Prague vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Prague	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1899	$3183
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4415	$7493
🏠 One person rent	$1182	$1996
🏘️ Family rent	$1957	$3450
🍽️ Food expenses	$451	$789
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2366	$6618
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	93	80
😀 Quality of life	89	91
🏙️ Population	1.4M	737K

The cost of living in Prague is 40% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 2377th and 126th ($1899 vs $3183) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 94th 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 1.2 months in Prague compared to 2.1 months in Seattle. Prague ranked 1st best city to live in the Czech Republic vs Seattle ranked 33rd in the United States, while ranked 244th and 147th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Prague vs Seattle

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	Prague	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$20.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$92.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$7.95
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$6.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1089	$2109
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$1647
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1964	$3900
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1546	$2895
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$182
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$304	$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.6	$74.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	6.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10118	$7971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7415	$5180
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.87	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.4	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$4.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.21	$5.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.93	$18.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$5.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$3.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$3.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.08	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$4.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.73	$13.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.9	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.91	$5.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.71	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.6	$81.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.1	$167
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$28.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.7	$76.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1075	$2124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19039	$30033

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Cities near Prague

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi	Smichov	$1696
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Zizkov	$1685
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Brevnov	$1661
23 km or 14 mi	Kladno	$1402
51 km or 31 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1195
53 km or 33 mi	Pribram	$1115
54 km or 34 mi	Litomerice	$1276
56 km or 35 mi	Kolin	$1875
68 km or 42 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1332
69 km or 43 mi	Usti nad Labem	$1141
72 km or 45 mi	Most	$1094
75 km or 46 mi	Teplice	$1006
76 km or 47 mi	Tabor	$1107
78 km or 49 mi	Decin	$1216
81 km or 50 mi	Litvinov	$1517
83 km or 52 mi	Chomutov	$1174
83 km or 52 mi	Plzen	$1397
88 km or 55 mi	Pisek	$1250
89 km or 55 mi	Liberec	$1174
89 km or 56 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$1112
95 km or 59 mi	Zittau	$1460
97 km or 61 mi	Pardubice	$1258
99 km or 61 mi	Strakonice	$1259
99 km or 61 mi	Havlickuv Brod	$1280
100 km or 62 mi	Chrudim	$1412
102 km or 63 mi	Hradec Kralove	$1256
103 km or 64 mi	Pirna	$1424
111 km or 69 mi	Klatovy	$1289
111 km or 69 mi	Karlovy Vary	$1218
114 km or 71 mi	Jihlava	$1108
115 km or 71 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1438
117 km or 73 mi	Freital	$1412
118 km or 73 mi	Dresden	$1448
119 km or 74 mi	Trutnov	$956
119 km or 74 mi	Freiberg	$1316
122 km or 76 mi	Bautzen	$1503
123 km or 77 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1278
125 km or 78 mi	Radebeul	$1410
126 km or 78 mi	Gorlitz	$1467
127 km or 79 mi	Sokolov	$1340

Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2843
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3164
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$3012
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2648
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2678
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2827
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2782
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2621
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3602
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2749
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2783
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2734
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2884
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2728
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2797
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2637
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2736
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2479
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2775
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2714
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2542
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2617
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2709
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2342
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2727
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2429
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2722
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2822
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2670
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2576
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2661
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2378
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2616
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2592
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2690
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2773
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2475
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2580
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2765
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2098