Milan vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Milan Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2074
$1531
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5260
$3619
🏠 One person rent
$1161
$923
🏘️ Family rent
$2350
$1662
🍽️ Food expenses
$568
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1843
$1671
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
99
92
😀 Quality of life
85
85
🏙️ Population
1.37M
1.36M

The cost of living in Milan is 36% more expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 1623rd and 3308th ($2074 vs $1531) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Italy and the Czech Republic, respectively. Check Italy vs the Czech Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in Milan compared to 1.1 months in Prague. Milan ranked 4th best city to live in Italy vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 292nd and 273rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Milan vs Prague

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Milan Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.3
$8.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$73.9
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$8.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.67
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$2.13
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.11
$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1348
$926
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$894
$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2949
$1804
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1883
$1265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$224
$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.3
$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.42%
6.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9948
$7359
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5301
$5167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.38
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.8
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.6
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.55
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.38
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.8
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$8.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.01
$6.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.93
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.7
$6.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.76
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$66.6
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$92.1
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.7
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.6
$84
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$858
$583
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15544
$11372

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Cities near Milan

Distance City Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi Buccinasco
$1565
15 km or 9.1 mi Monza
$1567
20 km or 13 mi Seregno
$1472
21 km or 13 mi Saronno
$1444
29 km or 18 mi Lodi
$1238
30 km or 19 mi Cantu
$1575
30 km or 19 mi Vigevano
$1471
31 km or 19 mi Busto Arsizio
$1588
31 km or 20 mi Pavia
$1294
39 km or 24 mi Como
$1802
40 km or 25 mi Crema
$1396
45 km or 28 mi Novara
$1271
45 km or 28 mi Bergamo
$1302
46 km or 28 mi Lecco
$1353
48 km or 30 mi Varese
$1425
55 km or 34 mi Voghera
$1475
61 km or 38 mi Piacenza
$1353
63 km or 39 mi Vercelli
$1066
63 km or 39 mi Lugano
$2555
69 km or 43 mi Tortona
$1406
76 km or 47 mi Cremona
$1346
76 km or 47 mi Alessandria
$1364
81 km or 50 mi Brescia
$1472
82 km or 51 mi Bellinzona
$2918
89 km or 55 mi Biella
$1166
100 km or 62 mi Asti
$1234
116 km or 72 mi Parma
$1440
120 km or 74 mi Genoa
$1450
125 km or 78 mi Turin
$1369
130 km or 81 mi Mantua
$1350
140 km or 87 mi Savona
$1575
141 km or 87 mi Verona
$1400
142 km or 88 mi Reggio Emilia
$1341
149 km or 92 mi Aosta
$1453
156 km or 97 mi Chur
$2193
159 km or 99 mi La Spezia
$1248
162 km or 100 mi Sassuolo
$1416
162 km or 101 mi Mondovi
$1245
164 km or 102 mi Trento
$1364
164 km or 102 mi Modena
$1550

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