Paris vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Paris	Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2460	$1899
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5684	$4415
🏠 One person rent	$1432	$1182
🏘️ Family rent	$2492	$1957
🍽️ Food expenses	$615	$451
🚐 Transport expenses	$266	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3694	$2366
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	99	93
😀 Quality of life	94	89
🏙️ Population	2.1M	1.4M

The cost of living in Paris is 30% more expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 964th and 2377th ($2460 vs $1899) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in France and the Czech Republic, respectively. Check France vs the Czech Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Paris compared to 1.2 months in Prague. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 34th and 244th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paris vs Prague

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	Paris	Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.9	$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.7	$48.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.32	$3.01
☕ Cappuccino	$5.85	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.68	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1558	$1089
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1158	$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2756	$1964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2070	$1546
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$199
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$252	$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.4	$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.42%	4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$15102	$10118
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10254	$7415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$1.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$104	$25.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.22	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.28	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.25	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.6	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$9.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.2	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.02	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.37	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.55	$4.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.15	$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.49	$3.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.6	$67.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.5	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30	$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$19
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$89.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1048	$1075
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19577	$19039

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Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2033
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1872
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1885
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2350
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2065
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1972
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2297
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2082
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1749
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1918
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1988
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1766
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1920
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1689
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1935
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1897
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1827
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1798
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1874
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1987
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1876
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1794
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1480
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1683
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1454
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1749
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1401
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1481
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1424
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1375
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1356
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1382
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1350
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1553
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1243
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1632
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1289
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1573
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1421
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1506

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