Prague vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Prague	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1531	$1697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3619	$4149
🏠 One person rent	$923	$891
🏘️ Family rent	$1662	$1673
🍽️ Food expenses	$376	$485
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1671	$1795
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	92	92
😀 Quality of life	85	87
🏙️ Population	1.36M	2.87M

The cost of living in Prague is 10% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 3308th and 2685th ($1531 vs $1697) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.1 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 273rd and 230th 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	$8.17	$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.6	$60.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.66	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$5.43
☕ Cappuccino	$3.1	$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.63	$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$926	$1043
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$679	$645
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1804	$2193
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1265	$1248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$266	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.8	$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7359	$7657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5167	$3688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.3	$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.4	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.66	$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.98	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.84	$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.66	$4.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.6	$6.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.19	$9.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.65	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.78	$2.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.2	$59.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.8	$105
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$84	$69.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.9	$80.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$583	$509
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11372	$9800

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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

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$916
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1604
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1351
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1425
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1363
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1049
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1698
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1261
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1332
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1024
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1011
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1104
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$964
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1339
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1092
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1067
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1056
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1166
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1324
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1066
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1294
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1298
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1231
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1173
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1285
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1321
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1328
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1280
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1516
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1151
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1231
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1337
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1293
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1230
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1347
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1065
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1090
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1527
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1229