Prague vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Prague Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1641
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3833
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$1005
$803
🏘️ Family rent
$1751
$1741
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1865
$2601
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
92
100
😀 Quality of life
86
99
🏙️ Population
1.38M
14.3M

The cost of living in Prague is 0% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 3084th and 3085th ($1641 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th 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 1.6 months in Tokyo. Prague ranked 1st best city to live in the Czech Republic vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 292nd and 3rd 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
$9.73
$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.3
$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.88
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.51
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$3.28
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1012
$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$756
$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1872
$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1359
$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$267
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.5
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.65%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7685
$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5446
$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.2
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.1
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.74
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.74
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.67
$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.79
$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.93
$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.84
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.3
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.8
$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.1
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.1
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.2
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.2
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$723
$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12545
$15495

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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 Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1121
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1112
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1133
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1059
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$980
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1124
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$964
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1061
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1079
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1077
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1062
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1000
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1187
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1096
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1038
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1095
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1119
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1106
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1052
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1057
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1092
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1075
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1033