Cost of Living in Czech Republic - Updated Prices & Insights

Name: Czech Republic
Address: CZ

Solo nomad: Estimated monthly costs are $758 (excluding rent), and $1,718 including rent.

Family of 3: Estimated monthly costs are $1,881 (excluding rent), and $3,317 including rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$9.12 Kč 187

$6.84 Kč 140

$13.68 Kč 281

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.24 Kč 949

$27.74 Kč 570

$116 Kč 2,373

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$9.12 Kč 187

$8.16 Kč 168

$11.99 Kč 246

Cappuccino

$3.18 Kč 65.3

$1.92 Kč 39.38

$4.79 Kč 98.4

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

$1.78 Kč 36.45

$1.14 Kč 23.30

$2.72 Kč 55.8

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.48 Kč 30.28

$0.90 Kč 18.53

$2.72 Kč 55.8

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.32 Kč 47.57

$1.58 Kč 32.46

$3.25 Kč 66.8

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.83 Kč 58.0

$1.89 Kč 38.74

$4.24 Kč 87.0

Milk (1 liter)

$1.15 Kč 23.63

$0.82 Kč 16.82

$1.59 Kč 32.64

White Bread (500g)

$1.57 Kč 32.25

$1.01 Kč 20.69

$3.65 Kč 74.8

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.48 Kč 51.0

$1.43 Kč 29.39

$4.06 Kč 83.4

Eggs

$3.11 Kč 63.8

$1.91 Kč 39.22

$4.37 Kč 89.6

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.43 Kč 255

$8.30 Kč 170

$20.86 Kč 428

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$9.02 Kč 185

$4.55 Kč 93.5

$11.01 Kč 226

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.49 Kč 277

$8.96 Kč 184

$18.82 Kč 386

Apples (1kg)

$1.67 Kč 34.29

$0.94 Kč 19.21

$2.34 Kč 48.13

Banana (1kg)

$1.77 Kč 36.44

$1.16 Kč 23.82

$2.31 Kč 47.43

Oranges (1kg)

$2.20 Kč 45.13

$1.27 Kč 26.08

$3.76 Kč 77.2

Tomato (1kg)

$3.44 Kč 70.7

$1.39 Kč 28.62

$6.37 Kč 131

Potato (1kg)

$1.38 Kč 28.43

$0.71 Kč 14.63

$2.80 Kč 57.5

Onion (1kg)

$1.17 Kč 24.00

$0.72 Kč 14.73

$1.87 Kč 38.31

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.46 Kč 29.91

$0.83 Kč 16.98

$1.84 Kč 37.79

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.80 Kč 16.38

$0.46 Kč 9.39

$1.77 Kč 36.35

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7.19 Kč 148

$6.70 Kč 138

$8.55 Kč 176

Wine (Bottle)

$7.32 Kč 150

$4.83 Kč 99.2

$12.69 Kč 261

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.97 Kč 19.98

$0.57 Kč 11.65

$1.42 Kč 29.13

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.98 Kč 40.65

$1.06 Kč 21.85

$3.01 Kč 61.9

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.33 Kč 27.33

$0.94 Kč 19.40

$1.90 Kč 39.01

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$25.36 Kč 521

$17.88 Kč 367

$41.50 Kč 852

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.28 Kč 46.86

$1.37 Kč 28.15

$4.57 Kč 93.9

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.30 Kč 26.67

$1.02 Kč 20.86

$2.03 Kč 41.71

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$16.48 Kč 338

$13.73 Kč 282

$27.46 Kč 564

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.68 Kč 34.58

$1.57 Kč 32.16

$1.84 Kč 37.82

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

$28.1K Kč 577.6K

$27.2K Kč 558.3K

$31.9K Kč 654.6K

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

$30.8K Kč 632.5K

$28.5K Kč 586.1K

$34.6K Kč 710.1K

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

$310 Kč 6,372

$215 Kč 4,414

$504 Kč 10.3K

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

$28.96 Kč 594

$18.86 Kč 387

$37.74 Kč 775

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$21.11 Kč 433

$13.89 Kč 285

$34.71 Kč 713

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$59.9 Kč 1,229

$32.91 Kč 676

$88.9 Kč 1,825

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.01 Kč 349

$11.51 Kč 236

$23.03 Kč 473

Cinema Ticket

$10.55 Kč 217

$8.25 Kč 169

$13.76 Kč 282

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

$527 Kč 10.8K

$299 Kč 6,134

$1,085 Kč 22.3K

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$11.8K Kč 241.7K

$7,033 Kč 144.4K

$23.4K Kč 481.3K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$84.8 Kč 1,740

$37.42 Kč 768

$131 Kč 2,689

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$40.71 Kč 836

$23.37 Kč 480

$70.1 Kč 1,440

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$95.3 Kč 1,957

$60.1 Kč 1,233

$139 Kč 2,846

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$119 Kč 2,444

$82.8 Kč 1,699

$184 Kč 3,775

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$815 Kč 16.7K

$551 Kč 11.3K

$1,285 Kč 26.4K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$672 Kč 13.8K

$449 Kč 9,224

$1,040 Kč 21.4K

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,505 Kč 30.9K

$848 Kč 17.4K

$2,826 Kč 58.0K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,112 Kč 22.8K

$707 Kč 14.5K

$1,884 Kč 38.7K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$5,391 Kč 110.7K

$2,884 Kč 59.2K

$9,986 Kč 205.0K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,894 Kč 79.9K

$2,237 Kč 45.9K

$7,441 Kč 152.8K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,826 Kč 37.5K

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: February 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	$711	$1,496	$1,663	$2,712	54.52	72.52
2	Blansko	20393	75	$786	$1,495	$1,749	$2,897	16.07	92.01
3	Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav	17290	78	$785	$1,559	$1,665	$2,959	80.32	64.4
4	Breclav	24862	68	$713	$1,361	$1,841	$2,603	198.48	108.65
5	Brno	380127	91	$752	$1,847	$1,820	$3,348	146.47	134.79
6	Ceske Budejovice	94100	89	$795	$1,805	$1,937	$3,483	73.88	138.48
7	Chomutov	50149	81	$732	$1,636	$1,961	$3,024	310.13	151.42
8	Chrudim	23031	80	$688	$1,568	$1,961	$3,018	47.9	79.29
9	Frýdek-Místek	58607	75	$633	$1,478	$1,516	$2,842	176.24	79.24
10	Havirov	80549	63	$626	$1,276	$1,947	$2,457	248.29	119.01
11	Havlíčkův Brod	23534	76	$731	$1,522	$1,760	$2,727	63.75	79.75
12	Hradec Kralove	90457	78	$727	$1,550	$1,780	$2,979	175.43	99.73
13	Jablonec nad Nisou	45317	69	$664	$1,362	$1,696	$2,569	164.24	84.96
14	Jihlava	50132	68	$578	$1,351	$1,507	$2,354	119.5	74.49
15	Karlovy Vary	52065	68	$802	$1,388	$1,741	$3,229	64.38	75.36
16	Kladno	70000	84	$687	$1,658	$2,072	$3,025	149.38	49.9
17	Kolin	30826	124	$798	$2,503	$2,093	$3,825	59.92	77.66
18	Kralupy nad Vltavou	18276	81	$655	$1,633	$1,773	$3,038	340.08	130.94
19	Kroměříž	29216	79	$645	$1,607	$1,611	$2,981	127.8	90.47
20	Kutna Hora	20673	76	$654	$1,494	$1,759	$2,753	180.64	65.56
21	Lanskroun	10098	79	$644	$1,568	$1,741	$3,002	231.82	171.72
22	Liberec	103415	76	$694	$1,508	$1,680	$2,718	48.74	101.61
23	Litvinov	26434	78	$789	$1,551	$1,702	$2,889	96.76	163.55
24	Louny	18864	78	$685	$1,563	$1,500	$2,640	60.3	86.55
25	Lysá nad Labem	9700	94	$760	$1,885	$1,871	$3,464	24.11	161.74
26	Mlada Boleslav	43883	74	$862	$1,490	$1,710	$2,913	50.56	87.35
27	Most	68280	69	$616	$1,365	$2,016	$2,618	162.96	146.11
28	Město Libavá	1000	79	$708	$1,562	$1,657	$3,002	64.21	30.06
29	Novy Jicin	24295	81	$662	$1,600	$2,067	$3,047	20.88	95.16
30	Nymburk	14649	80	$800	$1,590	$1,850	$3,034	15.72	93.1
31	Olomouc	99604	76	$694	$1,494	$1,645	$2,772	74.27	96.83
32	Opava	58732	69	$678	$1,396	$1,825	$2,563	95.43	78.07
33	Ostrava	304880	72	$722	$1,458	$1,792	$2,942	200.68	90.75
34	Otrokovice	18555	83	$894	$1,673	$1,708	$3,117	111.91	94.1
35	Pacov	4700	86	$827	$1,701	$1,859	$3,244	98.99	44.45
36	Pardubice	87625	76	$688	$1,529	$1,715	$2,796	18.8	98.87
37	Plzen	168951	81	$760	$1,645	$1,868	$2,910	78.93	97.66
38	Prague	1251933	100	$805	$2,005	$1,933	$3,872	53.12	132.2
39	Prerov	45095	64	$690	$1,270	$1,636	$2,561	123.86	97.71
40	Prostejov	45062	75	$805	$1,515	$1,575	$2,680	27.13	117.64
41	Rosice	6500	79	$784	$1,572	$1,902	$2,933	67.26	85.98
42	Roznov pod Radhostem	17109	74	$582	$1,457	$1,744	$2,728	170.67	44.84
43	Rudná	5200	79	$778	$1,538	$1,905	$2,839	28.33	13.24
44	Rychnov nad Kněžnou	10717	76	$595	$1,541	$1,623	$2,794	19.26	89.95
45	Skuteč	5000	79	$619	$1,575	$1,800	$2,949	43.09	39
46	Slapanice	7600	81	$649	$1,613	$1,589	$3,053	307.61	156.07
47	Teplice	51414	70	$558	$1,389	$1,494	$2,654	184.7	147.38
48	Trebic	37042	65	$571	$1,300	$1,627	$2,519	130.55	86.86
49	Trinec	36436	79	$695	$1,612	$1,572	$2,940	86.99	55.22
50	Trutnov	31088	77	$712	$1,509	$1,592	$2,778	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.