Prague vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Prague Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1531
$1556
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3619
$4005
🏠 One person rent
$923
$760
🏘️ Family rent
$1662
$1537
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$426
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$269
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1671
$2885
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
92
100
😀 Quality of life
85
100
🏙️ Population
1.36M
14M

The cost of living in Prague is 2% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 3308th and 3238th ($1531 vs $1556) 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 1.1 months in Prague compared to 1.9 months in Tokyo. Prague ranked 1st best city to live in the Czech Republic vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 273rd and 1st 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
$8.17
$6.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.6
$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.66
$5.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$2.91
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.63
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$926
$936
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$679
$540
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1804
$2411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1265
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$266
$170
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.07%
1.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7359
$7633
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5167
$4193
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.3
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.5
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.4
$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.66
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$7.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$5.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$5.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.66
$7.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.6
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.19
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.78
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.2
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$84
$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.9
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$583
$508
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11372
$15051

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Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1383
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1374
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1363
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1188
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1146
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1116
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1038
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1015
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1063
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$918
72 km or 45 mi Most
$1130
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$1102
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1063
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1027
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1293
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1127
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1122
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1073
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1046
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1311
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$949
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1077
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1013
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$979
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1090
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1344
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1083
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$969
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$956
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1347
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1406
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$1019
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1165
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1344
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1078
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1351
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1310
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1002

Cities near Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1105
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1099
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1117
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1052
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1051
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1115
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1041
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$973
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1053
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1067
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1009
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1064
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1052
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1009
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1101
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1062
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1091
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1063
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1045
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1057
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1036
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$985
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1143
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1049
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1031
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1042
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1041
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1133
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1056
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1052
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1063