Prague vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Prague	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1513	$2039
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3601	$4469
🏠 One person rent	$911	$1143
🏘️ Family rent	$1611	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$368	$543
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$213
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1829	$3371
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	93	95
😀 Quality of life	87	95
🏙️ Population	1.38M	985K

The cost of living in Prague is 26% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 3363rd and 1732nd ($1513 vs $2039) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st 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 1.2 months in Prague compared to 1.7 months in Stockholm. Prague ranked 1st best city to live in the Czech Republic vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 285th and 20th 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	$8.47	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.4	$76.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.22	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.41	$7.33
☕ Cappuccino	$3.1	$4.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.64	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$901	$1344
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$685	$920
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1728	$2403
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1240	$1579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$254	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.2	$31.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.2%	4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7481	$10193
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5304	$5579
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$3.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.7	$95.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.27	$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$3.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.92	$4.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$3.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.11	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.33	$7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.21	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.51	$2.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.7	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$15.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.6	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$28.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.6	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$758	$145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12277	$5804

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Prague

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi	Smichov	$1371
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Zizkov	$1370
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Brevnov	$1356
23 km or 14 mi	Kladno	$1216
51 km or 31 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1092
53 km or 33 mi	Pribram	$1166
54 km or 34 mi	Litomerice	$1092
56 km or 35 mi	Kolin	$1795
68 km or 42 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1081
69 km or 43 mi	Usti nad Labem	$971
72 km or 45 mi	Most	$942
75 km or 46 mi	Teplice	$880
76 km or 47 mi	Tabor	$1163
78 km or 49 mi	Decin	$1048
81 km or 50 mi	Litvinov	$1314
83 km or 52 mi	Chomutov	$1033
83 km or 52 mi	Plzen	$1135
88 km or 55 mi	Pisek	$1159
89 km or 55 mi	Liberec	$1030
89 km or 56 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$950
95 km or 59 mi	Zittau	$1352
97 km or 61 mi	Pardubice	$1088
99 km or 61 mi	Strakonice	$1150
99 km or 61 mi	Havlickuv Brod	$1112
100 km or 62 mi	Chrudim	$1092
102 km or 63 mi	Hradec Kralove	$1107
103 km or 64 mi	Pirna	$1352
111 km or 69 mi	Klatovy	$1121
111 km or 69 mi	Karlovy Vary	$979
114 km or 71 mi	Jihlava	$974
115 km or 71 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1307
117 km or 73 mi	Freital	$1347
118 km or 73 mi	Dresden	$1402
119 km or 74 mi	Trutnov	$1059
119 km or 74 mi	Freiberg	$1202
122 km or 76 mi	Bautzen	$1420
123 km or 77 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1227
125 km or 78 mi	Radebeul	$1351
126 km or 78 mi	Gorlitz	$1362
127 km or 79 mi	Sokolov	$1120

Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$1783
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$957
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1570
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1734
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1568
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1487
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1592
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1510
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1510
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1416
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1412
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1252
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1327
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1244
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1242
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1411
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1171
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1302
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1178
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1273
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1599
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1648
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1373
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1279
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1450
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1473
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1495
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1450
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1367
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1434
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1254
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1064
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1373
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$869
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1396
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1441
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1251
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1457
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1239
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1331