Prague vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Prague Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1641
$1038
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3833
$3066
🏠 One person rent
$1005
$368
🏘️ Family rent
$1751
$1034
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$362
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1865
$1869
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
92
99
😀 Quality of life
86
79
🏙️ Population
1.38M
1.33M

The cost of living in Prague is 58% more expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 3084th and 5386th ($1641 vs $1038) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 468th in the Czech Republic and Japan, respectively. Check the Czech Republic vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Prague compared to 1.8 months in Saitama. Prague ranked 1st best city to live in the Czech Republic vs Saitama ranked 24th in Japan, while ranked 292nd and 592nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prague Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.73
$6.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.3
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.88
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.51
$2.29
☕ Cappuccino
$3.28
$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1012
$378
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$756
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1872
$1155
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1359
$784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
$90.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$267
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.5
$35.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.65%
1.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7685
$5623
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5446
$3881
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$5.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.2
$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.1
$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.74
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.74
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.67
$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$5.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$4.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.79
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.93
$4.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$9.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.84
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.3
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.8
$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.1
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.1
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.2
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.2
$23
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$53
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$723
$286
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12545
$12701

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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 Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$964
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$980
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1000
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1038
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1016
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1059
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1061
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1037
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1033
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1116
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1060
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1031
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1077
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1033
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1079
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1095
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1056
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1121
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1050
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1044
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1641
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1040
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1052
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1062
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1049
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1095
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1133
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1084
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1057
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1065
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1075