Prague vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Prague	Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1778	$1437
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4184	$3392
🏠 One person rent	$1098	$754
🏘️ Family rent	$1897	$1279
🍽️ Food expenses	$426	$450
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2284	$1950
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	93	38
😀 Quality of life	89	80
🏙️ Population	1.4M	767K

The cost of living in Prague is 24% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 2821st and 4147th ($1778 vs $1437) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th 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 1.3 months in Prague compared to 1.4 months in Zagreb. Prague ranked 1st best city to live in the Czech Republic vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 277th and 742nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Prague vs Zagreb

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	Prague	Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.76	$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46	$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.37	$9.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.73	$3.39
☕ Cappuccino	$3.77	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.97	$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1073	$743
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$830	$561
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$1318
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1487	$991
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$196	$125
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$303	$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.1	$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.74%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10023	$5609
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7034	$3578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.44	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.3	$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.76	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$4.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.36	$8.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.48	$5.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.88	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.23	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.02	$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.1	$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$8.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.9	$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$8.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.9	$96.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$99.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$994	$489
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15329	$12234

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Cities near Prague

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi	Smichov	$1601
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Zizkov	$1580
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Brevnov	$1564
23 km or 14 mi	Kladno	$1337
51 km or 31 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1187
53 km or 33 mi	Pribram	$1104
54 km or 34 mi	Litomerice	$1196
56 km or 35 mi	Kolin	$1915
68 km or 42 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1211
69 km or 43 mi	Usti nad Labem	$1063
72 km or 45 mi	Most	$1028
75 km or 46 mi	Teplice	$986
76 km or 47 mi	Tabor	$1074
78 km or 49 mi	Decin	$1182
81 km or 50 mi	Litvinov	$1489
83 km or 52 mi	Chomutov	$1125
83 km or 52 mi	Plzen	$1317
88 km or 55 mi	Pisek	$1209
89 km or 55 mi	Liberec	$1195
89 km or 56 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$1152
95 km or 59 mi	Zittau	$1427
97 km or 61 mi	Pardubice	$1195
99 km or 61 mi	Strakonice	$1223
99 km or 61 mi	Havlickuv Brod	$1216
100 km or 62 mi	Chrudim	$1212
102 km or 63 mi	Hradec Kralove	$1257
103 km or 64 mi	Pirna	$1473
111 km or 69 mi	Klatovy	$1236
111 km or 69 mi	Karlovy Vary	$1117
114 km or 71 mi	Jihlava	$1103
115 km or 71 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1401
117 km or 73 mi	Freital	$1490
118 km or 73 mi	Dresden	$1555
119 km or 74 mi	Trutnov	$953
119 km or 74 mi	Freiberg	$1301
122 km or 76 mi	Bautzen	$1432
123 km or 77 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1308
125 km or 78 mi	Radebeul	$1485
126 km or 78 mi	Gorlitz	$1428
127 km or 79 mi	Sokolov	$1284

Cities near Zagreb

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Velika Gorica	$1199
46 km or 29 mi	Karlovac	$1033
61 km or 38 mi	Novo Mesto	$1195
70 km or 43 mi	Bjelovar	$1113
71 km or 44 mi	Celje	$1340
87 km or 54 mi	Maribor	$1236
90 km or 56 mi	Velenje	$1383
97 km or 60 mi	Murska Sobota	$1044
109 km or 68 mi	Nagykanizsa	$817
110 km or 68 mi	Bihac	$665
110 km or 68 mi	Prijedor	$685
114 km or 71 mi	Ljubljana	$1640
128 km or 79 mi	Sanski Most	$617
129 km or 80 mi	Rijeka	$1316
132 km or 82 mi	Kranj	$1422
135 km or 84 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$845
144 km or 89 mi	Wolfsberg	$1416
146 km or 91 mi	Graz	$1685
150 km or 93 mi	Banja Luka	$920
155 km or 96 mi	Kaposvar	$802
156 km or 97 mi	Klagenfurt	$1683
168 km or 104 mi	Trieste	$1600
168 km or 104 mi	Szombathely	$823
176 km or 109 mi	Slavonski Brod	$970
179 km or 111 mi	Nova Gorica	$1081
179 km or 111 mi	Pecs	$1033
180 km or 112 mi	Izola	$1386
181 km or 113 mi	Gorizia	$1398
186 km or 116 mi	Villach	$1756
188 km or 117 mi	Piran	$1377
188 km or 117 mi	Leoben	$1378
189 km or 118 mi	Kapfenberg	$1574
195 km or 121 mi	Pula	$858
196 km or 122 mi	Zadar	$1322
208 km or 129 mi	Doboj	$669
209 km or 130 mi	Veszprem	$973
212 km or 132 mi	Udine	$1415
213 km or 132 mi	Osijek	$1072
215 km or 134 mi	Sopron	$1052
221 km or 137 mi	Szekszard	$890