Prague vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Prague	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1531	$3380
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3619	$8333
🏠 One person rent	$923	$1991
🏘️ Family rent	$1662	$3524
🍽️ Food expenses	$376	$899
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1671	$6558
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	92	81
😀 Quality of life	85	97
🏙️ Population	1.36M	443K

The cost of living in Prague is 55% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 3308th and 31st ($1531 vs $3380) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in the Czech Republic and Switzerland, respectively. Check the Czech Republic vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Prague compared to 1.9 months in Zurich. Prague ranked 1st best city to live in the Czech Republic vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 273rd and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Prague vs Zurich

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	Prague	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.17	$25.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$42.6	$114
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.66	$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$8.65
☕ Cappuccino	$3.1	$6.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.63	$5.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$926	$2331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$679	$1597
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1804	$4197
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1265	$2921
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$266	$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.8	$54.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.07%	2.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7359	$11003
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5167	$7611
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.3	$5.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$104
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.4	$40.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.66	$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.51	$3.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.98	$7.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.84	$26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$46.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$3.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$4.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.47	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$3.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.66	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.6	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.19	$19.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.65	$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.78	$3.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$3.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.2	$91.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$21.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$51.8	$154
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.9	$50.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$84	$145
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.9	$143
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$583	$2684
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11372	$29266

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3073
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3200
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$2861
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3051
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3059
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$2930
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3041
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3001
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3178
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$2949
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3128
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3083
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3444
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2916
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2436
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2354
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1533
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2142
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$2882
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2431
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$2925
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2838
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1660
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1806
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2649
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$2182
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1510
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2322
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1910
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1412
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3296
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1394
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1492
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1499
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2820
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1326
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1307
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1717
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2243
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2846