Prague vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Prague	Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1513	$1253
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3601	$2899
🏠 One person rent	$911	$663
🏘️ Family rent	$1611	$1071
🍽️ Food expenses	$368	$383
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1829	$1581
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	93	38
😀 Quality of life	87	76
🏙️ Population	1.38M	767K

The cost of living in Prague is 21% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 3363rd and 4331st ($1513 vs $1253) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th 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 1.2 months in Prague compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Prague ranked 1st best city to live in the Czech Republic vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 285th and 843rd 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	$8.47	$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.4	$50.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.22	$8.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.41	$2.94
☕ Cappuccino	$3.1	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.64	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$901	$624
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$685	$503
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1728	$1087
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1240	$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$254	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.2	$27.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.2%	4.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7481	$4361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5304	$2995
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.7	$51.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.27	$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.92	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$9.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$2.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.11	$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.33	$5.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.21	$6.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.51	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.7	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$7.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.6	$43
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$86.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.6	$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$758	$394
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12277	$10861

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Zagreb

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Velika Gorica	$1101
46 km or 29 mi	Karlovac	$912
61 km or 38 mi	Novo Mesto	$1080
70 km or 43 mi	Bjelovar	$1008
71 km or 44 mi	Celje	$1116
87 km or 54 mi	Maribor	$1082
90 km or 56 mi	Velenje	$1157
97 km or 60 mi	Murska Sobota	$842
109 km or 68 mi	Nagykanizsa	$711
110 km or 68 mi	Bihac	$556
110 km or 68 mi	Prijedor	$659
114 km or 71 mi	Ljubljana	$1468
128 km or 79 mi	Sanski Most	$558
129 km or 80 mi	Rijeka	$1152
132 km or 82 mi	Kranj	$1261
135 km or 84 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$750
144 km or 89 mi	Wolfsberg	$1303
146 km or 91 mi	Graz	$1594
150 km or 93 mi	Banja Luka	$803
155 km or 96 mi	Kaposvar	$750
156 km or 97 mi	Klagenfurt	$1653
168 km or 104 mi	Trieste	$1421
168 km or 104 mi	Szombathely	$701
176 km or 109 mi	Slavonski Brod	$847
179 km or 111 mi	Nova Gorica	$985
179 km or 111 mi	Pecs	$848
180 km or 112 mi	Izola	$1263
181 km or 113 mi	Gorizia	$1223
186 km or 116 mi	Villach	$1582
188 km or 117 mi	Piran	$1247
188 km or 117 mi	Leoben	$1263
189 km or 118 mi	Kapfenberg	$1323
195 km or 121 mi	Pula	$941
196 km or 122 mi	Zadar	$1122
208 km or 129 mi	Doboj	$603
209 km or 130 mi	Veszprem	$786
212 km or 132 mi	Udine	$1307
213 km or 132 mi	Osijek	$958
215 km or 134 mi	Sopron	$919
221 km or 137 mi	Szekszard	$747