Prague vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Prague	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1513	$2359
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3601	$5397
🏠 One person rent	$911	$1479
🏘️ Family rent	$1611	$2435
🍽️ Food expenses	$368	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1829	$3493
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	93	94
😀 Quality of life	87	93
🏙️ Population	1.38M	664K

The cost of living in Prague is 36% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 3363rd and 1038th ($1513 vs $2359) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd 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 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Prague ranked 1st best city to live in the Czech Republic vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 285th and 68th 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	$8.47	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.4	$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.22	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.41	$6.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.1	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.64	$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$901	$1509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$685	$1241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1728	$2680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1240	$2049
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$254	$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.2	$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.2%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7481	$5415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5304	$3934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.7	$98.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.27	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.92	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.11	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.33	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.21	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.51	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.7	$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.6	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.6	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$758	$2027
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12277	$10730

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Cities near Prague

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi	Smichov	$1371
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Zizkov	$1370
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Brevnov	$1356
23 km or 14 mi	Kladno	$1216
51 km or 31 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1092
53 km or 33 mi	Pribram	$1166
54 km or 34 mi	Litomerice	$1092
56 km or 35 mi	Kolin	$1795
68 km or 42 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1081
69 km or 43 mi	Usti nad Labem	$971
72 km or 45 mi	Most	$942
75 km or 46 mi	Teplice	$880
76 km or 47 mi	Tabor	$1163
78 km or 49 mi	Decin	$1048
81 km or 50 mi	Litvinov	$1314
83 km or 52 mi	Chomutov	$1033
83 km or 52 mi	Plzen	$1135
88 km or 55 mi	Pisek	$1159
89 km or 55 mi	Liberec	$1030
89 km or 56 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$950
95 km or 59 mi	Zittau	$1352
97 km or 61 mi	Pardubice	$1088
99 km or 61 mi	Strakonice	$1150
99 km or 61 mi	Havlickuv Brod	$1112
100 km or 62 mi	Chrudim	$1092
102 km or 63 mi	Hradec Kralove	$1107
103 km or 64 mi	Pirna	$1352
111 km or 69 mi	Klatovy	$1121
111 km or 69 mi	Karlovy Vary	$979
114 km or 71 mi	Jihlava	$974
115 km or 71 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1307
117 km or 73 mi	Freital	$1347
118 km or 73 mi	Dresden	$1402
119 km or 74 mi	Trutnov	$1059
119 km or 74 mi	Freiberg	$1202
122 km or 76 mi	Bautzen	$1420
123 km or 77 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1227
125 km or 78 mi	Radebeul	$1351
126 km or 78 mi	Gorlitz	$1362
127 km or 79 mi	Sokolov	$1120

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1861
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2199
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2081
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1739
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2251
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2291
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2180
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1862
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2049
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2001
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1937
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$1944
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1879
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1640
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2105
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1613
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1651
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1958
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1530
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1917
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1318
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514