Prague vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

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Prague San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1531
$3729
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3619
$8827
🏠 One person rent
$923
$2575
🏘️ Family rent
$1662
$4722
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$762
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1671
$7332
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
92
97
😀 Quality of life
85
95
🏙️ Population
1.36M
874K

The cost of living in Prague is 59% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 3308th and 12th ($1531 vs $3729) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 2 months in San Francisco. Prague ranked 1st best city to live in the Czech Republic vs San Francisco ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 273rd and 29th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Prague vs San Francisco

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Prague San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.17
$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.6
$87.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.66
$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$8.6
 Cappuccino
$3.1
$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.63
$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$926
$2705
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$679
$2296
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1804
$5169
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1265
$4274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$266
$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.07%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7359
$11456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5167
$10309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.3
$2.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.5
$96.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.4
$21
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.66
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$4.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$6.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$20
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$15.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$5.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.66
$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$4.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.6
$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.19
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.78
$5.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$2.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.2
$95.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$159
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$26.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$84
$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.9
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$583
$2657
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11372
$31490

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Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1383
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1374
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1363
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1188
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1146
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1116
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1038
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1015
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1063
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$918
72 km or 45 mi Most
$1130
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$1102
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1063
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1027
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1293
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1127
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1122
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1073
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1046
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1311
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$949
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1077
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1013
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$979
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1090
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1344
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1083
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$969
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$956
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1347
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1406
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$1019
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1165
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1344
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1078
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1351
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1310
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1002

Cities near San Francisco

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Daly
$3133
14 km or 8.4 mi South San Francisco
$3130
14 km or 8.8 mi Alameda
$3358
15 km or 9.2 mi Oakland
$3123
16 km or 10 mi Albany
$2965
17 km or 10 mi Berkeley
$3127
17 km or 11 mi San Bruno
$3147
18 km or 11 mi El Cerrito
$2977
18 km or 11 mi Pacifica
$3135
19 km or 12 mi Richmond
$3042
20 km or 12 mi Millbrae
$3163
21 km or 13 mi San Pablo
$3046
22 km or 14 mi Burlingame
$3219
24 km or 15 mi San Leandro
$2969
24 km or 15 mi San Rafael
$4148
26 km or 16 mi San Mateo
$3583
28 km or 17 mi San Lorenzo
$2650
28 km or 18 mi Foster
$3518
29 km or 18 mi Lafayette
$2840
29 km or 18 mi Hercules
$2968
31 km or 19 mi Belmont
$3567
32 km or 20 mi Hayward
$2660
32 km or 20 mi Castro Valley
$2881
34 km or 21 mi San Carlos
$3300
34 km or 21 mi Walnut Creek
$2876
36 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3389
37 km or 23 mi Martinez
$2697
37 km or 23 mi Danville
$2929
37 km or 23 mi Pleasant Hill
$2782
38 km or 24 mi Union
$2922
39 km or 24 mi San Ramon
$2860
39 km or 24 mi Vallejo
$2900
39 km or 24 mi Novato
$3195
39 km or 24 mi Benicia
$2824
41 km or 25 mi Concord
$2947
42 km or 26 mi Menlo Park
$3313
42 km or 26 mi East Palo Alto
$3245
43 km or 27 mi Newark
$3003
45 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3109
46 km or 28 mi Palo Alto
$3733