Cost of living in Prague 2026
Typical rent, prices and the overall cost index for Prague, with quick comparisons to other cities.
Cost index (base New York = 100)
50.7
49% cheaper than New York
PragueUSD
1-bed apartment, centre 26,000 CZK $1,118
1-bed apartment, outside centre 20,000 CZK $860
3-bed apartment, centre 42,000 CZK $1,806
Room in shared flat 12,000 CZK $516
Buy price per m2 160,000 CZK $6,880
Living cost excl. rent 22,000 CZK $946
Typical net salary 40,000 CZK $1,720
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How we calculate and where the data comes from
Educational model, not financial, tax or relocation advice. Figures are estimates for 2026 and are rounded to ranges, never exact values. Our cost index is built from open data and adapted by CrawlJobs (aggregated and reweighted); it is not endorsed by the sources.
Sources: Eurostat (free reuse, Commission Decision 2011/833/EU), World Bank Open Data ICP (CC-BY-4.0), US BEA / HUD / Census (public domain), GeoNames (CC-BY-4.0). Source and product names are used for attribution only; no affiliation or endorsement is implied.