Los Angeles vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Los Angeles	Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3378	$1909
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7707	$4454
🏠 One person rent	$2168	$1181
🏘️ Family rent	$3725	$1992
🍽️ Food expenses	$743	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$257	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4258	$2307
😷 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 77% more expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 72nd and 2387th ($3378 vs $1909) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 52nd 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 55th and 285th 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	$21.9	$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$91	$49
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.85	$2.92
☕ Cappuccino	$6.48	$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2352	$1087
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1867	$914
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4129	$1980
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3274	$1562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$214	$323
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$23.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.86%	4.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7811	$10243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7110	$7562
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.99	$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94	$27
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.9	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.27	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.35	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.67	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.45	$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$8.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.39	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$8.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.78	$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.45	$2.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.81	$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.1	$71.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$144	$44.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$32.3	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$70.2	$92.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1715	$1061
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28004	$17389

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Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2993
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2769
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3020
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3328
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2698
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2880
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3157
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2894
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2842
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2770
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3051
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2847
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3193
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3019
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2702
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2688
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3588
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2815
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2974

Cities near Prague

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi	Smichov	$1720
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Zizkov	$1696
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Brevnov	$1678
23 km or 14 mi	Kladno	$1375
51 km or 31 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1244
53 km or 33 mi	Pribram	$1139
54 km or 34 mi	Litomerice	$1280
56 km or 35 mi	Kolin	$1895
68 km or 42 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1273
69 km or 43 mi	Usti nad Labem	$1093
72 km or 45 mi	Most	$1103
75 km or 46 mi	Teplice	$1006
76 km or 47 mi	Tabor	$1114
78 km or 49 mi	Decin	$1227
81 km or 50 mi	Litvinov	$1525
83 km or 52 mi	Chomutov	$1200
83 km or 52 mi	Plzen	$1364
88 km or 55 mi	Pisek	$1272
89 km or 55 mi	Liberec	$1188
89 km or 56 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$1188
95 km or 59 mi	Zittau	$1472
97 km or 61 mi	Pardubice	$1265
99 km or 61 mi	Strakonice	$1280
99 km or 61 mi	Havlickuv Brod	$1305
100 km or 62 mi	Chrudim	$1321
102 km or 63 mi	Hradec Kralove	$1288
103 km or 64 mi	Pirna	$1476
111 km or 69 mi	Klatovy	$1301
111 km or 69 mi	Karlovy Vary	$1196
114 km or 71 mi	Jihlava	$1133
115 km or 71 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1479
117 km or 73 mi	Freital	$1478
118 km or 73 mi	Dresden	$1531
119 km or 74 mi	Trutnov	$980
119 km or 74 mi	Freiberg	$1305
122 km or 76 mi	Bautzen	$1494
123 km or 77 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1346
125 km or 78 mi	Radebeul	$1476
126 km or 78 mi	Gorlitz	$1468
127 km or 79 mi	Sokolov	$1383