Prague vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Prague	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1909	$2082
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4454	$4816
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$1184
🏘️ Family rent	$1992	$2040
🍽️ Food expenses	$456	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$186
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2307	$2197
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	93	91
😀 Quality of life	89	91
🏙️ Population	1.4M	2.75M

The cost of living in Prague is 8% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 2387th and 1819th ($1909 vs $2082) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the Czech Republic and Italy, respectively. Check the Czech Republic vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Prague compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Prague ranked 1st best city to live in the Czech Republic vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 285th and 179th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Prague vs Rome

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	Prague	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.1	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49	$69.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$6.22
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.11	$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1087	$1430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$914	$899
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1980	$2479
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$1607
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$323	$227
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.6	$31.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.7%	3.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10243	$9165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7562	$3801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.67	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27	$41
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$2.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$5.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$11.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$3.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.24	$7.59
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.02	$7.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.99	$4.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.98	$3.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.81	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.3	$65.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.4	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.6	$88.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1061	$569
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17389	$12431

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$1200
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1814
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1702
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1500
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1435
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1419
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1405
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1675
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1441
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1385
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1128
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1180
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1165
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1353
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1502
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1376
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1322
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1240
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1404
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1187
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1227
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1203
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1437
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1275
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1431
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1332
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1432
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1426
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1686
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1083
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1456
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1615
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1450
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1312
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1505
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1233
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1391
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1718
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1358