Děčín or Praha?

Děčín and Praha side by side in the 17 town rankings both are in. Each ranking shows the figure and the place the town holds.

Where each town comes out ahead

Děčín comes out ahead in 7 of 17 rankings, Praha in 10.

Děčín’s page · Praha’s page

Housing costs

Děčín 5 : 3 Praha

Where living is cheapest: rent, water and heating a month
Děčín CZK 12,736 a month · 15 of 119
Praha CZK 23,355 a month · 119 of 119
Cheapest rent in the Czech towns over 10,000 residents
Děčín CZK 169/m² · 4 of 132
Praha CZK 364/m² · 132 of 132
Cheapest flats to buy: towns over 10,000 residents
Děčín 35,187 CZK/m² · 17 of 132
Praha 111,088 CZK/m² · 132 of 132
Buy or rent? How many years of rent a flat costs in towns over 10,000
Děčín 17.4 years of rent · 55 of 132
Praha 25.4 years of rent · 132 of 132
Where water is cheapest: water and sewage charges in towns over 10,000
Děčín 149.89 CZK/m³ · 91 of 119
Praha 151.27 CZK/m³ · 113 of 119
Where water got the least dearer: water and sewage 2025 against 2024
Děčín +5.3 % · 76 of 119
Praha +4.4 % · 64 of 119
Where heating is cheapest: district heating in towns over 10,000
Děčín 1,316 CZK/GJ · 106 of 108
Praha 1,259 CZK/GJ · 99 of 108
Where heating got the least dearer: 2026 heat prices against 2024
Děčín +3.1 % · 63 of 105
Praha -0.8 % · 52 of 105

Nature and air

Děčín 2 : 1 Praha

Most forest: towns over 10,000 people
Děčín 60.5 % of the area · 3 of 132
Praha 10.7 % of the area · 99 of 132
Most natural landscape: towns over 10,000 people
Děčín coefficient 4.10 · 2 of 132
Praha coefficient 0.33 · 109 of 132
Least heating with coal and wood: towns over 10,000
Děčín 7.3 % of flats · 97 of 132
Praha 0.4 % of flats · 1 of 132

People and life

Děčín 0 : 6 Praha

Fewest traffic accidents: towns over 10,000
Děčín 1.9 per 1,000 residents · 76 of 132
Praha 1.4 per 1,000 residents · 27 of 132
Where people live longest: towns over 10,000
Děčín 77.9 years · 103 of 132
Praha 81.0 years · 5 of 132
Fastest growing towns over 10,000 people
Děčín -5.7 % · 119 of 132
Praha +7.5 % · 12 of 132
Where most foreigners live: towns over 10,000
Děčín 4.4 % of residents · 115 of 132
Praha 24.8 % of residents · 3 of 132
Where pensions are highest: towns over 10,000
Děčín CZK 20,089 a month · 123 of 132
Praha CZK 22,211 a month · 1 of 132
Lowest unemployment: towns over 10,000 people
Děčín 6.7 % unemployed · 115 of 132
Praha 2.7 % unemployed · 12 of 132

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Frequently asked questions

Děčín or Praha: which is better to live in?

In the 17 town rankings both are in, Děčín comes out ahead in 7 and Praha in 10. Děčín is furthest ahead on: cheapest rent, cheapest place to live, cheapest flats to buy. Praha on: highest pensions, most foreign residents, fastest growing. What matters is up to you: every ranking has its own page.

How are the towns compared?

Each town has its place in a ranking by one figure (rent per square metre, the price of water, doctors per resident...). The one ranked higher comes out ahead. The bar shows how many towns rank below it, so rankings in different units compare too.

Why do Prague, Brno and Ostrava have fewer rankings?

The big cities are only in rankings where a figure for the whole city compares fairly with a smaller town’s: housing prices, water, heating, accidents, life expectancy, land and people. Schools or doctors per resident are compared by neighbourhood, not for the whole city.

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