Prague vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Prague	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1899	$2844
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4415	$6812
🏠 One person rent	$1182	$1756
🏘️ Family rent	$1957	$3107
🍽️ Food expenses	$451	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$335
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2366	$4188
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	93	99
😀 Quality of life	89	100
🏙️ Population	1.4M	5.45M

The cost of living in Prague is 33% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 2377th and 370th ($1899 vs $2844) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Czech Republic and Australia, respectively. Check the Czech Republic vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Prague compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Prague ranked 1st best city to live in the Czech Republic vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 244th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Prague vs Sydney

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	Prague	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$81.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$7.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$3.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$2.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1089	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$1420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1964	$3992
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1546	$2582
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$304	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.6	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	5.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10118	$12962
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7415	$7403
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.87	$3.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.4	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.21	$5.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.93	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$4.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.08	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$4.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.73	$28.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.9	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.91	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.71	$3.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.6	$66
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.1	$70
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.7	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1075	$2275
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19039	$25164

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Cities near Prague

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi	Smichov	$1696
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Zizkov	$1685
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Brevnov	$1661
23 km or 14 mi	Kladno	$1402
51 km or 31 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1195
53 km or 33 mi	Pribram	$1115
54 km or 34 mi	Litomerice	$1276
56 km or 35 mi	Kolin	$1875
68 km or 42 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1332
69 km or 43 mi	Usti nad Labem	$1141
72 km or 45 mi	Most	$1094
75 km or 46 mi	Teplice	$1006
76 km or 47 mi	Tabor	$1107
78 km or 49 mi	Decin	$1216
81 km or 50 mi	Litvinov	$1517
83 km or 52 mi	Chomutov	$1174
83 km or 52 mi	Plzen	$1397
88 km or 55 mi	Pisek	$1250
89 km or 55 mi	Liberec	$1174
89 km or 56 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$1112
95 km or 59 mi	Zittau	$1460
97 km or 61 mi	Pardubice	$1258
99 km or 61 mi	Strakonice	$1259
99 km or 61 mi	Havlickuv Brod	$1280
100 km or 62 mi	Chrudim	$1412
102 km or 63 mi	Hradec Kralove	$1256
103 km or 64 mi	Pirna	$1424
111 km or 69 mi	Klatovy	$1289
111 km or 69 mi	Karlovy Vary	$1218
114 km or 71 mi	Jihlava	$1108
115 km or 71 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1438
117 km or 73 mi	Freital	$1412
118 km or 73 mi	Dresden	$1448
119 km or 74 mi	Trutnov	$956
119 km or 74 mi	Freiberg	$1316
122 km or 76 mi	Bautzen	$1503
123 km or 77 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1278
125 km or 78 mi	Radebeul	$1410
126 km or 78 mi	Gorlitz	$1467
127 km or 79 mi	Sokolov	$1340

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2354
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$2040
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1709
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1695
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1995
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1701
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1795
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1460
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2258
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1855
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1273
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1825
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1816
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$2000
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2530
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2341
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1936
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1915
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1493
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1913
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1825
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1810
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1834
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2543
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1933
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1889
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1896
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2323
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1813
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1847
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1992
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2179
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1606
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1863