Prague vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Prague San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1641
$3674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3833
$8354
🏠 One person rent
$1005
$2553
🏘️ Family rent
$1751
$4614
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$756
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1865
$6972
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
92
87
😀 Quality of life
86
93
🏙️ Population
1.38M
1.01M

The cost of living in Prague is 55% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 3084th and 13th ($1641 vs $3674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 11th 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 1.9 months in San Jose, United States. Prague ranked 1st best city to live in the Czech Republic vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 292nd and 57th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prague San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.73
$25.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.3
$99.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.88
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.51
$9.02
☕ Cappuccino
$3.28
$6.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1012
$2518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$756
$2244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1872
$4974
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1359
$4085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$267
$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.5
$76.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.65%
6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7685
$11099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5446
$11117
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.2
$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.1
$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.74
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$4.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$3.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.74
$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.67
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$6.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.79
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.93
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.84
$4.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.3
$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.8
$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.1
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.1
$151
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.2
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.2
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$723
$1894
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12545
$23974

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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

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3322
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3417
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4181
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3147
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3083
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2799
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3305
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3220
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3085
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3610
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3094
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3159
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3010
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3228
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3288
36 km or 22 mi Union
$2986
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3584
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3433
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3442
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3578
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$3118
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3085
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3527
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3804
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3473
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2981
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3091
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2802
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3672
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2931
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3023
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3293
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2851
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3224
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$2922
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3196
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3274
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2250
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3170
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3146