Prague vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Prague Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1641
$1780
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3833
$4145
🏠 One person rent
$1005
$1071
🏘️ Family rent
$1751
$1872
🍽️ Food expenses
$390
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1865
$1966
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
92
93
😀 Quality of life
86
83
🏙️ Population
1.38M
1.86M

The cost of living in Prague is 8% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 3084th and 2592nd ($1641 vs $1780) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.1 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 292nd and 387th 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
$9.73
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.3
$54.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.88
$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.51
$4.93
 Cappuccino
$3.28
$4.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.77
$1.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1012
$1055
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$756
$822
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1872
$2024
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1359
$1452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$175
$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$267
$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.5
$18.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.65%
7.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7685
$6035
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5446
$4031
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.2
$35.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.1
$8.63
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.74
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.5
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.74
$3.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.67
$9.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$4.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.89
$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.79
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.93
$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$12.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.79
$4.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.84
$4.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.3
$3.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.8
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.1
$9.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.1
$90.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.2
$29.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.2
$100
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$98.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$723
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12545
$13474

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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 Warsaw

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 10 mi Pruszkow
$1443
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1406
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1128
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1136
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$931
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$932
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1103
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1042
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$1185
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$1104
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1224
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$916
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$889
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$1005
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$1113
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$1085
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$1022
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1257
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$1021
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$1200
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$1002
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1134
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$527
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$957
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1160
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1099
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1057
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$1053
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$1118
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1047
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$935
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$1101
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$1068
236 km or 146 mi Gniezno
$1118
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$1096
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$977
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1061
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$839
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1054
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$390