Prague vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Prague	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1899	$2265
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4415	$5273
🏠 One person rent	$1182	$1374
🏘️ Family rent	$1957	$2201
🍽️ Food expenses	$451	$624
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$89.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2366	$4362
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	93	82
😀 Quality of life	89	89
🏙️ Population	1.4M	468K

The cost of living in Prague is 16% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 2377th and 1363rd ($1899 vs $2265) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1143rd 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 1.9 months in Raleigh. Prague ranked 1st best city to live in the Czech Republic vs Raleigh ranked 54th in the United States, while ranked 244th and 219th 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	$10.6	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$69.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$5.64
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1089	$1531
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$1084
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1964	$2619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1546	$1754
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$304	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.6	$63.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	6.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10118	$3898
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7415	$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.87	$1.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.4	$47.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.21	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$14.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.93	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$5.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$4.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$3.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$3.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.08	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.73	$9.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$12.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.9	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.91	$3.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.71	$2.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.6	$42.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.1	$127
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.7	$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1075	$1475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19039	$24243

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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

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2229
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2483
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1850
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2169
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2280
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2300
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2241
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2063
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2133
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2116
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$1842
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2016
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$1803
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1766
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2089
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2212
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2059
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1775
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2027
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2055
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2073
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2045
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1909
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2007
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2200
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$1863
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2070
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2105
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$2007
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1849
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2075
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2031
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1851
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$1904
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2003
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2295
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2375
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2129
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2204
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1729