Prague vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Prague	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1909	$2637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4454	$6349
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$1608
🏘️ Family rent	$1992	$2828
🍽️ Food expenses	$456	$656
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2307	$4180
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	93	94
😀 Quality of life	89	95
🏙️ Population	1.4M	664K

The cost of living in Prague is 28% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 2387th and 676th ($1909 vs $2637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 1.2 months in Prague compared to 1.6 months in Rotterdam. Prague ranked 1st best city to live in the Czech Republic vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 285th and 24th 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	$11.1	$24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49	$95.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$7.15
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.11	$4.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1087	$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$914	$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1980	$2889
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$2391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$323	$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.6	$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.7%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10243	$5975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7562	$4252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.67	$4.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27	$88.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$33.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$2.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$5.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$4.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.24	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.02	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.99	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.98	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.81	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.3	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.4	$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.6	$95.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1061	$2442
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17389	$13439

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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 Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2403
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2389
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2481
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2701
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2332
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2471
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2348
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2258
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$2110
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2264
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2669
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2295
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1907
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2822
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2369
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2457
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2340
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3203
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2636
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2383
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1770
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2471
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2337
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2721
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2383
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2440
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2223
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1822
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1730
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2132
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1857
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2360
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1849
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1848
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2409
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1734
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2231
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1523
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1727