Cost of Living in Czech Republic - Updated Prices & Insights

Name: Czech Republic
Address: CZ

Solo nomad: Estimated monthly costs are $755 (excluding rent), and $1,761 including rent.

Family of 3: Estimated monthly costs are $1,862 (excluding rent), and $3,234 including rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$9.25 Kč 194

$6.93 Kč 145

$13.87 Kč 291

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.98 Kč 985

$28.18 Kč 591

$117 Kč 2,461

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.66 Kč 182

$7.76 Kč 163

$11.40 Kč 239

Cappuccino

$3.15 Kč 66.0

$1.90 Kč 39.81

$4.74 Kč 99.4

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.87 Kč 39.29

$1.20 Kč 25.12

$2.87 Kč 60.1

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.51 Kč 31.57

$0.92 Kč 19.32

$2.77 Kč 58.2

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.38 Kč 49.92

$1.63 Kč 34.06

$3.34 Kč 70.1

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.83 Kč 59.4

$1.89 Kč 39.67

$4.25 Kč 89.1

Milk (1 liter)

$1.15 Kč 24.14

$0.82 Kč 17.18

$1.59 Kč 33.34

White Bread (500g)

$1.56 Kč 32.60

$1.00 Kč 20.91

$3.61 Kč 75.7

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.47 Kč 51.9

$1.43 Kč 29.87

$4.04 Kč 84.7

Eggs

$3.21 Kč 67.3

$1.97 Kč 41.37

$4.51 Kč 94.6

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.32 Kč 258

$8.23 Kč 172

$20.67 Kč 433

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$9.15 Kč 192

$4.62 Kč 96.8

$11.17 Kč 234

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.30 Kč 279

$8.83 Kč 185

$18.55 Kč 389

Apples (1kg)

$1.68 Kč 35.23

$0.94 Kč 19.73

$2.36 Kč 49.44

Banana (1kg)

$1.74 Kč 36.51

$1.14 Kč 23.87

$2.27 Kč 47.53

Oranges (1kg)

$2.20 Kč 46.12

$1.27 Kč 26.66

$3.76 Kč 78.9

Tomato (1kg)

$3.47 Kč 72.8

$1.40 Kč 29.44

$6.42 Kč 135

Potato (1kg)

$1.34 Kč 28.06

$0.69 Kč 14.44

$2.71 Kč 56.8

Onion (1kg)

$1.13 Kč 23.61

$0.69 Kč 14.50

$1.80 Kč 37.70

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.46 Kč 30.50

$0.83 Kč 17.31

$1.84 Kč 38.54

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.86 Kč 18.04

$0.49 Kč 10.34

$1.91 Kč 40.05

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7.33 Kč 154

$6.83 Kč 143

$8.72 Kč 183

Wine (Bottle)

$7.13 Kč 149

$4.71 Kč 98.7

$11.88 Kč 249

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.99 Kč 20.67

$0.58 Kč 12.06

$1.44 Kč 30.14

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.03 Kč 42.58

$1.09 Kč 22.89

$3.09 Kč 64.8

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.28 Kč 26.91

$0.91 Kč 19.11

$1.83 Kč 38.42

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$25.86 Kč 542

$18.24 Kč 382

$42.31 Kč 887

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.39 Kč 50.0

$1.43 Kč 30.04

$4.78 Kč 100

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.35 Kč 28.29

$1.06 Kč 22.12

$2.11 Kč 44.24

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$16.67 Kč 349

$13.89 Kč 291

$27.77 Kč 582

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.75 Kč 36.67

$1.63 Kč 34.09

$1.91 Kč 40.10

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$27.7K Kč 580.9K

$26.8K Kč 561.5K

$31.4K Kč 658.3K

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$31.1K Kč 651.2K

$28.8K Kč 603.4K

$34.9K Kč 731.1K

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$309 Kč 6,486

$214 Kč 4,493

$502 Kč 10.5K

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$29.16 Kč 611

$18.99 Kč 398

$38.00 Kč 796

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$20.98 Kč 440

$13.81 Kč 289

$34.51 Kč 723

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$58.7 Kč 1,231

$32.29 Kč 677

$87.2 Kč 1,828

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.29 Kč 362

$11.70 Kč 245

$23.41 Kč 491

Cinema Ticket

$10.55 Kč 221

$8.25 Kč 173

$13.76 Kč 288

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$527 Kč 11.1K

$299 Kč 6,261

$1,085 Kč 22.7K

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$11.6K Kč 242.7K

$6,917 Kč 145.0K

$23.1K Kč 483.3K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$83.0 Kč 1,739

$36.63 Kč 768

$128 Kč 2,687

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$39.95 Kč 837

$22.93 Kč 481

$68.8 Kč 1,442

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$97.0 Kč 2,032

$61.1 Kč 1,281

$141 Kč 2,955

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$120 Kč 2,512

$83.3 Kč 1,746

$185 Kč 3,880

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$813 Kč 17.0K

$550 Kč 11.5K

$1,283 Kč 26.9K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$675 Kč 14.1K

$451 Kč 9,460

$1,045 Kč 21.9K

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,513 Kč 31.7K

$852 Kč 17.9K

$2,841 Kč 59.6K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,087 Kč 22.8K

$690 Kč 14.5K

$1,841 Kč 38.6K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$5,439 Kč 114.0K

$2,878 Kč 60.3K

$10.4K Kč 218.6K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,988 Kč 83.6K

$2,271 Kč 47.6K

$7,659 Kč 160.5K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,811 Kč 38.0K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

5.46

4.29

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update: March 1, 2026

By City in Czech Republic

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Rank	City	Population	Living Index	Solo costs (no rent) / month	Solo costs (with rent) / month	Family of 3 costs (no rent) / month	Family of 3 costs (with rent) / month	Mobile download speed (Mbps)	Internet download speed (Mbps)
1	Benesov	16480	76	$632	$1,533	$1,579	$2,719	54.52	72.52
2	Blansko	20393	75	$657	$1,512	$1,562	$2,906	16.07	92.01
3	Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav	17290	78	$821	$1,573	$1,748	$2,996	80.32	64.4
4	Breclav	24862	68	$697	$1,332	$1,900	$2,632	198.48	108.65
5	Brno	380127	91	$753	$1,836	$1,873	$3,255	146.47	134.79
6	Ceske Budejovice	94100	89	$792	$1,788	$1,954	$3,534	73.88	138.48
7	Chomutov	50149	81	$816	$1,650	$1,832	$3,011	310.13	151.42
8	Chrudim	23031	80	$664	$1,592	$1,833	$2,975	47.9	79.29
9	Frýdek-Místek	58607	75	$685	$1,487	$1,527	$2,856	176.24	79.24
10	Havirov	80549	63	$709	$1,271	$1,534	$2,534	248.29	119.01
11	Havlíčkův Brod	23534	76	$642	$1,503	$1,683	$2,806	63.75	79.75
12	Hradec Kralove	90457	78	$718	$1,529	$1,776	$3,057	175.43	99.73
13	Jablonec nad Nisou	45317	69	$596	$1,400	$1,529	$2,587	164.24	84.96
14	Jihlava	50132	68	$664	$1,374	$1,390	$2,430	119.5	74.49
15	Karlovy Vary	52065	68	$630	$1,366	$1,941	$3,210	64.38	75.36
16	Kladno	70000	84	$842	$1,651	$1,724	$2,982	149.38	49.9
17	Kolin	30826	124	$913	$2,457	$1,773	$3,888	59.92	77.66
18	Kralupy nad Vltavou	18276	81	$636	$1,604	$2,100	$2,979	340.08	130.94
19	Kroměříž	29216	79	$756	$1,592	$1,670	$2,980	127.8	90.47
20	Kutna Hora	20673	76	$648	$1,501	$1,711	$2,771	180.64	65.56
21	Lanskroun	10098	79	$833	$1,611	$2,037	$2,901	231.82	171.72
22	Liberec	103415	76	$719	$1,530	$1,682	$2,676	48.74	101.61
23	Litvinov	26434	78	$642	$1,537	$1,920	$2,871	96.76	163.55
24	Louny	18864	78	$781	$1,550	$1,457	$2,649	60.3	86.55
25	Lysá nad Labem	9700	94	$754	$1,867	$1,862	$3,397	24.11	161.74
26	Mlada Boleslav	43883	74	$806	$1,443	$1,964	$2,878	50.56	87.35
27	Most	68280	69	$822	$1,364	$1,948	$2,623	162.96	146.11
28	Město Libavá	1000	79	$811	$1,567	$1,874	$2,927	64.21	30.06
29	Novy Jicin	24295	81	$832	$1,620	$1,644	$3,048	20.88	95.16
30	Nymburk	14649	80	$660	$1,574	$1,767	$2,940	15.72	93.1
31	Olomouc	99604	76	$697	$1,515	$1,636	$2,799	74.27	96.83
32	Opava	58732	69	$593	$1,349	$1,874	$2,530	95.43	78.07
33	Ostrava	304880	72	$721	$1,424	$1,814	$2,910	200.68	90.75
34	Otrokovice	18555	83	$883	$1,625	$1,731	$3,134	111.91	94.1
35	Pacov	4700	86	$838	$1,697	$1,872	$3,342	98.99	44.45
36	Pardubice	87625	76	$701	$1,491	$1,690	$2,832	18.8	98.87
37	Plzen	168951	81	$770	$1,646	$1,871	$2,917	78.93	97.66
38	Prague	1251933	100	$809	$1,981	$1,943	$3,810	53.12	132.2
39	Prerov	45095	64	$638	$1,294	$1,601	$2,538	123.86	97.71
40	Prostejov	45062	75	$810	$1,502	$1,544	$2,684	27.13	117.64
41	Rosice	6500	79	$626	$1,578	$1,937	$2,923	67.26	85.98
42	Roznov pod Radhostem	17109	74	$564	$1,510	$1,619	$2,733	170.67	44.84
43	Rudná	5200	79	$741	$1,577	$1,908	$2,940	28.33	13.24
44	Rychnov nad Kněžnou	10717	76	$601	$1,510	$1,646	$2,750	19.26	89.95
45	Skuteč	5000	79	$771	$1,614	$1,801	$2,913	43.09	39
46	Slapanice	7600	81	$782	$1,599	$1,609	$3,008	307.61	156.07
47	Teplice	51414	70	$591	$1,406	$1,668	$2,679	184.7	147.38
48	Trebic	37042	65	$626	$1,314	$1,658	$2,498	130.55	86.86
49	Trinec	36436	79	$712	$1,589	$1,726	$2,985	86.99	55.22
50	Trutnov	31088	77	$566	$1,519	$1,587	$2,819	61.54	133.63

Czech Republic Median Internet Speeds (Updated January 2026)

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The chart highlights the Precision Threshold for mobile and fixed broadband internet speeds, updated quarterly.

Digital Nomad Cost of Living Index

Cost of Living in Czech Republic - Frequently Asked Questions

Compared with many Western capitals, the Cost of Living in Czech Republic tends to be more approachable, especially outside peak tourist hubs. Expats and digital nomads who opt for smaller cities or towns often enjoy lower rents, easier daily life, and a slower pace that still offers strong connectivity. Prague and Brno deliver culture and opportunity, but housing and dining can be pricier there. When renting, consider longer leases, negotiate utilities, and look beyond the historic core for more value. Seasonality matters: summer crowds can lift city-center costs, while off-peak months bring calmer, cheaper options. Tip: test several neighborhoods before committing to a long-term rental.

On the ground, you’ll find a mix of options that fit different budgets. Housing search benefits from a range of leases and longer commitments; look beyond historic cores to areas with good transit access and local character. Food choices span busy markets for affordable produce to modern cafés that support remote work – seasonal produce helps stabilize costs. Public transport is efficient and affordable, with trams, buses, and rail linking cities and towns. Co-working spaces offer flexible plans, and many neighborhoods suit walkable lifestyles. Within the Czech Republic living cost framework, you’ll notice that monthly transit passes and cooking at home can noticeably trim daily expenses. Tip: start with short-term stays in several neighborhoods to gauge value and vibe.

Quality of life in the Czech Republic scales with how you structure your budget and neighborhood fit. Use a simple framework: fixed essentials (rent, utilities, internet), flexible spending (food, transit, entertainment), and an emergency reserve. Choose neighborhoods that reduce commute time and dining out, even if rents are slightly higher, and mix in occasional longer trips to lower monthly costs. Seasonality shows in tourism-dense spots – plan stays around shoulder seasons for better value. Build a routine that includes market visits, cooking at home, and predictable transport costs. Tip: map a rough monthly plan and track small, recurring expenses to spot savings early.