Cost of Living score
Affordability, essential costs, and day-to-day financial pressure for residents.
Cost of Living in Prague74/100
Cost of Living
Cost of Living in Prague
Prague offers favorable affordability for Central Europe, with central rents rising and food and transit keeping daily costs balanced. Cost of Living in Prague scores 74/100, placing it in the solid group of the indexed set.
- Last updated
- 2026-05-16
- Data year
- 2025
- Module score
- 74/100
Affordability score
74/100
Favorable affordability for the region.
Housing pressure
Rising
Central districts have firmed under demand.
Transport offset
Strong
Metro and tram reach reduce private mobility costs.
Prague cost of living data table
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| Metric | Value | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Affordability score | 74/100 | Outer districts remain more accessible. |
| Housing pressure | Rising | Long-term rental supply is constrained. |
| Transport offset | Strong | Compact urban form supports car-light routines. |
Cost of Living city comparison
A crawlable comparison across a selection of same-country and top-scoring cities. The complete set is reachable via the rankings, the cities index, and each city profile.
| City | Score | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Prague (this page) | 74/100 | Prague offers favorable affordability for Central Europe, with central rents rising and food and transit keeping daily costs balanced. |
| Ústí nad Labem | 80/100 | Ústí nad Labem's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Brno | 78/100 | Brno's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Zlín | 77/100 | Zlín's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Pardubice | 76/100 | Pardubice's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Hradec Králové | 76/100 | Hradec Králové's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Ostrava | 76/100 | Ostrava's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Plzeň | 75/100 | Plzeň's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Decin | 72/100 | Decin's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Jihlava | 70/100 | Jihlava's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Karviná | 69/100 | Karviná's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Kladno | 68/100 | Kladno's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Chomutov | 68/100 | Chomutov's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Most | 66/100 | Most's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Havířov | 64/100 | Havířov's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Opava | 64/100 | Opava's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Teplice | 64/100 | Teplice's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Frýdek-Místek | 63/100 | Frýdek-Místek's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Mladá Boleslav | 63/100 | Mladá Boleslav's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Olomouc | 50/100 | Olomouc's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Karlovy Vary | 50/100 | Karlovy Vary's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Liberec | 50/100 | Liberec's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| České Budějovice | 50/100 | České Budějovice's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Saint-Quentin | 82/100 | Saint-Quentin's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Brăila | 82/100 | Brăila's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Pleven | 82/100 | Pleven's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Galați | 82/100 | Galați's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Hanoi | 82/100 | Hanoi is comparatively affordable for housing and services across most districts. |
| Addis Ababa | 82/100 | Addis Ababa is comparatively affordable for housing and services across most districts. |
| Foggia | 81/100 | Foggia's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Wałbrzych | 81/100 | Wałbrzych's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
Interpretation
The cost-of-living model balances housing pressure with food and transit access. Prague's transit reach is a structural daily-life offset. Across the indexed cities the cost of living average is 62/100, so Prague is 12 points above the median. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-16. Drawn from 3 institutional references.
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Sources
3 institutional references inform this view, listed below with reliability notes. Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation; verified datasets are being integrated and official sources should be used for critical decisions.
- UN-Habitat: World Cities Report 2024
Used as a policy and methodology reference for urban exposure and resilience signals.
- IPCC: AR6 WGII Chapter 6: Cities, settlements and key infrastructure
Used to explain urban climate vulnerability and adaptation scoring logic.
- Numbeo: Cost of Living Index
Used for directional affordability framing alongside official housing and price datasets.
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