Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 57.4% more expensive than Prague.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Prague, you would:
pay 47.4% more for restaurants
Prague
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.61
CZK218.35
|
$20.55
CA$27.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.74
CZK198.50
|
$10.82
CA$14.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
CZK37.99
|
$2.40
CA$3.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
CZK34.22
|
$1.63
CA$2.22
|
|
pay 63.7% more for groceries
Prague
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.55
CZK35.20
|
$2.80
CA$3.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.25
CZK142.07
|
$7.33
CA$9.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.95
CZK89.66
|
$8.50
CA$11.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.61
CZK59.26
|
$3.17
CA$4.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
CZK92.62
|
$5.57
CA$7.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
CZK17.38
|
$1.90
CA$2.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
CZK16.91
|
$0.59
CA$0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
CZK21.62
|
$1.38
CA$1.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
CZK32.50
|
$1.80
CA$2.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CZK13.08
|
$1.25
CA$1.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
CZK13.53
|
$1.27
CA$1.73
|
|
pay 76.3% more for transportation
Prague
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.44
CZK146.31
|
$4.21
CA$5.73
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.03
CZK545.87
|
$94.40
CA$128.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,867.69
CZK610,380.07
|
$24,936.06
CA$33,956.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.49
CZK283.85
|
$19.29
CA$26.26
|
|
pay 51.9% more for housing
Prague
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.58
CZK490.36
|
$53.74
CA$73.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,071.02
CZK24,331.38
|
$1,428.79
CA$1,945.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$788.65
CZK17,916.47
|
$1,314.00
CA$1,789.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$233.34
CZK5,301.06
|
$137.00
CA$186.56
|
|
pay 61.2% more for childcare
Prague
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$723.05
CZK16,426.23
|
$1,043.17
CA$1,420.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,769.87
CZK267,387.92
|
$20,975.09
CA$28,562.82
|
|
pay 43.9% more for entertainment and sports
Prague
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
CZK59.05
|
$5.87
CA$7.99
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
CZK71.14
|
$3.87
CA$5.27
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.55
CZK148.87
|
$12.48
CA$16.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.39
CZK1,394.70
|
$48.45
CA$65.98
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.92
CZK248.12
|
$11.01
CA$14.99
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Prague
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.11
CZK1,888.05
|
$60.17
CA$81.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.28
CZK892.45
|
$48.38
CA$65.88
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.13
CZK2,229.24
|
$104.51
CA$142.31
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.55
CZK2,624.97
|
$113.29
CA$154.27
|
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