Prague vs Surrey - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Prague	Surrey
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1641	$2417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3833	$5664
🏠 One person rent	$1005	$1503
🏘️ Family rent	$1751	$2821
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$606
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1865	$2696
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	92	80
😀 Quality of life	86	90
🏙️ Population	1.38M	568K

The cost of living in Prague is 32% less expensive than in Surrey. Cities ranked 3084th and 890th ($1641 vs $2417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 10th 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 1.1 months in Prague compared to 1.1 months in Surrey. Prague ranked 1st best city to live in the Czech Republic vs Surrey ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 292nd and 138th 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	$9.73	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.3	$88.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.88	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.51	$5.9
☕ Cappuccino	$3.28	$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.77	$2.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1012	$1570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$756	$1333
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1872	$3345
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1359	$2491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$66.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$267	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$56.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.65%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7685	$11501
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5446	$10221
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$3.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.2	$129
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.1	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$2.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.74	$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.67	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$2.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$4.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$2.65
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.79	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.93	$14.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$8.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.79	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.84	$2.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.3	$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.8	$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.1	$90.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.2	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$98.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$723	$1012
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12545	$12698

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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 Surrey

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Burnaby	$2589
12 km or 7.4 mi	Coquitlam	$2553
12 km or 7.7 mi	Delta	$2330
17 km or 10 mi	Langley	$1983
19 km or 12 mi	Maple Ridge	$2243
20 km or 12 mi	Vancouver	$2650
21 km or 13 mi	Richmond	$2220
22 km or 13 mi	North Vancouver	$2502
41 km or 25 mi	Abbotsford	$1976
55 km or 34 mi	Bellingham	$2278
65 km or 41 mi	Chilliwack	$1765
79 km or 49 mi	Nanaimo	$1789
87 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2248
93 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2263
93 km or 58 mi	Mount Vernon	$2314
95 km or 59 mi	Langford	$2185
100 km or 62 mi	Oak Harbor	$2612
105 km or 65 mi	Whistler	$2469
124 km or 77 mi	Sequim	$2609
127 km or 79 mi	Port Angeles	$2546
134 km or 84 mi	Marysville	$2576
142 km or 88 mi	Lake Stevens	$2581
144 km or 89 mi	Everett	$2569
147 km or 91 mi	Mukilteo	$2619
154 km or 96 mi	Mill Creek	$2692
157 km or 98 mi	Lynnwood	$2769
157 km or 98 mi	Edmonds	$2821
163 km or 101 mi	Shoreline	$3091
164 km or 102 mi	Bothell	$2866
165 km or 102 mi	Courtenay	$1913
165 km or 103 mi	Kenmore	$2784
171 km or 107 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2904
173 km or 108 mi	Kirkland	$2901
177 km or 110 mi	Redmond	$3229
179 km or 112 mi	Seattle	$2908
180 km or 112 mi	Bremerton	$2491
181 km or 113 mi	Bellevue	$3179
185 km or 115 mi	Sammamish	$2743
185 km or 115 mi	Mercer Island	$2759
193 km or 120 mi	Issaquah	$2655