Los Angeles vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Los Angeles	Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3420	$1899
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7800	$4415
🏠 One person rent	$2177	$1182
🏘️ Family rent	$3742	$1957
🍽️ Food expenses	$761	$451
🚐 Transport expenses	$263	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4482	$2366
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	99	93
😀 Quality of life	93	89
🏙️ Population	3.9M	1.4M

The cost of living in Los Angeles is 80% more expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 62nd and 2377th ($3420 vs $1899) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 47th 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles compared to 1.2 months in Prague. Los Angeles ranked 8th best city to live in the United States vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 50th and 244th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Los Angeles vs Prague

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	Los Angeles	Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.4	$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$104	$48.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.1	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$3.01
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.53	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2356	$1089
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1856	$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4109	$1964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3268	$1546
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$199
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.2	$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.28%	4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8186	$10118
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7185	$7415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.76	$1.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.5	$25.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.33	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.59	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$9.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.57	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.3	$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.99	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$4.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.99	$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.92	$3.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.1	$67.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$164	$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.5	$19
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$89.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1748	$1075
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23685	$19039

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000

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