Prague vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Prague	Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1641	$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3833	$2954
🏠 One person rent	$1005	$650
🏘️ Family rent	$1751	$1100
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$388
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1865	$1684
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	92	38
😀 Quality of life	86	77
🏙️ Population	1.38M	767K

The cost of living in Prague is 31% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 3084th and 4447th ($1641 vs $1254) 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 1.1 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 292nd and 748th 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	$9.73	$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.3	$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.88	$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.51	$3.19
☕ Cappuccino	$3.28	$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.77	$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1012	$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$756	$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1872	$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1359	$852
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$267	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.65%	4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7685	$4189
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5446	$3073
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.2	$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.1	$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.74	$4.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$9.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.67	$9.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.79	$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.93	$5.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.79	$3.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.84	$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.3	$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.8	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$7.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.1	$46
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.2	$91.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$723	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12545	$10598

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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 Zagreb

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi	Velika Gorica	$1142
46 km or 29 mi	Karlovac	$926
61 km or 38 mi	Novo Mesto	$1147
70 km or 43 mi	Bjelovar	$999
71 km or 44 mi	Celje	$1146
87 km or 54 mi	Maribor	$1143
90 km or 56 mi	Velenje	$1217
97 km or 60 mi	Murska Sobota	$880
109 km or 68 mi	Nagykanizsa	$790
110 km or 68 mi	Bihac	$618
110 km or 68 mi	Prijedor	$663
114 km or 71 mi	Ljubljana	$1500
128 km or 79 mi	Sanski Most	$566
129 km or 80 mi	Rijeka	$1174
132 km or 82 mi	Kranj	$1270
135 km or 84 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$814
144 km or 89 mi	Wolfsberg	$1397
146 km or 91 mi	Graz	$1764
150 km or 93 mi	Banja Luka	$802
155 km or 96 mi	Kaposvar	$745
156 km or 97 mi	Klagenfurt	$1770
168 km or 104 mi	Trieste	$1362
168 km or 104 mi	Szombathely	$789
176 km or 109 mi	Slavonski Brod	$808
179 km or 111 mi	Nova Gorica	$1188
179 km or 111 mi	Pecs	$851
180 km or 112 mi	Izola	$1361
181 km or 113 mi	Gorizia	$1247
186 km or 116 mi	Villach	$1674
188 km or 117 mi	Piran	$1347
188 km or 117 mi	Leoben	$1424
189 km or 118 mi	Kapfenberg	$1485
195 km or 121 mi	Pula	$1061
196 km or 122 mi	Zadar	$1265
208 km or 129 mi	Doboj	$641
209 km or 130 mi	Veszprem	$883
212 km or 132 mi	Udine	$1366
213 km or 132 mi	Osijek	$890
215 km or 134 mi	Sopron	$860
221 km or 137 mi	Szekszard	$780