Prague vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Prague	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1909	$3507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4454	$7962
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$2395
🏘️ Family rent	$1992	$4150
🍽️ Food expenses	$456	$737
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2307	$5553
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	93	86
😀 Quality of life	89	91
🏙️ Population	1.4M	1.39M

The cost of living in Prague is 46% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 2387th and 50th ($1909 vs $3507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 38th 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 1.6 months in San Diego. Prague ranked 1st best city to live in the Czech Republic vs San Diego ranked 26th in the United States, while ranked 285th and 137th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Prague vs San Diego

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	Prague	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.1	$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49	$86.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$8.74
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$6.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.11	$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1087	$2519
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$914	$2068
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1980	$4514
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$3653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$323	$253
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.6	$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.7%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10243	$8566
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7562	$6843
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.67	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27	$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$6.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$4.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.24	$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.02	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12	$14.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.99	$9.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.98	$5.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.81	$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.3	$62.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.4	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$30.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.6	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1061	$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17389	$26517

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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 San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3220
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3053
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2995
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2995
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2963
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2933
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$3033
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3040
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1295
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2948
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2995
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3243
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1141
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1138
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3261
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2995
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3245
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2976
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3251
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2927
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2676
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2963
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3070
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$3030
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2758
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3085
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2815
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3513
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3122
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2621
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$968
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2669
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3544
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3027
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2980
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3449
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2554
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2767
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2697
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2804