London vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	London	Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3321	$1531
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7723	$3619
🏠 One person rent	$2218	$923
🏘️ Family rent	$3918	$1662
🍽️ Food expenses	$574	$376
🚐 Transport expenses	$349	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4098	$1671
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	100	92
😀 Quality of life	98	85
🏙️ Population	8.91M	1.36M

The cost of living in London is 117% more expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 38th and 3308th ($3321 vs $1531) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the United Kingdom and the Czech Republic, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs the Czech Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in London compared to 1.1 months in Prague. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 5th and 273rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Prague

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	London	Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.7	$8.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.7	$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$8.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.25	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$4.62	$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.47	$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2493	$926
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1838	$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4599	$1804
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3306	$1265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$314	$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.2	$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.62%	6.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16999	$7359
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9363	$5167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.94	$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.6	$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.9	$1.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.31	$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$8.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.8	$6.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.56	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.5	$6.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.1	$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.68	$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.3	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.8	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$97.8	$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.8	$84
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2256	$583
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25471	$11372

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3004
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2364
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2291
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2538
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2234
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2282
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2165
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2157
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2120
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2119
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2104
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2036
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2117
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2504
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$1981
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2050
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2345
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$1999
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2067
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2599
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1937
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2173
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2043
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2001
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2155
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1974
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2051
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2076
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$1993
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1875
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$1976
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1920
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$1972
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2406
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$1908

Cities near Prague

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi	Smichov	$1383
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Zizkov	$1374
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Brevnov	$1363
23 km or 14 mi	Kladno	$1188
51 km or 31 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1146
53 km or 33 mi	Pribram	$1116
54 km or 34 mi	Litomerice	$1038
56 km or 35 mi	Kolin	$1015
68 km or 42 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1063
69 km or 43 mi	Usti nad Labem	$918
72 km or 45 mi	Most	$1130
75 km or 46 mi	Teplice	$1102
76 km or 47 mi	Tabor	$1063
78 km or 49 mi	Decin	$1027
81 km or 50 mi	Litvinov	$1293
83 km or 52 mi	Chomutov	$1127
83 km or 52 mi	Plzen	$1122
88 km or 55 mi	Pisek	$1073
89 km or 55 mi	Liberec	$1046
89 km or 56 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$1036
95 km or 59 mi	Zittau	$1311
97 km or 61 mi	Pardubice	$949
99 km or 61 mi	Strakonice	$1077
99 km or 61 mi	Havlickuv Brod	$1013
100 km or 62 mi	Chrudim	$979
102 km or 63 mi	Hradec Kralove	$1090
103 km or 64 mi	Pirna	$1344
111 km or 69 mi	Klatovy	$1083
111 km or 69 mi	Karlovy Vary	$969
114 km or 71 mi	Jihlava	$956
115 km or 71 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1204
117 km or 73 mi	Freital	$1347
118 km or 73 mi	Dresden	$1406
119 km or 74 mi	Trutnov	$1019
119 km or 74 mi	Freiberg	$1165
122 km or 76 mi	Bautzen	$1344
123 km or 77 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1078
125 km or 78 mi	Radebeul	$1351
126 km or 78 mi	Gorlitz	$1310
127 km or 79 mi	Sokolov	$1002