Prague vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

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Prague San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1641
$3346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3833
$7719
🏠 One person rent
$1005
$2248
🏘️ Family rent
$1751
$4052
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$722
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1865
$5772
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
92
87
😀 Quality of life
86
92
🏙️ Population
1.38M
1.39M

The cost of living in Prague is 51% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 3084th and 45th ($1641 vs $3346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 36th 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 1.1 months in Prague compared to 1.7 months in San Diego. Prague ranked 1st best city to live in the Czech Republic vs San Diego ranked 12th in the United States, while ranked 292nd and 75th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prague San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.73
$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.3
$85.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.88
$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.51
$8.25
 Cappuccino
$3.28
$5.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1012
$2399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$756
$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1872
$4351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1359
$3534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$267
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.5
$69.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.65%
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7685
$9294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5446
$7063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.2
$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.1
$20.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.74
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$3.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.74
$4.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.67
$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$3.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.79
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.93
$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$10.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.84
$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.3
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.8
$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.1
$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.1
$132
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.2
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.2
$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$723
$1752
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12545
$21468

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Coronado
$2973
7.2 km or 4.5 mi National
$2877
13 km or 7.8 mi Lemon Grove
$2783
14 km or 9 mi Chula Vista
$2893
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2775
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2786
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$2821
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$2936
24 km or 15 mi Tijuana
$1050
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2799
30 km or 19 mi Poway
$2765
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$2853
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$922
43 km or 26 mi Rosarito Beach
$922
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$2795
47 km or 30 mi San Marcos
$2718
52 km or 33 mi Carlsbad
$2997
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$2783
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$2926
73 km or 46 mi Fallbrook
$2767
88 km or 55 mi Temecula
$2579
91 km or 57 mi San Clemente
$2886
95 km or 59 mi Murrieta
$3006
97 km or 61 mi Dana Point
$2828
98 km or 61 mi French Valley
$2650
99 km or 61 mi San Juan Capistrano
$2842
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2717
104 km or 65 mi Laguna Niguel
$3001
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$2928
107 km or 67 mi Menifee
$2587
109 km or 68 mi Ensenada
$912
109 km or 68 mi Lake Elsinore
$2654
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$3444
110 km or 69 mi Laguna Hills
$3035
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2950
114 km or 71 mi Aliso Viejo
$3330
114 km or 71 mi Lake Forest
$3047
115 km or 72 mi Hemet
$2789
119 km or 74 mi Perris
$2595
119 km or 74 mi Temescal Valley
$2647