Prague vs Seoul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Prague Seoul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1778
$1383
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4184
$3421
🏠 One person rent
$1098
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$1897
$1111
🍽️ Food expenses
$426
$484
🚐 Transport expenses
$121
$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2284
$1954
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
93
100
😀 Quality of life
89
93
🏙️ Population
1.4M
9.67M

The cost of living in Prague is 29% more expensive than in Seoul. Cities ranked 2821st and 4296th ($1778 vs $1383) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in the Czech Republic and South Korea, respectively. Check the Czech Republic vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Prague compared to 1.4 months in Seoul. Prague ranked 1st best city to live in the Czech Republic vs Seoul ranked 2nd in South Korea, while ranked 277th and 90th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Prague vs Seoul

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Prague Seoul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.76
$7.28
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$46
$43.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.37
$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.73
$3.46
 Cappuccino
$3.77
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.97
$1.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1073
$764
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$830
$460
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1910
$1372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1487
$841
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$196
$97.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$303
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.1
$16.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.74%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10023
$20727
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7034
$10845
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.44
$1.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.3
$44.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.6
$9.78
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.76
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$2.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$2.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.07
$3.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$9.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$7.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$3.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$5.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$5.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$3.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.36
$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.48
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$3.56
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.88
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.23
$3.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.02
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.1
$47.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.9
$62.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.9
$49.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$67.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$994
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15329
$21347

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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 Seoul

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 7.9 mi Guri
$1134
17 km or 10 mi Goyang
$1097
17 km or 10 mi Gwangmyeong
$1090
17 km or 11 mi Gwacheon
$1078
19 km or 12 mi Uijeongbu
$918
20 km or 12 mi Hanam
$1178
20 km or 12 mi Namyangju
$1138
20 km or 13 mi Seongnam
$1435
21 km or 13 mi Siheung
$1307
21 km or 13 mi Bucheon
$1175
22 km or 14 mi Anyang
$1004
23 km or 14 mi Yangju
$948
24 km or 15 mi Gunpo
$1112
26 km or 16 mi Gimpo
$1098
27 km or 17 mi Uiwang
$1080
30 km or 19 mi Gwangju
$1196
32 km or 20 mi Paju
$1065
33 km or 20 mi Ansan
$1049
33 km or 21 mi Suwon
$1066
34 km or 21 mi Incheon
$1088
37 km or 23 mi Dongducheon
$1023
39 km or 24 mi Pocheon
$1028
42 km or 26 mi Yongin
$1120
47 km or 29 mi Hwaseong
$1098
49 km or 31 mi Osan
$1076
52 km or 32 mi Icheon
$1171
58 km or 36 mi Kaesong
$1568
65 km or 40 mi Yeoju
$1079
66 km or 41 mi Pyeongtaek
$1141
69 km or 43 mi Anseong
$1078
72 km or 45 mi Chuncheon
$874
83 km or 52 mi Dangjin
$1059
86 km or 53 mi Wonju
$1110
87 km or 54 mi Cheonan
$1153
101 km or 63 mi Seosan
$1068
107 km or 66 mi Chungju
$920
114 km or 71 mi Cheongju
$924
118 km or 73 mi Jecheon
$1037
123 km or 77 mi Haeju
$1565
124 km or 77 mi Sejong
$1020