Prague vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Prague	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1513	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3601	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$911	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$1611	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$368	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1829	$4315
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	93	100
😀 Quality of life	87	100
🏙️ Population	1.38M	4.84M

The cost of living in Prague is 40% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 3363rd and 745th ($1513 vs $2539) 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 1.2 months in Prague compared to 1.7 months in Sydney. Prague ranked 1st best city to live in the Czech Republic vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 285th 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	$8.47	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.4	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.22	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.41	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$3.1	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.64	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$901	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$685	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1728	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1240	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$254	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.2	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.2%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7481	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5304	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.7	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.27	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.92	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.11	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.33	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.21	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.51	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.7	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.6	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.6	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$758	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12277	$17957

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1668
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683