Prague vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Prague	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1641	$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3833	$4999
🏠 One person rent	$1005	$1371
🏘️ Family rent	$1751	$2182
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1865	$3835
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	92	94
😀 Quality of life	86	94
🏙️ Population	1.38M	664K

The cost of living in Prague is 26% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 3084th and 1336th ($1641 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th 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 1.1 months in Prague compared to 1.7 months in Rotterdam. Prague ranked 1st best city to live in the Czech Republic vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 292nd and 51st 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	$9.73	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.3	$68.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.88	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.51	$6.41
☕ Cappuccino	$3.28	$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.77	$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1012	$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$756	$1112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1872	$2175
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1359	$1840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$267	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.65%	3.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7685	$5393
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5446	$3725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$4.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.2	$83.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.1	$22.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.74	$5.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.67	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.79	$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.93	$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.79	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.84	$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.3	$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.8	$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.1	$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.2	$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$723	$1741
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12545	$10888

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Cities near Prague

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi	Smichov	$1474
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Zizkov	$1468
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Brevnov	$1451
23 km or 14 mi	Kladno	$1244
51 km or 31 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1216
53 km or 33 mi	Pribram	$1196
54 km or 34 mi	Litomerice	$1103
56 km or 35 mi	Kolin	$1150
68 km or 42 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1130
69 km or 43 mi	Usti nad Labem	$978
72 km or 45 mi	Most	$957
75 km or 46 mi	Teplice	$929
76 km or 47 mi	Tabor	$1198
78 km or 49 mi	Decin	$1107
81 km or 50 mi	Litvinov	$1362
83 km or 52 mi	Chomutov	$1051
83 km or 52 mi	Plzen	$1185
88 km or 55 mi	Pisek	$1186
89 km or 55 mi	Liberec	$1106
89 km or 56 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$1035
95 km or 59 mi	Zittau	$1353
97 km or 61 mi	Pardubice	$1122
99 km or 61 mi	Strakonice	$1176
99 km or 61 mi	Havlickuv Brod	$1163
100 km or 62 mi	Chrudim	$1668
102 km or 63 mi	Hradec Kralove	$1142
103 km or 64 mi	Pirna	$1393
111 km or 69 mi	Klatovy	$1159
111 km or 69 mi	Karlovy Vary	$1024
114 km or 71 mi	Jihlava	$1016
115 km or 71 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1261
117 km or 73 mi	Freital	$1404
118 km or 73 mi	Dresden	$1462
119 km or 74 mi	Trutnov	$1195
119 km or 74 mi	Freiberg	$1215
122 km or 76 mi	Bautzen	$1377
123 km or 77 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1237
125 km or 78 mi	Radebeul	$1413
126 km or 78 mi	Gorlitz	$1364
127 km or 79 mi	Sokolov	$1141

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1991
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2094
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1813
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1750
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1920
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2184
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1951
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2373
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2375
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1865
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2859
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2180
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1559
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2046
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1968
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2072
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2076
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2064
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1975
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1762
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$1831
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1709
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1782
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1921
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1611
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2017
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1442
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592