Prague vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Prague Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1531
$2757
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3619
$6734
🏠 One person rent
$923
$1795
🏘️ Family rent
$1662
$3490
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$671
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1671
$4345
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
92
82
😀 Quality of life
85
87
🏙️ Population
1.36M
468K

The cost of living in Prague is 44% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 3308th and 304th ($1531 vs $2757) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 266th 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 1.1 months in Prague compared to 1.6 months in Raleigh. Prague ranked 1st best city to live in the Czech Republic vs Raleigh ranked 58th in the United States, while ranked 273rd and 235th 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
$8.17
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.6
$85
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.66
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$6.28
 Cappuccino
$3.1
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.63
$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$926
$1793
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$679
$1489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1804
$3656
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1265
$3034
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$266
$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$83.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.07%
6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7359
$9360
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5167
$4247
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.3
$2.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.5
$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.4
$14.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.66
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$4.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$5.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$3.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$5.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$6.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$1.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.66
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.6
$7.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.19
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.78
$4.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.2
$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$159
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$84
$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.9
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$583
$1470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11372
$22084

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2334
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2313
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1731
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2271
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2161
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2112
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2163
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2071
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2162
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2159
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$2236
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2063
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$2031
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1787
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2084
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2082
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2084
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1947
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$1855
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2098
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2053
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2020
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$2052
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2056
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2082
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$2105
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2139
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$2044
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$2074
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1929
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2112
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2163
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$2056
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$2191
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$2014
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2441
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2229
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2218
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2348
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1857