Prague vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Prague	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1899	$3857
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4415	$9099
🏠 One person rent	$1182	$2413
🏘️ Family rent	$1957	$4235
🍽️ Food expenses	$451	$926
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$235
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2366	$8550
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	93	82
😀 Quality of life	89	97
🏙️ Population	1.4M	452K

The cost of living in Prague is 51% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 2377th and 11th ($1899 vs $3857) 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 1.2 months in Prague compared to 2.2 months in Zurich. Prague ranked 1st best city to live in the Czech Republic vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 244th 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	$10.6	$30.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.1	$79.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$10
☕ Cappuccino	$3.87	$7.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.02	$5.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1089	$2736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$2037
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1964	$5021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1546	$3627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$304	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.6	$57.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.72%	1.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10118	$17464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7415	$7981
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.87	$5.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.4	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$44.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.84	$2.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$2.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.58	$3.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$3.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.21	$9.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$24.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.93	$27.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$4.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.17	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.08	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.08	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.73	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.9	$5.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.91	$5.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.71	$3.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.6	$82.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$24.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43.1	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$19	$55.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.7	$136
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$154
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1075	$2480
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19039	$26431

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3514
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3281
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3348
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3492
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3239
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3231
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3264
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3441
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3267
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3240
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3312
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3519
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$4491
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3286
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2641
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2611
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1679
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2644
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3288
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2638
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3321
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$3199
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1703
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1751
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2986
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1807
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1695
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$3120
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1784
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1533
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3587
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1582
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1700
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1700
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$3034
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1385
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1507
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$2091
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2459
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$3117