Prague vs Valencia, Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Prague	Valencia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1899	$1812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4415	$4109
🏠 One person rent	$1182	$1059
🏘️ Family rent	$1957	$1733
🍽️ Food expenses	$451	$495
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2366	$1958
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	93	76
😀 Quality of life	89	87
🏙️ Population	1.4M	841K

The cost of living in Prague is 5% more expensive than in Valencia, Spain. Cities ranked 2377th and 2757th ($1899 vs $1812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in the Czech Republic and Spain, respectively. Check the Czech Republic vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Prague compared to 1.1 months in Valencia, Spain. Prague ranked 1st best city to live in the Czech Republic vs Valencia, Spain ranked 6th in Spain, while ranked 244th and 354th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Prague vs Valencia, Spain

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	Prague	Valencia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$15.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$61.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$4.34
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1089	$1172
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$866
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1964	$2058
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1546	$1423
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$97.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$304	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.6	$33.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	3.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10118	$5630
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7415	$3501
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.87	$2.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.4	$38.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.21	$3.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.93	$8.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$2.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.08	$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.73	$6.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$18.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.9	$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.91	$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.71	$2.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.6	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.1	$66.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.7	$98.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$96.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1075	$572
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19039	$10416

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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 Valencia, Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Sagunto	$1408
36 km or 22 mi	Alzira	$1401
53 km or 33 mi	Borriana	$1271
57 km or 36 mi	Villarreal	$1238
58 km or 36 mi	Gandia	$1150
62 km or 39 mi	Requena	$1421
62 km or 39 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1183
74 km or 46 mi	Ontinyent	$1342
81 km or 50 mi	Denia	$1620
98 km or 61 mi	Calp	$1546
102 km or 63 mi	Villena	$1340
106 km or 66 mi	Benidorm	$1519
114 km or 71 mi	Yecla	$1203
116 km or 72 mi	Elda	$1372
125 km or 78 mi	Novelda	$1381
125 km or 78 mi	Alicante	$1513
132 km or 82 mi	Vinaros	$1494
136 km or 85 mi	Elche	$1268
137 km or 85 mi	Jumilla	$1316
138 km or 86 mi	Albacete	$1303
165 km or 102 mi	Cuenca	$1246
168 km or 104 mi	Ibiza	$2775
168 km or 104 mi	Torrevieja	$1279
177 km or 110 mi	Murcia	$1272
193 km or 120 mi	Villarrobledo	$1397
199 km or 123 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1351
214 km or 133 mi	Cartagena	$1195
223 km or 139 mi	Mazarron	$1173
229 km or 142 mi	Lorca	$1313
229 km or 143 mi	Tarragona	$1524
247 km or 153 mi	Zaragoza	$1436
254 km or 158 mi	Lleida	$1245
260 km or 161 mi	Palma de Mallorca	$2017
264 km or 164 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1455
271 km or 168 mi	Guadalajara	$1200
279 km or 173 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1678
287 km or 178 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1643
292 km or 181 mi	Coslada	$1721
292 km or 182 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1586
295 km or 183 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1626