Cost of living comparison

Bern, Switzerland

compared to

Prague, Czech Republic

Prague vs. Bern Cost of Living Summary

Prague is 48.5% cheaper than Bern.

Restaurants: pay 60.0% less in Prague
Groceries: pay 47.8% less in Prague
Transportation: pay 49.5% less in Prague
Housing: pay 26.1% less in Prague
Childcare: pay 71.0% less in Prague
Entertainment and Sports: pay 42.1% less in Prague
Clothing: pay 42.8% less in Prague

Expenses including childcare, restaurants, transportation, groceries, clothing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Prague.

Prague vs. Bern Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 60.0% less for restaurants

	Bern	Prague
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$26.23 CHF21.98	$10.61 CZK236.77	-59.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$17.11 CHF14.33	$8.49 CZK189.41	-50.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$4.65 CHF3.90	$1.74 CZK38.87	-62.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$4.30 CHF3.61	$1.39 CZK31.00	-67.7%
Average			-60.0%

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pay 47.8% less for groceries

	Bern	Prague
Bread 1 loaf	$3.23 CHF2.71	$1.42 CZK31.74	-56.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.69 CHF11.47	$5.99 CZK133.67	-56.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.62 CHF6.38	$3.96 CZK88.31	-48.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.84 CHF4.89	$2.56 CZK57.06	-56.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$13.31 CHF11.15	$3.92 CZK87.33	-70.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.48 CHF1.24	$0.77 CZK17.08	-48.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.08 CHF0.90	$0.73 CZK16.33	-32.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.16 CHF0.97	$0.89 CZK19.93	-22.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.71 CHF2.27	$1.47 CZK32.88	-45.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.06 CHF0.89	$0.57 CZK12.81	-45.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.98 CHF0.82	$0.55 CZK12.20	-44.2%
Average			-47.8%

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pay 49.5% less for transportation

	Bern	Prague
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.86 CHF6.59	$6.13 CZK136.74	-22.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$91.24 CHF76.45	$23.35 CZK520.89	-74.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$37,408.50 CHF31,342.53	$25,475.49 CZK568,238.48	-31.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$43.00 CHF36.02	$12.99 CZK289.80	-69.8%
Average			-49.5%

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pay 26.1% less for housing

	Bern	Prague
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$48.66 CHF40.77	$19.68 CZK438.88	-59.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,382.42 CHF1,158.25	$1,128.35 CZK25,168.23	-18.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$978.93 CHF820.19	$837.45 CZK18,679.59	-14.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$253.38 CHF212.29	$223.37 CZK4,982.25	-11.8%
Average			-26.1%

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pay 71.0% less for childcare

	Bern	Prague
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$3,022.33 CHF2,532.25	$713.18 CZK15,907.75	-76.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$34,215.09 CHF28,666.95	$11,763.21 CZK262,381.86	-65.6%
Average			-71.0%

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pay 42.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Bern	Prague
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$7.41 CHF6.21	$2.40 CZK53.51	-67.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.39 CHF4.52	$3.08 CZK68.63	-42.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$10.26 CHF8.60	$6.54 CZK145.85	-36.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.17 CHF59.63	$63.73 CZK1,421.58	-10.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$22.81 CHF19.11	$10.61 CZK236.77	-53.5%
Average			-42.1%

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pay 42.8% less for clothing

	Bern	Prague
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$142.37 CHF119.29	$82.44 CZK1,838.85	-42.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$63.68 CHF53.35	$36.17 CZK806.82	-43.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$167.27 CHF140.15	$92.56 CZK2,064.60	-44.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$189.00 CHF158.35	$111.10 CZK2,478.15	-41.2%
Average			-42.8%

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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: May 2025

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