Prague vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Prague	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1641	$3392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3833	$8190
🏠 One person rent	$1005	$2018
🏘️ Family rent	$1751	$3505
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$880
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1865	$6770
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	92	81
😀 Quality of life	86	98
🏙️ Population	1.38M	447K

The cost of living in Prague is 52% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 3084th and 41st ($1641 vs $3392) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd 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 2 months in Zurich. Prague ranked 1st best city to live in the Czech Republic vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 292nd 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	$9.73	$27.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.3	$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.88	$19.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.51	$9.29
☕ Cappuccino	$3.28	$6.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.77	$5.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1012	$2243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$756	$1698
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1872	$3982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1359	$3016
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$267	$239
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.65%	2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7685	$9651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5446	$5769
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$5.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.2	$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.1	$44.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$3.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.74	$7.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.67	$26.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$49.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$5.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$2.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.79	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.93	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$20.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.79	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.84	$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.3	$3.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.8	$84.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$22.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.1	$154
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$48.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.2	$132
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$723	$2756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12545	$20539

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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 Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3139
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3129
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3048
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3163
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3057
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3013
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3135
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3145
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3184
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3015
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3206
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3320
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3627
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3011
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2647
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2629
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1559
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2207
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3020
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2492
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3068
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2989
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1636
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1710
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2782
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1903
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1551
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2618
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1771
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1468
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3415
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1434
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1531
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1538
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2741
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1391
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1399
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1759
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2483
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2843