Prague vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Prague	Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1909	$2213
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4454	$5380
🏠 One person rent	$1181	$1126
🏘️ Family rent	$1992	$1917
🍽️ Food expenses	$456	$678
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$212
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2307	$3705
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	93	98
😀 Quality of life	89	94
🏙️ Population	1.4M	2.03M

The cost of living in Prague is 14% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 2387th and 1464th ($1909 vs $2213) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Czech Republic and Austria, respectively. Check the Czech Republic vs Austria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Prague compared to 1.7 months in Vienna. Prague ranked 1st best city to live in the Czech Republic vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 285th and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Prague vs Vienna

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	Prague	Vienna
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11.1	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49	$93.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.92	$6.44
☕ Cappuccino	$4.07	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.11	$3.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1087	$1142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$914	$805
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1980	$2056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$1425
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$216
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$323	$329
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.6	$37.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.7%	3.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10243	$12058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7562	$6236
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.67	$3.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$27	$58.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.77	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$2.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$20.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$3.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$3.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$4.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$3.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.24	$8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.02	$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12	$19.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.99	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.98	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.81	$3.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.3	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.2	$14.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.4	$166
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.1	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.6	$94.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$122	$88
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1061	$370
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17389	$28817

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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 Vienna

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1885
15 km or 9.4 mi	Modling	$1898
25 km or 15 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1829
45 km or 28 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1922
55 km or 34 mi	Bratislava	$1561
56 km or 35 mi	Petrzalka	$1451
56 km or 35 mi	Sankt Polten	$1821
60 km or 38 mi	Sopron	$1114
61 km or 38 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1804
72 km or 45 mi	Breclav	$1180
76 km or 47 mi	Znojmo	$1263
77 km or 48 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$984
91 km or 56 mi	Hodonin	$1284
92 km or 57 mi	Trnava	$1335
110 km or 68 mi	Szombathely	$875
111 km or 69 mi	Gyor	$930
111 km or 69 mi	Brno	$1639
112 km or 70 mi	Amstetten	$1527
116 km or 72 mi	Piestany	$1036
118 km or 73 mi	Trebic	$1153
118 km or 73 mi	Kapfenberg	$1566
125 km or 77 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1633
127 km or 79 mi	Nitra	$1278
132 km or 82 mi	Leoben	$1391
136 km or 84 mi	Nove Zamky	$1166
140 km or 87 mi	Komarno	$1196
142 km or 88 mi	Kromeriz	$1312
144 km or 90 mi	Jihlava	$1133
144 km or 90 mi	Trencin	$1291
145 km or 90 mi	Graz	$1708
146 km or 91 mi	Steyr	$1683
148 km or 92 mi	Zlin	$1404
151 km or 94 mi	Prostejov	$1247
155 km or 96 mi	Linz	$1869
156 km or 97 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$893
157 km or 98 mi	Leonding	$1818
158 km or 98 mi	Traun	$1787
160 km or 99 mi	Prerov	$1119
164 km or 102 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1346
166 km or 103 mi	Levice	$989