Prague vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Prague	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1778	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4184	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$1098	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$1897	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$426	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2284	$701
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	93	95
😀 Quality of life	89	69
🏙️ Population	1.4M	11.5M

The cost of living in Prague is 69% more expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 2821st and 5192nd ($1778 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.3 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 277th and 4142nd 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	$9.76	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.37	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.73	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.77	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.97	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1073	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$830	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1487	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$196	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$303	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.1	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.74%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10023	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7034	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.44	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.3	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.76	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.36	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.48	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.88	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.23	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.02	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.1	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.9	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.9	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$994	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15329	$15428

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666