London vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	London	Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3851	$1778
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8597	$4184
🏠 One person rent	$2689	$1098
🏘️ Family rent	$4575	$1897
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$426
🚐 Transport expenses	$400	$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4336	$2284
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	100	93
😀 Quality of life	99	89
🏙️ Population	8.8M	1.4M

The cost of living in London is 117% more expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 8th and 2821st ($3851 vs $1778) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.1 months in London compared to 1.3 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 277th 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	$22.2	$9.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91.7	$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.2	$9.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.11	$2.73
☕ Cappuccino	$5.24	$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.08	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3237	$1073
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2291	$830
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4710	$1910
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4163	$1487
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$196
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$303
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.83%	4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$21687	$10023
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11040	$7034
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.04	$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$31.5	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.17	$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$3.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.31	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$7.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.12	$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$22.4	$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.31	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$4.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.76	$3.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.97	$4.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59	$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.6	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.9	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$110	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2511	$994
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27583	$15329

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2960
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2512
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2449
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2514
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2435
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2367
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2352
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2337
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2633
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2374
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2456
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2200
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2197
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2273
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2655
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2091
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2515
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2224
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2205
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2785
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2164
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2559
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2275
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2223
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2469
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1780
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2118
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2122
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2132
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2160
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2419
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2000
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2245
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2416
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2165

Cities near Prague

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi	Smichov	$1601
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Zizkov	$1580
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Brevnov	$1564
23 km or 14 mi	Kladno	$1337
51 km or 31 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1187
53 km or 33 mi	Pribram	$1104
54 km or 34 mi	Litomerice	$1196
56 km or 35 mi	Kolin	$1915
68 km or 42 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1211
69 km or 43 mi	Usti nad Labem	$1063
72 km or 45 mi	Most	$1028
75 km or 46 mi	Teplice	$986
76 km or 47 mi	Tabor	$1074
78 km or 49 mi	Decin	$1182
81 km or 50 mi	Litvinov	$1489
83 km or 52 mi	Chomutov	$1125
83 km or 52 mi	Plzen	$1317
88 km or 55 mi	Pisek	$1209
89 km or 55 mi	Liberec	$1195
89 km or 56 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$1152
95 km or 59 mi	Zittau	$1427
97 km or 61 mi	Pardubice	$1195
99 km or 61 mi	Strakonice	$1223
99 km or 61 mi	Havlickuv Brod	$1216
100 km or 62 mi	Chrudim	$1212
102 km or 63 mi	Hradec Kralove	$1257
103 km or 64 mi	Pirna	$1473
111 km or 69 mi	Klatovy	$1236
111 km or 69 mi	Karlovy Vary	$1117
114 km or 71 mi	Jihlava	$1103
115 km or 71 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1401
117 km or 73 mi	Freital	$1490
118 km or 73 mi	Dresden	$1555
119 km or 74 mi	Trutnov	$953
119 km or 74 mi	Freiberg	$1301
122 km or 76 mi	Bautzen	$1432
123 km or 77 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1308
125 km or 78 mi	Radebeul	$1485
126 km or 78 mi	Gorlitz	$1428
127 km or 79 mi	Sokolov	$1284