Prague vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Prague Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1899
$1979
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4415
$4492
🏠 One person rent
$1182
$1227
🏘️ Family rent
$1957
$2071
🍽️ Food expenses
$451
$449
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2366
$2218
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
93
94
😀 Quality of life
89
87
🏙️ Population
1.4M
1.86M

The cost of living in Prague is 4% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 2377th and 2081st ($1899 vs $1979) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.1 months in Warsaw. Prague ranked 1st best city to live in the Czech Republic vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 244th and 335th 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
$10.6
$12.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.1
$53.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.01
$5.19
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.02
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1089
$1266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1964
$2296
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1546
$1584
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$212
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$304
$325
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$20
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.72%
6.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10118
$6270
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7415
$4047
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.87
$1.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.4
$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.84
$1.7
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.58
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.21
$4.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$8.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$3.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.73
$6.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$11.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.9
$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.71
$3.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.6
$48.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.1
$75.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$24.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.7
$110
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1075
$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19039
$15882

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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 Warsaw

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Pruszkow
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1540
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1227
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1253
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$1023
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$1030
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1162
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1165
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$1262
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$1222
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1322
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$1060
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$1024
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$976
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$1078
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$1173
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$1137
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1305
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$1170
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$1260
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$1229
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1454
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$669
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$925
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1241
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1235
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1170
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$1043
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$1205
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1215
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$954
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$868
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$1102
236 km or 146 mi Gniezno
$1216
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$1226
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$1010
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1114
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$980
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1105
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$445