Module profile
Cost of Living module indicator (modelled)
74/100
Affordability, essential costs, and day-to-day financial pressure for residents.
Cost of Living in Prague74/100
Cost of Living
GCI Affordability Index for Prague
GCI modelled/editorial indicators, not measured city statistics. 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
- 2026-10-17
- Data year (model edition)
- 2025
- Module score
- 74/100
What these numbers represent
GCI scores and planning amounts are modelled or editorial indicators, not measured city statistics or official estimates. Country assumptions are not local observations. Institutional references explain context; they do not supply these scores.
This legacy page explains an affordability index, not a household budget. See the separate monthly budget estimates for Prague for currency-denominated model amounts.
Source-backed temperature context is available in the NASA POWER climate reference. It is gridded reanalysis, not a weather-station measurement, and does not validate GCI's other scores.
Content and provenance reviewed 2026-10-17; this is not a new observation date. For GCI models, data year means model edition, not a measurement period. Source-backed datasets state their own periods. Read the data categories and limitations.
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
This HTML table mirrors the visible score cards so important comparison data is never trapped in a browser-only chart.
| 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 | Modelled module 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. |
| Přerov | 70/100 | Přerov's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Příbram | 70/100 | Příbram's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Jablonec nad Nisou | 70/100 | Jablonec nad Nisou'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. |
| Prostějov | 67/100 | Prostějov's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Kolín | 67/100 | Kolín'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. |
| Třinec | 66/100 | Třinec's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Kutná Hora | 66/100 | Kutná Hora's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Benešov | 66/100 | Benešov's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Nový Jičín | 66/100 | Nový Jičín's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Chrudim | 66/100 | Chrudim's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Jindřichův Hradec | 66/100 | Jindřichův Hradec's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Kopřivnice | 66/100 | Kopřivnice's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Prachatice | 66/100 | Prachatice's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Žatec | 66/100 | Žatec's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Prague 6 | 66/100 | Prague 6's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Česká Lípa | 65/100 | Česká Lípa's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Tábor | 65/100 | Tábor'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 module uses a legacy editorial seed indicator. Its score is not calculated from a retrieved local measurement series. Related institutional links explain context, not the numeric result. Across the indexed cities the cost of living average is 59/100, so Prague is 15 points above the median. These comparisons use GCI modelled/editorial scores, not official measurements. Content reviewed 2026-10-17; model edition 2025, not an observation year.
Read this module with the main open the prague city profile and the read the scoring methodology page so single-topic pages do not hide tradeoffs across dimensions.
Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation. Verified datasets are being integrated; official sources should be used for critical decisions.
Methodology references
These publications provide background context, not the underlying city values or an endorsement of GCI scores. 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
Background reference only. Do not attribute the modelled city scores to this publisher.
- IPCC: AR6 WGII Chapter 6: Cities, settlements and key infrastructure
Background reference only. Do not attribute the modelled city scores to this publisher.
- Numbeo: Cost of Living Index
Background reference only. Do not attribute the modelled city scores to this publisher.
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