Prague vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Prague Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1531
$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3619
$2882
🏠 One person rent
$923
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$1662
$1061
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$399
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1671
$1443
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
92
38
😀 Quality of life
85
75
🏙️ Population
1.36M
767K

The cost of living in Prague is 23% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 3308th and 4330th ($1531 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the Czech Republic and Croatia, respectively. Check the Czech Republic vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Prague compared to 1.2 months in Zagreb. Prague ranked 1st best city to live in the Czech Republic vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 273rd and 983rd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Prague vs Zagreb infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Prague vs Zagreb

Prices for goods and services in Prague and Zagreb are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Prague Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.17
$11.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.6
$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.66
$8.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$2.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.63
$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$926
$604
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$679
$473
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1804
$1109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1265
$800
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$266
$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$27
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.07%
4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7359
$4564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5167
$3182
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.3
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.5
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.4
$10.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.66
$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$4.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$9.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.66
$7.09
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.6
$5.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.19
$6.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.78
$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.2
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$7.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$44.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$7.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$84
$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.9
$93.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$583
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11372
$10009

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Prague

Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1383
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1374
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1363
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1188
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1146
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1116
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1038
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1015
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1063
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$918
72 km or 45 mi Most
$1130
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$1102
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1063
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1027
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1293
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1127
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1122
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1073
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1046
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1311
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$949
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1077
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1013
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$979
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1090
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1344
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1083
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$969
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$956
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1347
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1406
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$1019
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1165
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1344
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1078
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1351
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1310
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1002

Cities near Zagreb

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1100
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$997
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1058
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$913
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1081
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1133
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1197
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$929
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$682
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$558
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$517
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1438
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$503
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1102
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1274
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$762
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1321
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1658
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$742
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$777
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1664
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1279
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$747
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$690
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1167
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$835
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1301
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1200
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1581
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1271
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1393
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1229
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$1008
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1219
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$604
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$852
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1284
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$849
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$765
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$755