Minneapolis vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Minneapolis	Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2384	$1909
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5758	$4454
🏠 One person rent	$1405	$1181
🏘️ Family rent	$2471	$1992
🍽️ Food expenses	$702	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4498	$2307
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	86	93
😀 Quality of life	89	89
🏙️ Population	430K	1.4M

The cost of living in Minneapolis is 25% more expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 1119th and 2387th ($2384 vs $1909) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 959th 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 1.9 months in Minneapolis compared to 1.2 months in Prague. Minneapolis ranked 71st best city to live in the United States vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 263rd and 285th 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	$19.8	$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.8	$49
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.95	$2.92
☕ Cappuccino	$6.06	$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1609	$1087
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1141	$914
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2803	$1980
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2106	$1562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$323
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$67.4	$23.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	4.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3392	$10243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2176	$7562
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85.1	$27
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.45	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.09	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.09	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.5	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.07	$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.7	$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.25	$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$8.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.44	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$8.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.37	$12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.53	$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$2.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.88	$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.7	$71.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$113	$44.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.5	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.7	$92.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.3	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1530	$1061
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26188	$17389

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Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2289
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2287
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2288
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2219
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2270
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2277
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2284
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2260
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2273
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2278
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2273
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2062
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2257
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2290
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2175
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2229
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2303
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2293
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2189
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2361
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2160
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2359
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2197
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2212
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2189
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2234
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2192
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2230
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2275
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2304
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2410
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2292
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2354
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2125
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2272
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2174
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2216
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2219
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2259
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2582

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