Minneapolis vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Minneapolis	Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2434	$1899
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5848	$4415
🏠 One person rent	$1415	$1182
🏘️ Family rent	$2495	$1957
🍽️ Food expenses	$729	$451
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4333	$2366
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	86	93
😀 Quality of life	88	89
🏙️ Population	430K	1.4M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 28% more expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 1017th and 2377th ($2434 vs $1899) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 876th 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 Minneapolis compared to 1.2 months in Prague. Minneapolis ranked 80th best city to live in the United States vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 283rd and 244th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Minneapolis vs Prague

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	Minneapolis	Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.7	$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$48.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.9	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.46	$3.01
☕ Cappuccino	$6.19	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1623	$1089
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1151	$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2834	$1964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2128	$1546
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.8	$199
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.3	$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.18%	4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3389	$10118
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2191	$7415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$1.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$25.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.8	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.38	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.02	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.24	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$9.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.03	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.63	$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.17	$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.27	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.29	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.9	$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.81	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.48	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.54	$4.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$3.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.8	$67.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.5	$19
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.5	$89.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.8	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1397	$1075
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26236	$19039

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Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2323
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2331
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2319
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2223
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2290
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2327
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2304
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2273
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2270
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2313
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2296
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2045
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2251
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2312
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2206
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2250
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2321
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2315
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2213
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2356
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2156
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2336
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2194
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2233
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2184
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2228
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2223
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2211
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2267
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2307
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2402
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2287
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2326
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2103
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2291
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2175
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2215
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2222
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2273
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2618

Cities near Prague

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi	Smichov	$1696
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Zizkov	$1685
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Brevnov	$1661
23 km or 14 mi	Kladno	$1402
51 km or 31 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1195
53 km or 33 mi	Pribram	$1115
54 km or 34 mi	Litomerice	$1276
56 km or 35 mi	Kolin	$1875
68 km or 42 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1332
69 km or 43 mi	Usti nad Labem	$1141
72 km or 45 mi	Most	$1094
75 km or 46 mi	Teplice	$1006
76 km or 47 mi	Tabor	$1107
78 km or 49 mi	Decin	$1216
81 km or 50 mi	Litvinov	$1517
83 km or 52 mi	Chomutov	$1174
83 km or 52 mi	Plzen	$1397
88 km or 55 mi	Pisek	$1250
89 km or 55 mi	Liberec	$1174
89 km or 56 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$1112
95 km or 59 mi	Zittau	$1460
97 km or 61 mi	Pardubice	$1258
99 km or 61 mi	Strakonice	$1259
99 km or 61 mi	Havlickuv Brod	$1280
100 km or 62 mi	Chrudim	$1412
102 km or 63 mi	Hradec Kralove	$1256
103 km or 64 mi	Pirna	$1424
111 km or 69 mi	Klatovy	$1289
111 km or 69 mi	Karlovy Vary	$1218
114 km or 71 mi	Jihlava	$1108
115 km or 71 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1438
117 km or 73 mi	Freital	$1412
118 km or 73 mi	Dresden	$1448
119 km or 74 mi	Trutnov	$956
119 km or 74 mi	Freiberg	$1316
122 km or 76 mi	Bautzen	$1503
123 km or 77 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1278
125 km or 78 mi	Radebeul	$1410
126 km or 78 mi	Gorlitz	$1467
127 km or 79 mi	Sokolov	$1340