Prague vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Prague	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1909	$1930
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4454	$4538
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$1129
🏘️ Family rent	$1992	$1921
🍽️ Food expenses	$456	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$86.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2307	$3744
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	93	33
😀 Quality of life	89	84
🏙️ Population	1.4M	543K

The cost of living in Prague is 1% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 2387th and 2278th ($1909 vs $1930) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1724th in the Czech Republic and the United States, respectively. Check the Czech Republic vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Prague compared to 1.9 months in Tucson. Prague ranked 1st best city to live in the Czech Republic vs Tucson ranked 164th in the United States, while ranked 285th and 490th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Prague vs Tucson

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	Prague	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.1	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49	$65.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$6.25
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$5.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.11	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1087	$1140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$914	$876
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1980	$1996
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$1560
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$323	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.6	$64.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.7%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10243	$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7562	$2502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.67	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27	$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$2.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.6
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.24	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.02	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.99	$4.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.98	$3.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.81	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.3	$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.4	$92.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.6	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$87.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1061	$1109
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17389	$15659

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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 Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2089
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2110
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$776
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2444
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2227
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2396
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2381
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2298
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2435
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2471
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2357
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2359
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2338
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1961
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2345
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2324
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2312
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$890
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2353
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2317
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2316
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2589
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$1087
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$896
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1764
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$978
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1919
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2798
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$1993
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2190