Prague vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Prague Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1513
$2388
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3601
$5530
🏠 One person rent
$911
$1484
🏘️ Family rent
$1611
$2447
🍽️ Food expenses
$368
$625
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1829
$4749
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
93
82
😀 Quality of life
87
88
🏙️ Population
1.38M
468K

The cost of living in Prague is 37% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 3363rd and 972nd ($1513 vs $2388) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 892nd in the Czech Republic and the United States, respectively. Check the Czech Republic vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Prague compared to 2 months in Raleigh. Prague ranked 1st best city to live in the Czech Republic vs Raleigh ranked 51st in the United States, while ranked 285th and 221st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Prague vs Raleigh

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Prague Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.47
$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.4
$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.22
$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.41
$5.88
 Cappuccino
$3.1
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.64
$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$901
$1468
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$685
$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1728
$2614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1240
$2029
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$254
$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.2
$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.2%
6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7481
$6077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5304
$2879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.26
$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$58.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$14.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$3.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$6.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$7.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$6.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.72
$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.11
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.33
$7.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.77
$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.7
$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.6
$158
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.9
$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.6
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$758
$1481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12277
$21914

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Cities near Prague

Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1371
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1370
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1356
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1216
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1092
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1166
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1092
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1795
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1081
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$971
72 km or 45 mi Most
$942
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$880
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1163
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1048
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1314
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1033
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1135
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1159
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1030
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$950
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1352
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1088
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1150
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1112
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1092
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1107
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1352
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1121
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$979
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$974
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1307
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1347
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1402
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$1059
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1202
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1420
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1227
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1351
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1362
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1120

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2616
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1836
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2229
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2335
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2315
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2290
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2140
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2309
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2169
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$2184
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2073
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$2052
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1733
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2144
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2100
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2091
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1764
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$2011
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2117
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2076
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2014
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$1934
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2058
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2169
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$2100
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2136
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$2098
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$1952
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1819
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2117
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2136
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$1752
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$2147
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$1976
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2144
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2332
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2182
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2269
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1682