Prague vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Prague	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1778	$3691
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4184	$8778
🏠 One person rent	$1098	$2299
🏘️ Family rent	$1897	$4069
🍽️ Food expenses	$426	$919
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2284	$8151
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	93	81
😀 Quality of life	89	100
🏙️ Population	1.4M	449K

The cost of living in Prague is 52% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 2821st and 23rd ($1778 vs $3691) 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 1.3 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 277th and 2nd 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	$9.76	$27.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46	$90.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.37	$20.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.73	$9.69
☕ Cappuccino	$3.77	$7.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.97	$5.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1073	$2543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$830	$1977
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$4563
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1487	$3579
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$196	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$303	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.1	$52.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.74%	2.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10023	$24740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7034	$9963
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.44	$4.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.3	$109
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$33.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.76	$2.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$2.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$3.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$8.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$24.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$23.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$53.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$4.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$3.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.11
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$3.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.36	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.48	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$20.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.88	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.23	$4.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.02	$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.1	$83.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$23.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.9	$138
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$55.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.9	$138
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$150
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$994	$2616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15329	$22875

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Cities near Prague

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi	Smichov	$1601
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Zizkov	$1580
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Brevnov	$1564
23 km or 14 mi	Kladno	$1337
51 km or 31 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1187
53 km or 33 mi	Pribram	$1104
54 km or 34 mi	Litomerice	$1196
56 km or 35 mi	Kolin	$1915
68 km or 42 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1211
69 km or 43 mi	Usti nad Labem	$1063
72 km or 45 mi	Most	$1028
75 km or 46 mi	Teplice	$986
76 km or 47 mi	Tabor	$1074
78 km or 49 mi	Decin	$1182
81 km or 50 mi	Litvinov	$1489
83 km or 52 mi	Chomutov	$1125
83 km or 52 mi	Plzen	$1317
88 km or 55 mi	Pisek	$1209
89 km or 55 mi	Liberec	$1195
89 km or 56 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$1152
95 km or 59 mi	Zittau	$1427
97 km or 61 mi	Pardubice	$1195
99 km or 61 mi	Strakonice	$1223
99 km or 61 mi	Havlickuv Brod	$1216
100 km or 62 mi	Chrudim	$1212
102 km or 63 mi	Hradec Kralove	$1257
103 km or 64 mi	Pirna	$1473
111 km or 69 mi	Klatovy	$1236
111 km or 69 mi	Karlovy Vary	$1117
114 km or 71 mi	Jihlava	$1103
115 km or 71 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1401
117 km or 73 mi	Freital	$1490
118 km or 73 mi	Dresden	$1555
119 km or 74 mi	Trutnov	$953
119 km or 74 mi	Freiberg	$1301
122 km or 76 mi	Bautzen	$1432
123 km or 77 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1308
125 km or 78 mi	Radebeul	$1485
126 km or 78 mi	Gorlitz	$1428
127 km or 79 mi	Sokolov	$1284

Cities near Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3392
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3276
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3239
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3282
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3249
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3153
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3207
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3225
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3207
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3180
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3240
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3381
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3836
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3169
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2747
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2699
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1684
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2489
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3197
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2650
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3231
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$3175
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1705
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1766
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2924
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1887
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1690
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2694
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1810
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1537
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3565
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1593
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1694
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1698
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2964
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1397
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1447
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1839
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2443
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$3041