Prague vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Prague	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1899	$3486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4415	$7909
🏠 One person rent	$1182	$2368
🏘️ Family rent	$1957	$4139
🍽️ Food expenses	$451	$735
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2366	$5217
😷 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 2377th and 52nd ($1899 vs $3486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 39th 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 1.5 months in San Diego. Prague ranked 1st best city to live in the Czech Republic vs San Diego ranked 38th in the United States, while ranked 244th and 155th 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	$10.6	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$8.97
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$6.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1089	$2489
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$2046
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1964	$4508
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1546	$3643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$162
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$304	$251
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.6	$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10118	$8050
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7415	$6577
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.87	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.4	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$4.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.21	$7.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.93	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$4.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$4.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$4.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.08	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.73	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$15.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.9	$9.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.91	$5.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.71	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.6	$72.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$19.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.1	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$30.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.7	$66.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1075	$1937
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19039	$22295

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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 Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3269
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3094
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$3023
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3033
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2997
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2984
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$3065
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3077
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1276
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2956
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$3012
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3265
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1126
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1108
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3274
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$3008
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3269
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$3011
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3221
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2984
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2690
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2994
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3137
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$3051
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2799
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3075
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2850
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3492
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3129
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2646
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$967
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2663
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3520
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3064
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2984
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3503
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2598
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2768
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2738
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2826