Prague vs Vienna - Cost of Living Comparison

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Prague Vienna
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1641
$1965
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3833
$4756
🏠 One person rent
$1005
$1021
🏘️ Family rent
$1751
$1866
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$571
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1865
$2834
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
92
98
😀 Quality of life
86
94
🏙️ Population
1.38M
1.97M

The cost of living in Prague is 16% less expensive than in Vienna. Cities ranked 3084th and 1964th ($1641 vs $1965) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.1 months in Prague compared to 1.4 months in Vienna. Prague ranked 1st best city to live in the Czech Republic vs Vienna ranked 1st in Austria, while ranked 292nd and 48th 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
$9.73
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.3
$67.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.88
$11.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.51
$5.48
 Cappuccino
$3.28
$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1012
$987
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$756
$716
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1872
$2092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1359
$1351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
$215
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$267
$331
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.5
$35.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.65%
3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7685
$9775
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5446
$6353
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$2.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.2
$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.1
$19
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.74
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.74
$4.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.67
$15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$3.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.79
$8.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.93
$6.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.84
$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.3
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.8
$38.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.1
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.1
$147
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.2
$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.2
$106
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$723
$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12545
$15069

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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 Vienna

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Klosterneuburg
$1681
15 km or 9.4 mi Modling
$1772
25 km or 15 mi Baden bei Wien
$1698
45 km or 28 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1188
55 km or 34 mi Bratislava
$1307
56 km or 35 mi Petrzalka
$1234
56 km or 35 mi Sankt Polten
$1653
60 km or 38 mi Sopron
$860
61 km or 38 mi Krems an der Donau
$1632
72 km or 45 mi Breclav
$989
76 km or 47 mi Znojmo
$1136
77 km or 48 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$827
91 km or 56 mi Hodonin
$1051
92 km or 57 mi Trnava
$1197
110 km or 68 mi Szombathely
$789
111 km or 69 mi Gyor
$788
111 km or 69 mi Brno
$1344
112 km or 70 mi Amstetten
$1436
116 km or 72 mi Piestany
$935
118 km or 73 mi Trebic
$1211
118 km or 73 mi Kapfenberg
$1485
125 km or 77 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1130
127 km or 79 mi Nitra
$1062
132 km or 82 mi Leoben
$1424
136 km or 84 mi Nove Zamky
$1037
140 km or 87 mi Komarno
$1067
142 km or 88 mi Kromeriz
$1094
144 km or 90 mi Jihlava
$1016
144 km or 90 mi Trencin
$1150
145 km or 90 mi Graz
$1764
146 km or 91 mi Steyr
$1563
148 km or 92 mi Zlin
$1220
151 km or 94 mi Prostejov
$1137
155 km or 96 mi Linz
$1690
156 km or 97 mi Zalaegerszeg
$814
157 km or 98 mi Leonding
$1616
158 km or 98 mi Traun
$1604
160 km or 99 mi Prerov
$938
164 km or 102 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1237
166 km or 103 mi Levice
$898