Prague vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Prague	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1909	$1115
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4454	$2824
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$537
🏘️ Family rent	$1992	$943
🍽️ Food expenses	$456	$318
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$147
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2307	$794
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	93	96
😀 Quality of life	89	74
🏙️ Population	1.4M	11.5M

The cost of living in Prague is 71% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 2387th and 5003rd ($1909 vs $1115) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Czech Republic and Brazil, respectively. Check the Czech Republic vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Prague compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Prague ranked 1st best city to live in the Czech Republic vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 285th and 2408th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Prague vs Sao Paulo

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	Prague	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.1	$7.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$7.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$2.45
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.11	$1.26
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1087	$631
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$914	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1980	$1111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$769
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$56.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$323	$85.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.6	$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.7%	11.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10243	$2842
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7562	$2178
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.67	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27	$49.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$7.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$2.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.24	$9.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$1.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.02	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12	$5.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.99	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.98	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.81	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.3	$31.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.4	$55.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.6	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1061	$494
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17389	$16798

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Cities near Prague

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi	Smichov	$1720
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Zizkov	$1696
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Brevnov	$1678
23 km or 14 mi	Kladno	$1375
51 km or 31 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1244
53 km or 33 mi	Pribram	$1139
54 km or 34 mi	Litomerice	$1280
56 km or 35 mi	Kolin	$1895
68 km or 42 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1273
69 km or 43 mi	Usti nad Labem	$1093
72 km or 45 mi	Most	$1103
75 km or 46 mi	Teplice	$1006
76 km or 47 mi	Tabor	$1114
78 km or 49 mi	Decin	$1227
81 km or 50 mi	Litvinov	$1525
83 km or 52 mi	Chomutov	$1200
83 km or 52 mi	Plzen	$1364
88 km or 55 mi	Pisek	$1272
89 km or 55 mi	Liberec	$1188
89 km or 56 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$1188
95 km or 59 mi	Zittau	$1472
97 km or 61 mi	Pardubice	$1265
99 km or 61 mi	Strakonice	$1280
99 km or 61 mi	Havlickuv Brod	$1305
100 km or 62 mi	Chrudim	$1321
102 km or 63 mi	Hradec Kralove	$1288
103 km or 64 mi	Pirna	$1476
111 km or 69 mi	Klatovy	$1301
111 km or 69 mi	Karlovy Vary	$1196
114 km or 71 mi	Jihlava	$1133
115 km or 71 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1479
117 km or 73 mi	Freital	$1478
118 km or 73 mi	Dresden	$1531
119 km or 74 mi	Trutnov	$980
119 km or 74 mi	Freiberg	$1305
122 km or 76 mi	Bautzen	$1494
123 km or 77 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1346
125 km or 78 mi	Radebeul	$1476
126 km or 78 mi	Gorlitz	$1468
127 km or 79 mi	Sokolov	$1383

Cities near Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$795
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$754
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$753
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$753
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$742
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$782
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$699
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$645
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$746
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$741
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$753
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$883
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$724
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$752
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$687
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$750
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$716
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$754
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$684
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$841
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$723
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$700
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$741
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$753
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$715
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$741
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$727
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$713
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$739
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$737
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$695
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$789
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$783
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$651
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$725
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$655
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$882
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$691
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$703
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$719