Cost of Living in Prague, 🇨🇿 Czech Republic - For Locals, Nomads, and Tourists

Researched Updated Oct 25, 2026 Last changed Oct 31, 2026 About costs

Cost breakdown

Digital nomad: short-term stay (1-3 months). Furnished Airbnb or coliving near center, coworking, eating out ~3x/day, travel health insurance.

Expat: long-term resident (1+ years). Renting apartment in center, mix of cooking and dining out, local health insurance, settled lifestyle.

Family: middle-class 4-person family. 2-3 bedroom in suburbs, groceries for 4, international school, car/transport, family health plan.

Local: budget-conscious local resident. Renting outside center, cooking at home, public transport, local phone plan.

Tourist: short-stay visitor (1-14 days). Hotel/Airbnb nightly, all meals at restaurants, taxis, sightseeing.

CategoryCost

Housing 2 3 12 $1,400 $1,000 $1,720 $825 $95

Utilities 1 16 — $350 $420 $285 —

Internet & Mobile 6 7 16 $46 $32 $75 $32 $0

Groceries 11 19 20 $190 $395 $890 $305 $7

Transportation 2 13 $95 $45 $131 $25 $12

Dining Out 14 $800 $310 $580 $145 $65

Leisure Activities 15 17 1 $270 $200 $3,320 $80 $28

Health Insurance 8 $67 $155 $340 $125 —

Visa & Legal Fees 9 10 — $35 $70 — —

Total $2,868 $2,522 $7,546 $1,822 $207

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 12 3 1 $825.00 $784 – $1,088 per month

Coworking Space 4 $161.82 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 3 1 $1,365.00 $1,089 – $1,397 per month

Coliving Space 3 $645.00 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 22 $6.45 per cup

Beer 14 1 $3.18 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 14 $3.18 per meal

Fast Food Combo 21 $8.16 per meal

Apples 20 11 $1.54 per kg

Bread 19 11 $1.24 per loaf

Milk 11 $1.23 per liter

Rice 11 $1.61 per kg

Chicken Fillets 11 $17.07 per kg

Beef 11 $3.22 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 11 $4.61 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 14 $30.34 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 18 11 $0.71 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 13 $2.77 per trip

Taxi per km 13 $1.66 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 2 $25.36 per month

Gasoline 5 $2.09 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 13 $11.07 per trip

Scooter Rental 1 $13.83 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 6 7 $9.17 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 16 $22.57 per month

Gym Membership 15 $64.50 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 1 $20.75 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 7 $9.17 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 17 $9.17 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 1 $89.65 per pair

Summer Dress 1 $46.10 per dress

Running Shoes 1 $119.51 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut 25 $19.02 per visit

Laundry 1 $2.07 per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 23 $43.06 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) 24 $3.64 per purchase

About these costs

Method: Researched
Last updated: Oct 25, 2026
Last changed: Oct 31, 2026
Exchange rate: 1 USD = 21.69 CZK on Oct 19, 2026

Checked against the sources below and compared with similar cities. Numbers in the list point to these sources.

Compared with Hanoi, Vienna, Budapest, Zurich

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Cinema City zone pricing — adult 2D from 119 CZK (cat. C) to 239 CZK (cat. A)Official
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Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 2454.44 1365
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 1156.42 825
- Apples 1.98 1.54
- Beef 14.63 3.22
- Beer 3.07 3.18
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- Bread 2.27 1.24
- Chicken Fillets 11.56 17.07
- Cinema Ticket 12.27 9.17
- Coffee 4.01 6.45
- Coliving Space 873.22 645
- Coworking Space 245.44 161.82
- Dining Out local 151.04, nomad 873.22, expat 354.01, family 566.41, tourist 66.08 local 145, nomad 800, expat 310, family 580, tourist 65
- Doctor Visit (GP) 40.12 43.06
- Fast Food Combo 9.91 8.16
- Gasoline 2.1 2.09
- Groceries local 306.81, nomad 165.2, expat 401.21, family 849.62, tourist 7.08 local 305, nomad 190, expat 395, family 890, tourist 7
- Gym Membership 68.44 64.5
- Haircut 30.68 19.02
- Health Insurance local 125.08, nomad 77.88, expat 146.32, family 339.85, tourist 0 local 125, nomad 67.2, expat 155, family 340, tourist 0
- Housing local 826.01, nomad 1604.83, expat 1109.22, family 1793.63, tourist 132.16 local 825, nomad 1400, expat 1000, family 1720, tourist 95
- Internet & Mobile local 40.12, nomad 56.64, expat 51.92, family 103.84, tourist 2.12 local 31.74, nomad 45.58, expat 32, family 75, tourist 0.31
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 29.26 22.57
- Jeans 103.84 89.65
- Laundry 10.38 2.07
- Leisure Activities local 70.8, nomad 354.01, expat 212.4, family 377.61, tourist 28.32 local 80, nomad 270, expat 200, family 3320, tourist 28
- Meal (Inexpensive) 10.86 3.18
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 66.08 30.34
- Milk 1.32 1.23
- Mobile Plan 35.4 local 9.17, nomad 23.01
- Monthly Transport Pass 25.96 25.36
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 11.33 3.64
- Rice 2.6 1.61
- Ride-hailing (5km) 8.73 11.07
- Running Shoes 125.08 119.51
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 23.6 9.17
- Scooter Rental 13.22 13.83
- Summer Dress 51.92 46.1
- Taxi Start 2.83 2.77
- Taxi per km 1.7 1.66
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 21.24 20.75
- Transportation local 25.96, nomad 56.64, family 132.16, tourist 16.52 local 25.36, nomad 95, expat 45, family 131, tourist 12
- Utilities local 198.24, nomad 0, expat 259.6, family 401.21, tourist 0 local 285, nomad 0, expat 350, family 420, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, expat 37.76, family 70.8 local 0, expat 35, family 70
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.9 0.71
- Wine (Mid-range) 8.73 4.61
Coffee, Fast Food Combo, Pharmacy (basic meds) moved to cited menu pages (starbucks.cz, kfc.cz, pilulka.cz)

Prague cost of living