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Prague cost of living: What does it cost to raise a family in 2026?

Housing and education choices can push a Prague family’s monthly budget from around CZK 87,000 to more than CZK 165,000.

William Nattrass

Written by William Nattrass Published on 16.10.2026 09:19:00 (updated on 16.10.2026) Reading time: 6 minutes

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  • Family life: Housing and utilities
  • Family life: Food and groceries
  • Family life: Transportation
  • Family life: Discretionary spending
  • Family life: Children and education
  • Scenario one: Renting and state school
  • Scenario two: Renting and private school
  • Scenario three: Mortgage and state school
  • Scenario four: Mortgage and private school
  • Where the biggest differences arise

There are no prizes for guessing that family life is when your expenses in Czechia really shoot up. Still, you might be taken aback by just how much having children in Prague can cost.

Especially in an age of inflated living costs, all the primary cost drivers see significant changes at this stage. Families may shift from renting to paying off a mortgage. Instead of relying entirely on public transport, they may decide they need a car.

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The big weekly grocery shop replaces ad hoc, convenience-based habits. Pricey foreign trips and other discretionary items often take a back seat to spending on children.

For the sake of this analysis, we are imagining a four-member family with two children. We break down the typical costs into five categories: housing and utilities, food and groceries, transportation, discretionary spending, and children and education.

Family life has more variables than other life stages, but two choices make the biggest difference: housing (renting versus buying) and education (state versus private international school).

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