Prague vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Prague	San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1641	$3781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3833	$8717
🏠 One person rent	$1005	$2600
🏘️ Family rent	$1751	$4501
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$806
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1865	$7795
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	92	97
😀 Quality of life	86	97
🏙️ Population	1.38M	874K

The cost of living in Prague is 57% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 3084th and 9th ($1641 vs $3781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 7th 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 2.1 months in San Francisco. Prague ranked 1st best city to live in the Czech Republic vs San Francisco ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 292nd and 12th 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	$9.73	$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.3	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.88	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.51	$8.68
☕ Cappuccino	$3.28	$5.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.77	$2.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1012	$2707
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$756	$2324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1872	$5024
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1359	$4030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$267	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$61.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.65%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7685	$11577
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5446	$11019
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$2.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.2	$96.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.1	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$4.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$5.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.74	$6.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.67	$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$6.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$3.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$5.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$3.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1.68
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.79	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.93	$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.79	$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.84	$5.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.3	$2.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.8	$91.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.1	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.2	$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$723	$2916
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12545	$31050

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Cities near Prague

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

Cities near San Francisco

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Daly	$3180
14 km or 8.4 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
14 km or 8.8 mi	Alameda	$3274
15 km or 9.2 mi	Oakland	$3146
16 km or 10 mi	Albany	$2940
17 km or 10 mi	Berkeley	$3082
17 km or 11 mi	San Bruno	$3196
18 km or 11 mi	El Cerrito	$2977
18 km or 11 mi	Pacifica	$3152
19 km or 12 mi	Richmond	$3053
20 km or 12 mi	Millbrae	$3224
21 km or 13 mi	San Pablo	$3048
22 km or 14 mi	Burlingame	$3293
24 km or 15 mi	San Leandro	$3023
24 km or 15 mi	San Rafael	$4155
26 km or 16 mi	San Mateo	$3672
28 km or 17 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
28 km or 18 mi	Foster	$3473
29 km or 18 mi	Lafayette	$2831
29 km or 18 mi	Hercules	$2949
31 km or 19 mi	Belmont	$3804
32 km or 20 mi	Hayward	$2981
32 km or 20 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
34 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3442
34 km or 21 mi	Walnut Creek	$2874
36 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3584
37 km or 23 mi	Martinez	$2714
37 km or 23 mi	Danville	$2922
37 km or 23 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2767
38 km or 24 mi	Union	$2986
39 km or 24 mi	San Ramon	$2851
39 km or 24 mi	Vallejo	$2885
39 km or 24 mi	Novato	$3176
39 km or 24 mi	Benicia	$2845
41 km or 25 mi	Concord	$2726
42 km or 26 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
42 km or 26 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
43 km or 27 mi	Newark	$3010
45 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3091
46 km or 28 mi	Palo Alto	$3610