Prague vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Prague Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1899
$1487
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4415
$3493
🏠 One person rent
$1182
$783
🏘️ Family rent
$1957
$1306
🍽️ Food expenses
$451
$464
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2366
$1896
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
93
39
😀 Quality of life
89
78
🏙️ Population
1.4M
767K

The cost of living in Prague is 28% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 2377th and 4035th ($1899 vs $1487) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 244th and 835th 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
$10.6
$13.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.1
$58.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.01
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.02
$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1089
$734
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$570
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1964
$1318
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1546
$983
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$304
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$36.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.72%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10118
$5126
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7415
$3295
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.87
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.4
$54.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.84
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.58
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.21
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$11.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$2.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$9.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.73
$5.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.9
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.71
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.6
$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$8.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.1
$50.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$9.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.7
$103
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1075
$546
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19039
$12142

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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 Zagreb

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1265
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$1072
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1188
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$1144
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1347
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1279
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1396
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$1043
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$911
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$661
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$733
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1719
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$586
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1342
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1431
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$953
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1436
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$972
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$893
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1752
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1659
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$917
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$971
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1170
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$1189
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1372
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1409
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1648
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1381
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1409
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1518
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$1029
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1533
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$667
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$1124
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1517
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$1169
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$1172
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$978