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Prague vs. Tokyo Cost of Living Summary

Prague is 12.0% more expensive than Tokyo.

Restaurants: pay 67.1% more in Prague
Groceries: pay 30.4% less in Prague
Transportation: pay 14.5% less in Prague
Housing: pay 18.2% more in Prague
Childcare: pay 7.4% more in Prague
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.4% more in Prague
Clothing: pay 33.7% more in Prague

The cost of restaurants, clothing, housing, childcare, and entertainment and sports in Prague are more expensive than in Tokyo. Expenses including groceries and transportation are lower in Prague.

Prague vs. Tokyo Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Prague instead of Tokyo, you would:

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pay 67.1% more for restaurants

	Tokyo	Prague
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.51 ¥973	$10.61 CZK245.43	+63.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.21 ¥778	$8.49 CZK196.34	+63.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.12 ¥167	$1.74 CZK40.29	+56.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 ¥111	$1.39 CZK32.14	+86.5%
Average			+67.1%

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pay 30.4% less for groceries

	Tokyo	Prague
Bread 1 loaf	$1.63 ¥244	$1.42 CZK32.90	-12.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.01 ¥1,047	$5.99 CZK138.56	-14.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.89 ¥879	$3.96 CZK91.54	-32.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.09 ¥311	$2.56 CZK59.15	+22.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.26 ¥487	$3.92 CZK90.53	+19.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.38 ¥355	$0.77 CZK17.70	-67.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.06 ¥159	$0.73 CZK16.92	-31.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.65 ¥396	$0.89 CZK20.66	-66.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.42 ¥361	$1.47 CZK34.09	-39.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.29 ¥193	$0.57 CZK13.28	-55.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.26 ¥189	$0.55 CZK12.64	-56.7%
Average			-30.4%

Tokyo vs. Prague - Cost of groceries

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pay 14.5% less for transportation

	Tokyo	Prague
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.42 ¥660	$6.13 CZK141.75	+38.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$58.62 ¥8,754	$23.35 CZK539.94	-60.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,767.76 ¥3,250,470	$25,475.49 CZK589,029.03	+17.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$27.88 ¥4,163	$12.99 CZK300.40	-53.4%
Average			-14.5%

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pay 18.2% more for housing

	Tokyo	Prague
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.86 ¥4,758	$19.68 CZK454.94	-38.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,120.28 ¥167,285	$1,128.35 CZK26,089.08	+0.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$582.98 ¥87,053	$837.45 CZK19,363.04	+43.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$134.03 ¥20,014	$223.37 CZK5,164.54	+66.7%
Average			+18.2%

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pay 7.4% more for childcare

	Tokyo	Prague
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$533.29 ¥79,634	$713.18 CZK16,489.78	+33.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,506.96 ¥2,166,250	$11,763.21 CZK271,981.82	-18.9%
Average			+7.4%

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pay 2.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Tokyo	Prague
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.26 ¥486	$2.40 CZK55.47	-26.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.40 ¥508	$3.08 CZK71.14	-9.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.91 ¥584	$6.54 CZK151.18	+67.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$67.16 ¥10,028	$63.73 CZK1,473.59	-5.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.38 ¥1,848	$10.61 CZK245.43	-14.2%
Average			+2.4%

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pay 33.7% more for clothing

	Tokyo	Prague
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.60 ¥7,854	$82.44 CZK1,906.13	+56.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.87 ¥5,505	$36.17 CZK836.34	-1.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$63.41 ¥9,469	$92.56 CZK2,140.14	+46.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.89 ¥12,378	$111.10 CZK2,568.82	+34.0%
Average			+33.7%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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