Manchester vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Manchester Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1998
$1531
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4556
$3619
🏠 One person rent
$1204
$923
🏘️ Family rent
$1870
$1662
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$167
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2742
$1671
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
91
92
😀 Quality of life
91
85
🏙️ Population
548K
1.36M

The cost of living in Manchester is 31% more expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 1798th and 3308th ($1998 vs $1531) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th 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 1.4 months in Manchester compared to 1.1 months in Prague. Manchester ranked 11th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 110th and 273rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Manchester vs Prague

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Manchester Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$8.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.4
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.35
$8.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.11
$2.31
 Cappuccino
$4.31
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.53
$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1274
$926
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$892
$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2104
$1804
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1386
$1265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$303
$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.8
$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.15%
6.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5073
$7359
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$5167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.54
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$97.1
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.4
$12.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.97
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.66
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.7
$8.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.8
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.75
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$6.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.12
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.9
$6.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.91
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.3
$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.83
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$12.9
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.4
$84
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.2
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1559
$583
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13845
$11372

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Cities near Manchester

Distance City Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi Salford
$1819
5.3 km or 3.3 mi Droylsden
$1793
5.5 km or 3.4 mi Stretford
$1807
7.5 km or 4.7 mi Sale
$1795
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1753
12 km or 7.2 mi Oldham
$1652
12 km or 7.6 mi Altrincham
$1758
15 km or 9.1 mi Bury
$1526
17 km or 11 mi Rochdale
$1607
19 km or 12 mi Bolton
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Macclesfield
$1703
26 km or 16 mi Warrington
$1932
28 km or 17 mi Wigan
$1588
34 km or 21 mi Chorley
$1644
34 km or 21 mi St Helens
$1358
35 km or 22 mi Widnes
$1708
35 km or 22 mi Blackburn
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Runcorn
$1733
36 km or 22 mi Burnley
$1613
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1527
38 km or 23 mi Halifax
$1455
39 km or 25 mi Brighouse
$1574
42 km or 26 mi Leek
$1675
43 km or 27 mi Crewe
$1487
45 km or 28 mi Preston
$1467
46 km or 29 mi Dewsbury
$1623
48 km or 30 mi Bradford
$1564
49 km or 30 mi Batley
$1640
49 km or 30 mi Ellesmere Port
$1746
49 km or 31 mi Keighley
$1628
50 km or 31 mi Bootle
$1656
51 km or 31 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1564
51 km or 32 mi Barnsley
$1392
51 km or 32 mi Liverpool
$1713
51 km or 32 mi Sheffield
$1715
52 km or 32 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1497
52 km or 33 mi Chester
$1867
53 km or 33 mi Bebington
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Birkenhead
$1652
53 km or 33 mi Crosby
$1629

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