Prague vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Prague	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1899	$2071
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4415	$4674
🏠 One person rent	$1182	$1211
🏘️ Family rent	$1957	$1801
🍽️ Food expenses	$451	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2366	$4112
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	93	81
😀 Quality of life	89	91
🏙️ Population	1.4M	1.43M

The cost of living in Prague is 8% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 2377th and 1833rd ($1899 vs $2071) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1452nd in the Czech Republic and the United States, respectively. Check the Czech Republic vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Prague compared to 2 months in San Antonio. Prague ranked 1st best city to live in the Czech Republic vs San Antonio ranked 39th in the United States, while ranked 244th and 156th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Prague vs San Antonio

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	Prague	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$17.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$60.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$6.15
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1089	$1312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$901
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1964	$1860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1546	$1400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$304	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.6	$75.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10118	$4488
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7415	$1816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.87	$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.4	$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$2.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.21	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.93	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$4.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$4.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.08	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.73	$9.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$6.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.9	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.91	$4.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.71	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.6	$45.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.1	$95.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.7	$51.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1075	$1365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19039	$19123

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Cities near Prague

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi	Smichov	$1696
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Zizkov	$1685
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Brevnov	$1661
23 km or 14 mi	Kladno	$1402
51 km or 31 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1195
53 km or 33 mi	Pribram	$1115
54 km or 34 mi	Litomerice	$1276
56 km or 35 mi	Kolin	$1875
68 km or 42 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1332
69 km or 43 mi	Usti nad Labem	$1141
72 km or 45 mi	Most	$1094
75 km or 46 mi	Teplice	$1006
76 km or 47 mi	Tabor	$1107
78 km or 49 mi	Decin	$1216
81 km or 50 mi	Litvinov	$1517
83 km or 52 mi	Chomutov	$1174
83 km or 52 mi	Plzen	$1397
88 km or 55 mi	Pisek	$1250
89 km or 55 mi	Liberec	$1174
89 km or 56 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$1112
95 km or 59 mi	Zittau	$1460
97 km or 61 mi	Pardubice	$1258
99 km or 61 mi	Strakonice	$1259
99 km or 61 mi	Havlickuv Brod	$1280
100 km or 62 mi	Chrudim	$1412
102 km or 63 mi	Hradec Kralove	$1256
103 km or 64 mi	Pirna	$1424
111 km or 69 mi	Klatovy	$1289
111 km or 69 mi	Karlovy Vary	$1218
114 km or 71 mi	Jihlava	$1108
115 km or 71 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1438
117 km or 73 mi	Freital	$1412
118 km or 73 mi	Dresden	$1448
119 km or 74 mi	Trutnov	$956
119 km or 74 mi	Freiberg	$1316
122 km or 76 mi	Bautzen	$1503
123 km or 77 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1278
125 km or 78 mi	Radebeul	$1410
126 km or 78 mi	Gorlitz	$1467
127 km or 79 mi	Sokolov	$1340

Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2093
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2105
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2123
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2120
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2125
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2168
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$1944
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2475
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2151
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2149
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2141
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2110
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2003
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$1963
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$1937
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1857
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1903
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$1005
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1722
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2070
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1855
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1897
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1708
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$1010
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$796
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1950
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1843
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2096
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2066
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2011
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2093
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2519
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2033
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2754
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2261
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2107
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1860
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2064
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2093