Prague vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Prague	San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1778	$4110
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4184	$8713
🏠 One person rent	$1098	$2867
🏘️ Family rent	$1897	$4681
🍽️ Food expenses	$426	$852
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2284	$7086
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	93	97
😀 Quality of life	89	97
🏙️ Population	1.4M	874K

The cost of living in Prague is 57% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 2821st and 5th ($1778 vs $4110) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd 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 1.3 months in Prague compared to 1.7 months in San Francisco. Prague ranked 1st best city to live in the Czech Republic vs San Francisco ranked 3rd in the United States, while ranked 277th and 20th 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	$9.76	$25.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46	$117
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.37	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.73	$8.01
☕ Cappuccino	$3.77	$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.97	$3.33
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1073	$3192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$830	$2524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$4937
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1487	$4262
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$196	$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$303	$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.1	$68.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.74%	6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10023	$10657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7034	$9554
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.44	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.3	$90.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$20.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.76	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$4.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$5.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$7.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$23.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$24.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$6.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$5.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$6.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$3.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$3.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.36	$18.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.48	$14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.88	$8.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.23	$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.02	$2.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.1	$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.9	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$33.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.9	$68.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$994	$1880
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15329	$18564

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Cities near Prague

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi	Smichov	$1601
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Zizkov	$1580
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Brevnov	$1564
23 km or 14 mi	Kladno	$1337
51 km or 31 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1187
53 km or 33 mi	Pribram	$1104
54 km or 34 mi	Litomerice	$1196
56 km or 35 mi	Kolin	$1915
68 km or 42 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1211
69 km or 43 mi	Usti nad Labem	$1063
72 km or 45 mi	Most	$1028
75 km or 46 mi	Teplice	$986
76 km or 47 mi	Tabor	$1074
78 km or 49 mi	Decin	$1182
81 km or 50 mi	Litvinov	$1489
83 km or 52 mi	Chomutov	$1125
83 km or 52 mi	Plzen	$1317
88 km or 55 mi	Pisek	$1209
89 km or 55 mi	Liberec	$1195
89 km or 56 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$1152
95 km or 59 mi	Zittau	$1427
97 km or 61 mi	Pardubice	$1195
99 km or 61 mi	Strakonice	$1223
99 km or 61 mi	Havlickuv Brod	$1216
100 km or 62 mi	Chrudim	$1212
102 km or 63 mi	Hradec Kralove	$1257
103 km or 64 mi	Pirna	$1473
111 km or 69 mi	Klatovy	$1236
111 km or 69 mi	Karlovy Vary	$1117
114 km or 71 mi	Jihlava	$1103
115 km or 71 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1401
117 km or 73 mi	Freital	$1490
118 km or 73 mi	Dresden	$1555
119 km or 74 mi	Trutnov	$953
119 km or 74 mi	Freiberg	$1301
122 km or 76 mi	Bautzen	$1432
123 km or 77 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1308
125 km or 78 mi	Radebeul	$1485
126 km or 78 mi	Gorlitz	$1428
127 km or 79 mi	Sokolov	$1284

Cities near San Francisco

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Daly	$3223
14 km or 8.4 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
14 km or 8.8 mi	Alameda	$3255
15 km or 9.2 mi	Oakland	$3254
16 km or 10 mi	Albany	$2961
17 km or 10 mi	Berkeley	$3109
17 km or 11 mi	San Bruno	$3230
18 km or 11 mi	El Cerrito	$2998
18 km or 11 mi	Pacifica	$3218
19 km or 12 mi	Richmond	$3026
20 km or 12 mi	Millbrae	$3285
21 km or 13 mi	San Pablo	$3014
22 km or 14 mi	Burlingame	$3317
24 km or 15 mi	San Leandro	$3071
24 km or 15 mi	San Rafael	$3797
26 km or 16 mi	San Mateo	$3756
28 km or 17 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
28 km or 18 mi	Foster	$3634
29 km or 18 mi	Lafayette	$2950
29 km or 18 mi	Hercules	$2858
31 km or 19 mi	Belmont	$3553
32 km or 20 mi	Hayward	$2826
32 km or 20 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
34 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3382
34 km or 21 mi	Walnut Creek	$3033
36 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3890
37 km or 23 mi	Martinez	$2910
37 km or 23 mi	Danville	$3818
37 km or 23 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2838
38 km or 24 mi	Union	$3045
39 km or 24 mi	San Ramon	$2850
39 km or 24 mi	Vallejo	$2381
39 km or 24 mi	Novato	$3094
39 km or 24 mi	Benicia	$2823
41 km or 25 mi	Concord	$2764
42 km or 26 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
42 km or 26 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
43 km or 27 mi	Newark	$3133
45 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3070
46 km or 28 mi	Palo Alto	$3765