Prague vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Prague Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1899
$1679
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4415
$4119
🏠 One person rent
$1182
$813
🏘️ Family rent
$1957
$1422
🍽️ Food expenses
$451
$448
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$307
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2366
$2429
😷 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 13% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 2377th and 3273rd ($1899 vs $1679) 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 1.4 months in Tokyo. Prague ranked 1st best city to live in the Czech Republic vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 244th and 9th 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
$10.6
$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.1
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.01
$3.71
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.02
$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1089
$1130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1964
$2080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1546
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$90.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$304
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.72%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10118
$10558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7415
$5002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.87
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.4
$76.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.84
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.58
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$5.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.21
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$4.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$6.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$3.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.73
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.9
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.71
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.6
$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.1
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.7
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$56.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1075
$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19039
$17493

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Cities near Prague

Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1696
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1685
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1661
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1402
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1195
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1115
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1276
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1875
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1332
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$1141
72 km or 45 mi Most
$1094
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$1006
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1107
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1216
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1517
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1174
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1397
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1250
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1174
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1112
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1460
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1258
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1259
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1280
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1412
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1256
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1424
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1289
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$1218
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$1108
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1438
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1412
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1448
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$956
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1316
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1503
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1278
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1410
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1467
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1340

Cities near Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1131
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1133
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1144
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1073
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1074
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$985
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1128
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1051
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$973
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1086
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1087
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1199
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1075
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1064
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1004
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1358
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1080
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1105
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1055
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1101
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1037
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1033
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1005
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1084
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1038
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1009
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1047
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1107
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1094
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1077
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1006