# Cost of living in Prague

What it costs to live in Prague, Czech Republic — $2,032/month for one person renting a 1-bedroom in the centre, all-in.

## Monthly budgets by household

| Household | Total USD / month |
| --- | --- |
| Single | $2,032 |
| Couple | $2,454 |
| Family (4) | $6,337 |
| Retirees | $2,454 |

Each total is rent plus food, utilities, transport, and the usual recurring costs — not a bare rent figure.

## Where the money goes (Single)

| Category | USD / month | Note |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Rent | $1,228 | 1BR |
| Groceries & eating out | $364 |  |
| Transport | $27 |  |
| Utilities & phones | $414 |  |

## Rent

| Apartment | USD / month |
| --- | --- |
| Apartment (1 bedroom) Outside of Centre | $1,054 |
| Apartment (1 bedroom) in City Centre | $1,228 |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) Outside of Centre | $1,690 |
| Apartment (3 bedrooms) in City Centre | $2,496 |

## Groceries

| Item | USD |
| --- | --- |
| Milk (1L) | $1.28 |
| Bread (loaf) | $1.70 |
| Eggs (12) | $3.97 |
| Rice (1kg) | $2.67 |
| Chicken (1kg) | $9.06 |
| Apples (1kg) | $2.18 |
| Tomatoes (1kg) | $4.00 |
| Potatoes (1kg) | $1.31 |
| Water (1.5L) | $0.88 |
| Wine (mid-range) | $7.27 |
| Beer (0.5L) | $1.27 |

## Eating out

| Item | USD |
| --- | --- |
| Cheap meal | $12 |
| Mid-range dinner for 2 | $58 |
| Cappuccino | $4.05 |
| Beer (draught) | $2.91 |
| Coke (0.33L) | $2.02 |

## Getting around

| Item | USD |
| --- | --- |
| Monthly pass | $27 |
| Single ride | $1.89 |
| Taxi start | $2.91 |
| Taxi per km | $1.72 |
| Gasoline (1L) | $1.77 |

## Income and short stays

- **Average net salary (after tax):** $2,372/month
- **30-day trial stay (short-let, eating out, transport, SIM):** $2,836
- **Local currency:** CZK (1 USD ≈ 22.76 CZK)

## Cities with comparable costs

| City | Rent (1-bed, centre) | Monthly total | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Warsaw | $1,224 | $1,993 | /cost-of-living/warsaw |
| Lagos | $1,233 | $1,984 | /cost-of-living/lagos |
| Tenerife | $1,217 | $2,042 | /cost-of-living/tenerife |
| Helsinki | $1,210 | $1,945 | /cost-of-living/helsinki |
| Bilbao | $1,259 | $2,147 | /cost-of-living/bilbao |

## Related pages

- Full city profile: /cities/prague

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Source: [Townleap](https://www.townleap.com/cost-of-living/prague) — permanent-relocation data for people picking a country to actually live in, not visit.

Cost figures are Numbeo-derived and in USD unless labelled otherwise. Economics are World Bank. Every number on this page is also on the HTML page at the same URL — this variant exists so you do not have to parse a React app to read a rent figure.