Cost of Living in Czech Republic - Updated Prices & Insights

Name: Czech Republic
Address: CZ

Solo nomad: Estimated monthly costs are $756 (excluding rent), and $1,761 including rent.

Family of 3: Estimated monthly costs are $1,846 (excluding rent), and $3,289 including rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$9.57 Kč 200

$7.17 Kč 150

$14.35 Kč 300

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$46.11 Kč 965

$27.66 Kč 579

$115 Kč 2,411

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.81 Kč 184

$7.89 Kč 165

$11.59 Kč 243

Cappuccino

$3.05 Kč 63.7

$1.84 Kč 38.45

$4.59 Kč 96.0

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

$1.85 Kč 38.75

$1.18 Kč 24.77

$2.83 Kč 59.3

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.50 Kč 31.29

$0.92 Kč 19.14

$2.76 Kč 57.6

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$2.39 Kč 50.1

$1.63 Kč 34.17

$3.36 Kč 70.3

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.73 Kč 57.2

$1.83 Kč 38.21

$4.10 Kč 85.8

Milk (1 liter)

$1.20 Kč 25.06

$0.85 Kč 17.84

$1.65 Kč 34.61

White Bread (500g)

$1.57 Kč 32.94

$1.01 Kč 21.13

$3.65 Kč 76.5

Rice (white) (1kg)

$2.36 Kč 49.39

$1.36 Kč 28.46

$3.86 Kč 80.7

Eggs

$3.18 Kč 66.5

$1.95 Kč 40.86

$4.46 Kč 93.4

Local Cheese (1kg)

$12.40 Kč 259

$8.28 Kč 173

$20.81 Kč 435

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$9.07 Kč 190

$4.58 Kč 95.9

$11.08 Kč 232

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$13.30 Kč 278

$8.83 Kč 185

$18.55 Kč 388

Apples (1kg)

$1.69 Kč 35.45

$0.95 Kč 19.86

$2.38 Kč 49.76

Banana (1kg)

$1.83 Kč 38.28

$1.20 Kč 25.02

$2.38 Kč 49.83

Oranges (1kg)

$2.12 Kč 44.25

$1.22 Kč 25.58

$3.62 Kč 75.7

Tomato (1kg)

$3.37 Kč 70.5

$1.36 Kč 28.51

$6.23 Kč 130

Potato (1kg)

$1.38 Kč 28.96

$0.71 Kč 14.91

$2.80 Kč 58.6

Onion (1kg)

$1.12 Kč 23.38

$0.69 Kč 14.35

$1.78 Kč 37.32

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.45 Kč 30.24

$0.82 Kč 17.16

$1.83 Kč 38.21

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.85 Kč 17.69

$0.48 Kč 10.14

$1.88 Kč 39.27

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$7.37 Kč 154

$6.87 Kč 144

$8.77 Kč 184

Wine (Bottle)

$7.09 Kč 148

$4.68 Kč 97.9

$13.70 Kč 287

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$0.92 Kč 19.19

$0.53 Kč 11.19

$1.34 Kč 27.98

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.94 Kč 40.59

$1.04 Kč 21.83

$2.95 Kč 61.8

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$1.34 Kč 27.99

$0.95 Kč 19.87

$1.91 Kč 39.95

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$25.91 Kč 542

$18.27 Kč 382

$42.39 Kč 887

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$2.35 Kč 49.15

$1.41 Kč 29.53

$4.71 Kč 98.5

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$1.31 Kč 27.30

$1.02 Kč 21.35

$2.04 Kč 42.70

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$16.78 Kč 351

$13.98 Kč 293

$27.96 Kč 585

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.73 Kč 36.29

$1.61 Kč 33.75

$1.90 Kč 39.69

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

$28.2K Kč 590.3K

$27.3K Kč 570.6K

$32.0K Kč 669.0K

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

$31.5K Kč 658.5K

$29.2K Kč 610.2K

$35.3K Kč 739.3K

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

$303 Kč 6,329

$210 Kč 4,384

$491 Kč 10.3K

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

$28.96 Kč 606

$18.87 Kč 395

$37.74 Kč 790

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$21.17 Kč 443

$13.93 Kč 291

$34.81 Kč 728

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$60.5 Kč 1,267

$33.28 Kč 696

$89.9 Kč 1,880

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$17.55 Kč 367

$11.88 Kč 248

$23.75 Kč 497

Cinema Ticket

$10.53 Kč 220

$8.23 Kč 172

$13.73 Kč 287

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

$532 Kč 11.1K

$301 Kč 6,301

$1,094 Kč 22.9K

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$11.9K Kč 248.5K

$7,097 Kč 148.5K

$23.7K Kč 494.9K

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$84.8 Kč 1,774

$37.45 Kč 783

$131 Kč 2,742

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$41.35 Kč 865

$23.73 Kč 497

$71.2 Kč 1,490

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$96.4 Kč 2,018

$60.8 Kč 1,272

$140 Kč 2,934

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$123 Kč 2,570

$85.4 Kč 1,786

$190 Kč 3,969

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$826 Kč 17.3K

$558 Kč 11.7K

$1,302 Kč 27.2K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$675 Kč 14.1K

$451 Kč 9,438

$1,045 Kč 21.9K

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$1,508 Kč 31.5K

$849 Kč 17.8K

$2,830 Kč 59.2K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$1,096 Kč 22.9K

$696 Kč 14.6K

$1,857 Kč 38.8K

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$5,567 Kč 116.5K

$2,926 Kč 61.2K

$10.7K Kč 224.4K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$3,864 Kč 80.8K

$2,254 Kč 47.2K

$7,524 Kč 157.4K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$1,793 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: January 13, 2026

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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	$716	$1,487	$1,586	$2,684	54.52	72.52
2	Blansko	20393	75	$686	$1,496	$1,704	$2,855	16.07	92.01
3	Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav	17290	78	$706	$1,543	$1,870	$2,964	80.32	64.4
4	Breclav	24862	68	$768	$1,356	$1,763	$2,604	198.48	108.65
5	Brno	380127	91	$762	$1,806	$1,815	$3,282	146.47	134.79
6	Ceske Budejovice	94100	89	$798	$1,787	$1,922	$3,434	73.88	138.48
7	Chomutov	50149	81	$738	$1,643	$1,743	$3,033	310.13	151.42
8	Chrudim	23031	79	$795	$1,599	$1,955	$2,923	47.9	79.29
9	Frýdek-Místek	58607	75	$789	$1,469	$1,798	$2,781	176.24	79.24
10	Havirov	80549	63	$648	$1,260	$1,827	$2,519	248.29	119.01
11	Havlíčkův Brod	23534	76	$606	$1,516	$1,494	$2,773	63.75	79.75
12	Hradec Kralove	90457	78	$709	$1,529	$1,776	$3,052	175.43	99.73
13	Jablonec nad Nisou	45317	69	$609	$1,397	$1,828	$2,578	164.24	84.96
14	Jihlava	50132	68	$563	$1,345	$1,379	$2,390	119.5	74.49
15	Karlovy Vary	52065	68	$619	$1,362	$1,622	$3,190	64.38	75.36
16	Kladno	70000	84	$693	$1,686	$1,561	$3,036	149.38	49.9
17	Kolin	30826	124	$859	$2,482	$1,900	$3,881	59.92	77.66
18	Kralupy nad Vltavou	18276	81	$694	$1,627	$1,932	$2,965	340.08	130.94
19	Kroměříž	29216	79	$757	$1,611	$1,784	$2,976	127.8	90.47
20	Kutna Hora	20673	76	$621	$1,505	$1,683	$2,727	180.64	65.56
21	Lanskroun	10098	79	$752	$1,593	$1,616	$2,970	231.82	171.72
22	Liberec	103415	76	$705	$1,487	$1,718	$2,660	48.74	101.61
23	Litvinov	26434	78	$634	$1,556	$1,733	$2,831	96.76	163.55
24	Louny	18864	78	$739	$1,561	$1,574	$2,632	60.3	86.55
25	Lysá nad Labem	9700	97	$818	$1,943	$2,133	$3,651	24.11	161.74
26	Mlada Boleslav	43883	74	$690	$1,453	$1,858	$2,933	50.56	87.35
27	Most	68280	69	$696	$1,343	$1,980	$2,634	162.96	146.11
28	Město Libavá	1000	79	$759	$1,599	$1,574	$2,999	64.21	30.06
29	Novy Jicin	24295	81	$689	$1,602	$1,876	$3,011	20.88	95.16
30	Nymburk	14649	80	$692	$1,609	$1,693	$2,966	15.72	93.1
31	Olomouc	99604	76	$707	$1,528	$1,659	$2,778	74.27	96.83
32	Opava	58732	69	$734	$1,372	$1,729	$2,594	95.43	78.07
33	Ostrava	304880	72	$734	$1,420	$1,807	$2,937	200.68	90.75
34	Otrokovice	18555	83	$811	$1,678	$1,649	$3,156	111.91	94.1
35	Pacov	4700	87	$818	$1,728	$2,093	$3,359	98.99	44.45
36	Pardubice	87625	76	$690	$1,490	$1,677	$2,764	18.8	98.87
37	Plzen	168951	81	$759	$1,608	$1,887	$2,944	78.93	97.66
38	Prague	1251933	100	$790	$1,975	$1,960	$3,832	53.12	132.2
39	Prerov	45095	64	$567	$1,262	$1,759	$2,531	123.86	97.71
40	Prostejov	45062	75	$693	$1,532	$1,882	$2,701	27.13	117.64
41	Rosice	6500	79	$766	$1,580	$1,852	$3,007	67.26	85.98
42	Roznov pod Radhostem	17109	74	$555	$1,503	$1,647	$2,676	170.67	44.84
43	Rudná	5200	79	$770	$1,564	$1,951	$2,897	28.33	13.24
44	Rychnov nad Kněžnou	10717	76	$765	$1,551	$1,707	$2,824	19.26	89.95
45	Skuteč	5000	79	$654	$1,579	$1,994	$2,913	43.09	39
46	Slapanice	7600	81	$809	$1,632	$1,668	$2,993	307.61	156.07
47	Teplice	51414	70	$657	$1,393	$1,764	$2,665	184.7	147.38
48	Trebic	37042	65	$556	$1,312	$1,591	$2,436	130.55	86.86
49	Trinec	36436	79	$820	$1,552	$1,779	$2,921	86.99	55.22
50	Trutnov	31088	77	$660	$1,519	$1,796	$2,736	61.54	133.63

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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.