Prague vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Prague	Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1909	$3322
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4454	$6846
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$2058
🏘️ Family rent	$1992	$3020
🍽️ Food expenses	$456	$916
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2307	$4546
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	93	52
😀 Quality of life	89	89
🏙️ Population	1.4M	139K

The cost of living in Prague is 43% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 2387th and 86th ($1909 vs $3322) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Czech Republic and Iceland, respectively. Check the Czech Republic vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Prague compared to 1.4 months in Reykjavik. Prague ranked 1st best city to live in the Czech Republic vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 285th and 268th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Prague vs Reykjavik

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	Prague	Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.1	$28.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49	$90.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$20.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$12.6
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$6.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.11	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1087	$2151
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$914	$1861
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1980	$3373
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$2721
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$323	$81.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.6	$87.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.7%	8.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10243	$7832
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7562	$6385
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.67	$5.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27	$87.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$29.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$2.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$4.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$6.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$44.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$3.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$5.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$3.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.24	$24.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$3.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.02	$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.99	$5.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.98	$5.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.81	$3.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.3	$95.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$18.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.4	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$46.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.6	$144
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$176
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1061	$408
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17389	$30361

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Cities near Prague

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi	Smichov	$1720
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Zizkov	$1696
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Brevnov	$1678
23 km or 14 mi	Kladno	$1375
51 km or 31 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1244
53 km or 33 mi	Pribram	$1139
54 km or 34 mi	Litomerice	$1280
56 km or 35 mi	Kolin	$1895
68 km or 42 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1273
69 km or 43 mi	Usti nad Labem	$1093
72 km or 45 mi	Most	$1103
75 km or 46 mi	Teplice	$1006
76 km or 47 mi	Tabor	$1114
78 km or 49 mi	Decin	$1227
81 km or 50 mi	Litvinov	$1525
83 km or 52 mi	Chomutov	$1200
83 km or 52 mi	Plzen	$1364
88 km or 55 mi	Pisek	$1272
89 km or 55 mi	Liberec	$1188
89 km or 56 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$1188
95 km or 59 mi	Zittau	$1472
97 km or 61 mi	Pardubice	$1265
99 km or 61 mi	Strakonice	$1280
99 km or 61 mi	Havlickuv Brod	$1305
100 km or 62 mi	Chrudim	$1321
102 km or 63 mi	Hradec Kralove	$1288
103 km or 64 mi	Pirna	$1476
111 km or 69 mi	Klatovy	$1301
111 km or 69 mi	Karlovy Vary	$1196
114 km or 71 mi	Jihlava	$1133
115 km or 71 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1479
117 km or 73 mi	Freital	$1478
118 km or 73 mi	Dresden	$1531
119 km or 74 mi	Trutnov	$980
119 km or 74 mi	Freiberg	$1305
122 km or 76 mi	Bautzen	$1494
123 km or 77 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1346
125 km or 78 mi	Radebeul	$1476
126 km or 78 mi	Gorlitz	$1468
127 km or 79 mi	Sokolov	$1383

Cities near Reykjavik

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	Kopavogur	$3219
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Hafnarfjorur	$3212
38 km or 24 mi	Keflavik	$2621
247 km or 153 mi	Akureyri	$2974
795 km or 494 mi	Torshavn	$2066
1204 km or 748 mi	Inverness	$2053
1230 km or 764 mi	Elgin	$1540
1300 km or 808 mi	Derry	$1620
1309 km or 813 mi	Greenock	$1645
1321 km or 821 mi	Aberdeen	$1848
1325 km or 823 mi	Perth	$1656
1328 km or 825 mi	Stirling	$1852
1331 km or 827 mi	Paisley	$1906
1333 km or 828 mi	Alloa	$1862
1337 km or 831 mi	Glasgow	$2121
1339 km or 832 mi	Dundee	$1585
1340 km or 833 mi	Omagh	$1769
1341 km or 833 mi	Cumbernauld	$1652
1342 km or 834 mi	Irvine	$1707
1348 km or 838 mi	East Kilbride	$1902
1349 km or 838 mi	Kilmarnock	$1568
1351 km or 839 mi	Dunfermline	$1782
1353 km or 841 mi	Hamilton	$1854
1357 km or 843 mi	Ayr	$1588
1360 km or 845 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1821
1365 km or 848 mi	Livingston	$1784
1372 km or 852 mi	Edinburgh	$2331
1382 km or 859 mi	Newtownabbey	$1892
1387 km or 862 mi	Belfast	$1954
1390 km or 864 mi	Bangor	$1496
1391 km or 864 mi	Lisburn	$1945
1401 km or 871 mi	Alesund	$1980
1413 km or 878 mi	Galway	$2978
1425 km or 886 mi	Dundalk	$2179
1431 km or 889 mi	Dumfries	$1490
1433 km or 891 mi	Nuuk	$2363
1441 km or 895 mi	Molde	$2135
1454 km or 903 mi	Kristiansund	$1984
1455 km or 904 mi	Drogheda	$2627
1455 km or 904 mi	Bergen	$2409