New York City vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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New York City Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$4051
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8925
$3833
🏠 One person rent
$2620
$1005
🏘️ Family rent
$4454
$1751
🍽️ Food expenses
$807
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$399
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5777
$1865
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
100
92
😀 Quality of life
97
86
🏙️ Population
8.8M
1.38M

The cost of living in New York City is 147% more expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 5th and 3084th ($4051 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd 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 1.4 months in New York City compared to 1.1 months in Prague. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 13th and 292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Prague

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New York City Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$24.7
$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$111
$45.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.6
$8.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.78
$2.51
☕ Cappuccino
$6.22
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.16
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2702
$1012
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2361
$756
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$5005
$1872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3996
$1359
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.3
$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.73%
5.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$19111
$7685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3215
$5446
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.88
$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$138
$24.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.1
$13.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.43
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.1
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.36
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$8.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.2
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.78
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.75
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.74
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.62
$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.88
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.1
$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.49
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$17.1
$6.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$10
$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$7.97
$2.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$3.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$144
$64.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$19.8
$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$156
$54.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$25.4
$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.6
$89.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1717
$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20585
$12545

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2611
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2701
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2414
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2671
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2715
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2165
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2605
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2575
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2733
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2479
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2664
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2722
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2493
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2635
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2622
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2607
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2762
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2590
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2424
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2641
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2778
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2646
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2760
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2702
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2732
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2721
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2691
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2454
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2586
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2811
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2771
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2578
30 km or 18 mi West Orange
$2553
30 km or 18 mi New Rochelle
$3108

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