Portland vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Portland Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2579
$1531
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6206
$3619
🏠 One person rent
$1561
$923
🏘️ Family rent
$2793
$1662
🍽️ Food expenses
$659
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4648
$1671
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
89
92
😀 Quality of life
88
85
🏙️ Population
653K
1.36M

The cost of living in Portland is 68% more expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 564th and 3308th ($2579 vs $1531) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 507th 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 Portland compared to 1.1 months in Prague. Portland ranked 40th best city to live in the United States vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 175th and 273rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Portland vs Prague

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Portland Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.3
$8.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.6
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$8.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.27
$2.31
 Cappuccino
$5.27
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.67
$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1558
$926
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1290
$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3075
$1804
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2348
$1265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$230
$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.6
$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.65%
6.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4914
$7359
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3836
$5167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.7
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$12.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.86
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.36
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$8.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.2
$1.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.25
$3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.06
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.3
$6.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.9
$6.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$10
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.98
$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.48
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.4
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$167
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$29.3
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.1
$84
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1698
$583
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19330
$11372

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Cities near Portland

Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5.1 mi Milwaukie
$2409
11 km or 6.7 mi Lake Oswego
$2383
11 km or 6.9 mi Beaverton
$2341
13 km or 8.2 mi Tigard
$2324
14 km or 8.7 mi Vancouver
$2168
17 km or 11 mi West Linn
$2366
18 km or 11 mi Tualatin
$2335
18 km or 11 mi Gresham
$2477
18 km or 11 mi Oregon City
$2372
25 km or 16 mi Hillsboro
$2203
33 km or 21 mi Newberg
$2315
35 km or 21 mi Forest Grove
$2246
44 km or 27 mi Woodburn
$2455
54 km or 33 mi McMinnville
$2300
64 km or 40 mi Keizer
$2262
71 km or 44 mi Salem
$2259
72 km or 45 mi Longview
$1988
104 km or 65 mi Albany
$2245
116 km or 72 mi Corvallis
$2118
116 km or 72 mi The Dalles
$2239
136 km or 84 mi Centralia
$2470
165 km or 102 mi Springfield
$2052
166 km or 103 mi Eugene
$2281
168 km or 105 mi Lacey
$2546
171 km or 106 mi Olympia
$2500
177 km or 110 mi Spanaway
$2402
181 km or 113 mi Redmond
$2704
184 km or 114 mi Lakewood
$2461
185 km or 115 mi Aberdeen
$1940
187 km or 116 mi Puyallup
$2733
190 km or 118 mi University Place
$2652
192 km or 120 mi Tacoma
$2830
195 km or 121 mi Bend
$2928
201 km or 125 mi Federal Way
$2587
202 km or 125 mi Auburn
$2597
206 km or 128 mi Yakima
$1881
210 km or 131 mi Kent
$2827
210 km or 131 mi Des Moines
$2549
211 km or 131 mi Maple Valley
$2585
216 km or 134 mi SeaTac
$2463

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