Prague vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Prague	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1513	$2033
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3601	$4826
🏠 One person rent	$911	$1209
🏘️ Family rent	$1611	$2134
🍽️ Food expenses	$368	$555
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1829	$4114
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	93	81
😀 Quality of life	87	91
🏙️ Population	1.38M	1.43M

The cost of living in Prague is 26% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 3363rd and 1745th ($1513 vs $2033) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1531st 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 20th in the United States, while ranked 285th and 117th 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	$8.47	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.4	$64.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.22	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.41	$6.38
☕ Cappuccino	$3.1	$5.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.64	$2.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$901	$1268
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$685	$939
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1728	$2285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1240	$1757
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$254	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.2	$73.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.2%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7481	$4263
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5304	$2070
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$1.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.7	$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.27	$2.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$3.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.92	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.11	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.33	$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.21	$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$5.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$3.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.51	$1.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.7	$46.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.6	$89.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$17.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$47.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.6	$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$758	$1134
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12277	$16552

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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 San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2132
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2148
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2182
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2224
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2152
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2455
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2260
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2163
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2192
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2215
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$1969
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$1986
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$726
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1767
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2134
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1877
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$1964
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1646
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$759
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$625
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1944
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1853
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2230
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2087
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2732
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2265
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1799
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2108
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2133