Prague vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Prague	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1778	$2615
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4184	$6248
🏠 One person rent	$1098	$1599
🏘️ Family rent	$1897	$2836
🍽️ Food expenses	$426	$653
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2284	$3894
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	93	94
😀 Quality of life	89	94
🏙️ Population	1.4M	664K

The cost of living in Prague is 32% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 2821st and 689th ($1778 vs $2615) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in the Czech Republic and the Netherlands, respectively. Check the Czech Republic vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Prague compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Prague ranked 1st best city to live in the Czech Republic vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 277th and 67th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Prague vs Rotterdam

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	Prague	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.76	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46	$91.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.37	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.73	$7.86
☕ Cappuccino	$3.77	$4.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.97	$3.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1073	$1583
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$830	$1310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$2846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1487	$2421
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$196	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$303	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.1	$57.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.74%	3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10023	$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7034	$4426
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.44	$4.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.3	$76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.76	$2.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$4.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$3.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.36	$7.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.48	$14.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.88	$5.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.23	$1.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.02	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.1	$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.9	$41
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$22.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.9	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$131
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$994	$2107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15329	$13809

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Cities near Prague

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi	Smichov	$1601
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Zizkov	$1580
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Brevnov	$1564
23 km or 14 mi	Kladno	$1337
51 km or 31 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1187
53 km or 33 mi	Pribram	$1104
54 km or 34 mi	Litomerice	$1196
56 km or 35 mi	Kolin	$1915
68 km or 42 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1211
69 km or 43 mi	Usti nad Labem	$1063
72 km or 45 mi	Most	$1028
75 km or 46 mi	Teplice	$986
76 km or 47 mi	Tabor	$1074
78 km or 49 mi	Decin	$1182
81 km or 50 mi	Litvinov	$1489
83 km or 52 mi	Chomutov	$1125
83 km or 52 mi	Plzen	$1317
88 km or 55 mi	Pisek	$1209
89 km or 55 mi	Liberec	$1195
89 km or 56 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$1152
95 km or 59 mi	Zittau	$1427
97 km or 61 mi	Pardubice	$1195
99 km or 61 mi	Strakonice	$1223
99 km or 61 mi	Havlickuv Brod	$1216
100 km or 62 mi	Chrudim	$1212
102 km or 63 mi	Hradec Kralove	$1257
103 km or 64 mi	Pirna	$1473
111 km or 69 mi	Klatovy	$1236
111 km or 69 mi	Karlovy Vary	$1117
114 km or 71 mi	Jihlava	$1103
115 km or 71 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1401
117 km or 73 mi	Freital	$1490
118 km or 73 mi	Dresden	$1555
119 km or 74 mi	Trutnov	$953
119 km or 74 mi	Freiberg	$1301
122 km or 76 mi	Bautzen	$1432
123 km or 77 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1308
125 km or 78 mi	Radebeul	$1485
126 km or 78 mi	Gorlitz	$1428
127 km or 79 mi	Sokolov	$1284

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2228
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2581
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2222
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2087
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2175
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2718
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2224
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2589
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2414
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2238
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3118
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2568
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1701
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2374
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2256
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2230
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2178
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1639
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2089
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1818
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2318
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1804
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1860
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2359
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1696
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2168
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1512
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1671