Prague vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Prague	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1909	$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4454	$2604
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$557
🏘️ Family rent	$1992	$976
🍽️ Food expenses	$456	$284
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$142
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2307	$1231
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	93	85
😀 Quality of life	89	70
🏙️ Population	1.4M	5.65M

The cost of living in Prague is 78% more expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 2387th and 5142nd ($1909 vs $1075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in the Czech Republic and Russia, respectively. Check the Czech Republic vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Prague compared to 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Prague ranked 1st best city to live in the Czech Republic vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 285th and 3923rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Prague vs Saint Petersburg

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	Prague	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.1	$8.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49	$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$2.51
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.11	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1087	$708
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$914	$423
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1980	$1258
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$68.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$323	$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.6	$7.69
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.7%	21.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10243	$4413
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7562	$2754
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.67	$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27	$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$2.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.24	$8.53
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.02	$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12	$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.99	$1.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.98	$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.81	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.3	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.4	$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.6	$85.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$121
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1061	$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17389	$12085

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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 Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1108
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1111
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1492
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$748
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1482
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1131
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1515
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1514
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1474
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1315
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$1021
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1454
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1578
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$720
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1232
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1571
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1659
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1292
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1750
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1927
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1592
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1693
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$798
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1990
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1448
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1673
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1533
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$2062
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1426
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1683
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1083
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1753
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1451
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1406
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1516
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1443
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1546
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1621
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1214
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1606