Prague vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Prague Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1909
$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4454
$4139
🏠 One person rent
$1181
$825
🏘️ Family rent
$1992
$1461
🍽️ Food expenses
$456
$441
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$321
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2307
$2676
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
93
100
😀 Quality of life
89
96
🏙️ Population
1.4M
14.3M

The cost of living in Prague is 12% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 2387th and 3249th ($1909 vs $1698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in the Czech Republic and Japan, respectively. Check the Czech Republic vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Prague compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Prague ranked 1st best city to live in the Czech Republic vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 285th and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Prague vs Tokyo

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Prague Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.1
$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.92
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.11
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1087
$1078
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$914
$600
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1980
$1993
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1562
$1098
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$209
$98.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$323
$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.6
$30.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.7%
1.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10243
$11264
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7562
$5199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.67
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27
$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.6
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.77
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.58
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$4.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.19
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$4.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$3.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.24
$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.02
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.99
$3.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.98
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.81
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.3
$69.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.2
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$44.4
$34.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.1
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.6
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1061
$597
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17389
$16728

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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 Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1155
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1154
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1176
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1074
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1084
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$993
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1160
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1056
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$979
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1072
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1116
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1104
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1089
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1063
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1011
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1399
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1097
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1137
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1073
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1115
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1107
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1038
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1040
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1046
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1013
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1102
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1073
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1130
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1094
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1005