Melbourne vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Melbourne Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2397
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5694
$3833
🏠 One person rent
$1344
$1005
🏘️ Family rent
$2215
$1751
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$345
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4357
$1865
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
100
92
😀 Quality of life
100
86
🏙️ Population
5.03M
1.38M

The cost of living in Melbourne is 46% more expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 923rd and 3084th ($2397 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 2nd in Australia and the Czech Republic, respectively. Check Australia vs the Czech Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Melbourne compared to 1.1 months in Prague. Melbourne ranked 1st best city to live in Australia vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 1st and 292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Melbourne vs Prague

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Melbourne Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.4
$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$62.1
$45.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$8.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.61
$2.51
☕ Cappuccino
$3.66
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.82
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1361
$1012
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1146
$756
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2752
$1872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1818
$1359
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54
$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.33%
5.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7512
$7685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5768
$5446
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.66
$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$126
$24.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.4
$13.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.47
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.64
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.36
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.57
$8.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.61
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.74
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.8
$6.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.82
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.97
$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$2.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4
$3.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.8
$64.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.2
$54.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$23.1
$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.3
$89.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1974
$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21306
$12545

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Cities near Melbourne

Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1758
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1767
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1757
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1876
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1822
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1795
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1799
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1800
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1738
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1805
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1892
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1357
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1397
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1829
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1717
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1697
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1788
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1900
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1746
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1798
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2393
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1816
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1748
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2265
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1500
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1674
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1532
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2246
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1732
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1815
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2472
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1997
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2801
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2286
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1833
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2013
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1289
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913

Cities near Prague

Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1474
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1468
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1244
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1216
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1196
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1103
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1150
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
72 km or 45 mi Most
$957
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$929
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1198
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1107
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1362
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1051
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1185
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1186
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1106
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1353
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1122
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1176
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1163
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1668
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1142
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1393
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1159
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$1024
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$1016
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1404
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1462
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$1195
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1215
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1377
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1237
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1413
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1364
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1141