Prague vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Prague	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1641	$1991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3833	$4487
🏠 One person rent	$1005	$1094
🏘️ Family rent	$1751	$1952
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1865	$3539
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	92	95
😀 Quality of life	86	96
🏙️ Population	1.38M	985K

The cost of living in Prague is 18% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 3084th and 1883rd ($1641 vs $1991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in the Czech Republic and Sweden, respectively. Check the Czech Republic vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Prague compared to 1.8 months in Stockholm. Prague ranked 1st best city to live in the Czech Republic vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 292nd and 17th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Prague vs Stockholm

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	Prague	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.73	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.3	$81.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.88	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.51	$7.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.28	$4.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.77	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1012	$1349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$756	$863
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1872	$2441
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1359	$1592
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$267	$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.65%	4.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7685	$10247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5446	$5552
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.2	$98.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.1	$24.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$2.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.74	$4.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.67	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$2.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.79	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.93	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$6.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.79	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.84	$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.3	$2.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.8	$40.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.1	$24
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.2	$83.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$723	$152
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12545	$7335

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Cities near Prague

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 Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1628
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1730
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1586
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$2039
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1638
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1637
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1644
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1602
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1604
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1460
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1460
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1274
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1338
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1164
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1285
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1463
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1275
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1347
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1209
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1363
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1510
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1593
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1373
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1259
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1544
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1415
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1591
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1546
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1417
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1443
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1331
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1151
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1407
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$923
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1571
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1525
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1267
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1468
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1325
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1328