Prague vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Prague	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1909	$2237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4454	$5110
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$1348
🏘️ Family rent	$1992	$2367
🍽️ Food expenses	$456	$582
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2307	$3072
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	93	79
😀 Quality of life	89	94
🏙️ Population	1.4M	568K

The cost of living in Prague is 15% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 2387th and 1407th ($1909 vs $2237) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th in the Czech Republic and Canada, respectively. Check the Czech Republic vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Prague compared to 1.4 months in Surrey. Prague ranked 1st best city to live in the Czech Republic vs Surrey ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 285th and 49th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Prague vs Surrey

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	Prague	Surrey
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.1	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49	$73
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$5.87
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.11	$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1087	$1369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$914	$1125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1980	$2438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$2055
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$323	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.6	$62.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.7%	5.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10243	$9861
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7562	$8816
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.67	$2.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27	$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$2.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$4.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$23.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.24	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.02	$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12	$8.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.99	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.98	$3.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.81	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.3	$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.4	$85.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$22.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.6	$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1061	$894
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17389	$12497

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Cities near Prague

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi	Smichov	$1720
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Zizkov	$1696
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Brevnov	$1678
23 km or 14 mi	Kladno	$1375
51 km or 31 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1244
53 km or 33 mi	Pribram	$1139
54 km or 34 mi	Litomerice	$1280
56 km or 35 mi	Kolin	$1895
68 km or 42 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1273
69 km or 43 mi	Usti nad Labem	$1093
72 km or 45 mi	Most	$1103
75 km or 46 mi	Teplice	$1006
76 km or 47 mi	Tabor	$1114
78 km or 49 mi	Decin	$1227
81 km or 50 mi	Litvinov	$1525
83 km or 52 mi	Chomutov	$1200
83 km or 52 mi	Plzen	$1364
88 km or 55 mi	Pisek	$1272
89 km or 55 mi	Liberec	$1188
89 km or 56 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$1188
95 km or 59 mi	Zittau	$1472
97 km or 61 mi	Pardubice	$1265
99 km or 61 mi	Strakonice	$1280
99 km or 61 mi	Havlickuv Brod	$1305
100 km or 62 mi	Chrudim	$1321
102 km or 63 mi	Hradec Kralove	$1288
103 km or 64 mi	Pirna	$1476
111 km or 69 mi	Klatovy	$1301
111 km or 69 mi	Karlovy Vary	$1196
114 km or 71 mi	Jihlava	$1133
115 km or 71 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1479
117 km or 73 mi	Freital	$1478
118 km or 73 mi	Dresden	$1531
119 km or 74 mi	Trutnov	$980
119 km or 74 mi	Freiberg	$1305
122 km or 76 mi	Bautzen	$1494
123 km or 77 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1346
125 km or 78 mi	Radebeul	$1476
126 km or 78 mi	Gorlitz	$1468
127 km or 79 mi	Sokolov	$1383

Cities near Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2457
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2590
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2361
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$2054
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$2326
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2540
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2240
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2478
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$2034
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2526
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1884
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1865
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2190
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2173
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2456
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2128
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2754
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2470
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2710
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2539
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2628
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2641
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2641
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2674
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2717
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2734
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2739
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$2778
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2737
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1872
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2702
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2855
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$3041
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3559
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$3154
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2475
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3292
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2915
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2896
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2798