rent
$1325
$1005
🏘️ Family rent
$2490
$1751
🍽️ Food expenses
$564
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$201
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4672
$1865
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
100
92
😀 Quality of life
92
86
🏙️ Population
2.3M
1.38M

The cost of living in Houston is 37% more expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 1258th and 3084th ($2248 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1108th and 2nd 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 1.1 months in Prague. Houston ranked 13th best city to live in the United States vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 82nd and 292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Houston Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.3
$45.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.71
$8.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.52
$2.51
☕ Cappuccino
$5.31
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1392
$1012
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1059
$756
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2964
$1872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2036
$1359
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$132
$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.66%
5.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2925
$7685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2076
$5446
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$24.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.7
$13.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.92
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.07
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$8.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.51
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.43
$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.15
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.9
$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.66
$6.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.31
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.86
$2.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$3.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37.9
$64.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.7
$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$110
$54.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.2
$89.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1368
$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22908
$12545

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Pasadena
$2101
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2080
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2143
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2089
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2164
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2093
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2035
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2074
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2084
41 km or 25 mi League
$1983
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$2003
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2151
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2692
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$1971
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1798
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1844
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2063
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$2129
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1653
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1764
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1890
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1865
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1838
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2231
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$2004
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1960
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1468
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2211
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2473
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2145
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2186
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2223
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2194
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2226
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2232
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2177
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2250
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2223
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$2075
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2156

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