Prague vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Prague	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1641	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3833	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$1005	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$1751	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1865	$4399
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	92	99
😀 Quality of life	86	99
🏙️ Population	1.38M	4.84M

The cost of living in Prague is 41% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 3084th and 312th ($1641 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.1 months in Prague compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Prague ranked 1st best city to live in the Czech Republic vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 292nd and 4th 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	$9.73	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.3	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.88	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.51	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$3.28	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.77	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1012	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$756	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1872	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1359	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$267	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.65%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7685	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5446	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.2	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.1	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.74	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.67	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.79	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.93	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.79	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.84	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.3	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.8	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.1	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.2	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$723	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12545	$18951

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754