Prague vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Prague	Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1513	$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3601	$3809
🏠 One person rent	$911	$995
🏘️ Family rent	$1611	$1825
🍽️ Food expenses	$368	$369
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1829	$1906
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	93	94
😀 Quality of life	87	83
🏙️ Population	1.38M	1.86M

The cost of living in Prague is 6% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 3363rd and 3022nd ($1513 vs $1607) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 2nd in the Czech Republic and Poland, respectively. Check the Czech Republic vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Prague compared to 1.2 months in Warsaw. Prague ranked 1st best city to live in the Czech Republic vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 285th and 410th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Prague vs Warsaw

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	Prague	Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.47	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.4	$50.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.22	$8.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.41	$4.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.1	$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.64	$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$901	$949
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$685	$749
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1728	$1958
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1240	$1406
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$189
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$254	$292
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.2	$16.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.2%	7.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7481	$6081
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5304	$4065
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$1.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.7	$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.27	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.92	$3.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$3.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$2.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.11	$7.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.33	$5.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.21	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.51	$3.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.7	$39.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.6	$59.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$28.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$86.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.6	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$758	$522
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12277	$13608

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Cities near Prague

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi	Smichov	$1371
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Zizkov	$1370
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Brevnov	$1356
23 km or 14 mi	Kladno	$1216
51 km or 31 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1092
53 km or 33 mi	Pribram	$1166
54 km or 34 mi	Litomerice	$1092
56 km or 35 mi	Kolin	$1795
68 km or 42 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1081
69 km or 43 mi	Usti nad Labem	$971
72 km or 45 mi	Most	$942
75 km or 46 mi	Teplice	$880
76 km or 47 mi	Tabor	$1163
78 km or 49 mi	Decin	$1048
81 km or 50 mi	Litvinov	$1314
83 km or 52 mi	Chomutov	$1033
83 km or 52 mi	Plzen	$1135
88 km or 55 mi	Pisek	$1159
89 km or 55 mi	Liberec	$1030
89 km or 56 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$950
95 km or 59 mi	Zittau	$1352
97 km or 61 mi	Pardubice	$1088
99 km or 61 mi	Strakonice	$1150
99 km or 61 mi	Havlickuv Brod	$1112
100 km or 62 mi	Chrudim	$1092
102 km or 63 mi	Hradec Kralove	$1107
103 km or 64 mi	Pirna	$1352
111 km or 69 mi	Klatovy	$1121
111 km or 69 mi	Karlovy Vary	$979
114 km or 71 mi	Jihlava	$974
115 km or 71 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1307
117 km or 73 mi	Freital	$1347
118 km or 73 mi	Dresden	$1402
119 km or 74 mi	Trutnov	$1059
119 km or 74 mi	Freiberg	$1202
122 km or 76 mi	Bautzen	$1420
123 km or 77 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1227
125 km or 78 mi	Radebeul	$1351
126 km or 78 mi	Gorlitz	$1362
127 km or 79 mi	Sokolov	$1120

Cities near Warsaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi	Pruszkow	$1324
19 km or 12 mi	Otwock	$1302
68 km or 42 mi	Skierniewice	$1090
79 km or 49 mi	Ciechanow	$1095
85 km or 53 mi	Siedlce	$882
91 km or 56 mi	Radom	$884
98 km or 61 mi	Plock	$1082
103 km or 64 mi	Ostroleka	$1025
110 km or 68 mi	Pulawy	$1125
114 km or 71 mi	Kutno	$1083
119 km or 74 mi	Lodz	$1170
127 km or 79 mi	Lomza	$964
130 km or 81 mi	Piotrkow Trybunalski	$947
143 km or 89 mi	Wloclawek	$989
144 km or 89 mi	Biala Podlaska	$965
145 km or 90 mi	Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski	$1051
149 km or 92 mi	Belchatow	$1016
152 km or 94 mi	Lublin	$1234
152 km or 94 mi	Kielce	$983
159 km or 99 mi	Swidnik	$1173
175 km or 109 mi	Bialystok	$935
178 km or 110 mi	Olsztyn	$1093
180 km or 112 mi	Brest	$469
186 km or 115 mi	Torun	$866
187 km or 116 mi	Tarnobrzeg	$1098
198 km or 123 mi	Inowroclaw	$1057
199 km or 123 mi	Elk	$1025
206 km or 128 mi	Czestochowa	$950
207 km or 129 mi	Chelm	$1107
208 km or 129 mi	Grudziadz	$1042
208 km or 129 mi	Kalisz	$902
217 km or 135 mi	Mielec	$1131
228 km or 141 mi	Bydgoszcz	$974
236 km or 146 mi	Gniezno	$1105
241 km or 150 mi	Malbork	$1108
243 km or 151 mi	Elblag	$977
243 km or 151 mi	Suwalki	$1016
245 km or 152 mi	Tarnow	$893
246 km or 153 mi	Dabrowa Gornicza	$1020
247 km or 153 mi	Grodno	$385