Memphis vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Memphis	Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1851	$1909
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4406	$4454
🏠 One person rent	$1052	$1181
🏘️ Family rent	$1518	$1992
🍽️ Food expenses	$564	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3391	$2307
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	66	93
😀 Quality of life	87	89
🏙️ Population	633K	1.4M

The cost of living in Memphis is 3% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 2663rd and 2387th ($1851 vs $1909) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1875th 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 1.8 months in Memphis compared to 1.2 months in Prague. Memphis ranked 112th best city to live in the United States vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 362nd and 285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Memphis vs Prague

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	Memphis	Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.2	$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.9	$49
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.83	$2.92
☕ Cappuccino	$5.1	$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.13	$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$963	$1087
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$841	$914
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1430	$1980
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1222	$1562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$189	$323
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$64.6	$23.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.35%	4.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1671	$10243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1396	$7562
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.3	$27
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.7	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.99	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.3	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.06	$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.38	$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.17	$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$8.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.8	$8.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.95	$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.1	$2.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.3	$71.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$44.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.8	$92.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.3	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1700	$1061
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27314	$17389

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Cities near Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2378
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2129
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$1881
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$1953
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1866
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2030
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2266
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2122
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$1997
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1752
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1867
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2070
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1745
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1605
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1829
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1667
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1631
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1836
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1915
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1545
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1885
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1980
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1425
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1962
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1951
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1817
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1763
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1747
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1992
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1703
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1703
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2023
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1852
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1718
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2085
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2366
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1421
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1405
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1815
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2822

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