Cost of living comparison
Prague is 1.7% more expensive than Canada.
If you lived in Prague instead of Canada, you would:
pay 10.4% less for restaurants
Canada
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.95
CA$21.82
|
$10.29
CZK241.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.82
CA$12.06
|
$8.89
CZK208.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
CA$2.42
|
$1.76
CZK41.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
CA$2.01
|
$1.38
CZK32.43
|
|
pay 20.5% less for groceries
Canada
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
CA$3.13
|
$1.71
CZK40.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.39
CA$7.37
|
$6.50
CZK152.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.61
CA$10.41
|
$4.62
CZK108.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.04
CA$4.15
|
$3.46
CZK81.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.81
CA$6.57
|
$4.31
CZK101.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.62
CA$2.22
|
$0.86
CZK20.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
CA$0.93
|
$0.81
CZK18.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.60
CA$2.19
|
$0.98
CZK23.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
CA$2.34
|
$1.62
CZK38.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
CA$1.54
|
$0.49
CZK11.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
CA$1.52
|
$0.50
CZK11.64
|
|
pay 2.7% less for transportation
Canada
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.96
CA$6.79
|
$7.00
CZK164.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.09
CA$86.31
|
$25.72
CZK604.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,101.60
CA$28,867.73
|
$28,062.17
CZK659,503.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.98
CA$23.23
|
$12.58
CZK295.68
|
|
pay 11.9% more for housing
Canada
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.04
CA$87.61
|
$26.19
CZK615.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,066.70
CA$1,459.28
|
$1,062.03
CZK24,959.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$952.71
CA$1,303.34
|
$794.21
CZK18,665.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.22
CA$153.52
|
$251.13
CZK5,901.83
|
|
pay 8.2% more for childcare
Canada
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$746.92
CA$1,021.81
|
$808.25
CZK18,995.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,296.08
CA$18,189.50
|
$13,299.60
CZK312,560.46
|
|
pay 9.7% less for entertainment and sports
Canada
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.67
CA$6.39
|
$2.34
CZK54.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.31
CA$4.53
|
$3.21
CZK75.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.96
CA$16.36
|
$6.73
CZK158.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.49
CA$59.49
|
$60.27
CZK1,416.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.20
CA$13.95
|
$11.18
CZK262.70
|
|
pay 35.4% more for clothing
Canada
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.87
CA$68.22
|
$93.07
CZK2,187.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.92
CA$50.50
|
$42.28
CZK993.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.02
CA$106.74
|
$96.72
CZK2,273.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.82
CA$133.83
|
$114.16
CZK2,682.98
|
|
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