Cost of living comparison
Canada is 62.4% more expensive than Czech Republic.
If you lived in Canada instead of Czech Republic, you would:
pay 49.2% more for restaurants
Czech Republic
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.78
CZK183.37
|
$16.50
CA$22.95
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.82
CZK184.21
|
$9.99
CA$13.90
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
CZK36.02
|
$2.03
CA$2.82
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.34
CZK31.47
|
$1.66
CA$2.31
|
|
pay 69.2% more for groceries
Czech Republic
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
CZK34.19
|
$2.50
CA$3.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.86
CZK138.01
|
$5.43
CA$7.55
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.69
CZK86.86
|
$7.95
CA$11.05
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
CZK63.99
|
$3.36
CA$4.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.62
CZK85.36
|
$5.29
CA$7.36
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.70
CZK16.50
|
$1.84
CA$2.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
CZK16.85
|
$0.64
CA$0.89
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
CZK20.24
|
$1.57
CA$2.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
CZK32.06
|
$1.79
CA$2.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
CZK12.00
|
$1.18
CA$1.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
CZK13.08
|
$1.18
CA$1.64
|
|
pay 63.3% more for transportation
Czech Republic
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.25
CZK147.25
|
$4.40
CA$6.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$19.97
CZK470.46
|
$68.18
CA$94.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,379.53
CZK597,875.82
|
$25,034.05
CA$34,826.12
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.76
CZK277.06
|
$16.78
CA$23.35
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Czech Republic
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.23
CZK453.03
|
$62.83
CA$87.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$632.17
CZK14,892.24
|
$1,250.12
CA$1,739.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.91
CZK11,682.37
|
$1,146.12
CA$1,594.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$191.58
CZK4,513.06
|
$119.78
CA$166.64
|
|
pay 87.2% more for childcare
Czech Republic
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$359.87
CZK8,477.50
|
$744.16
CA$1,035.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,286.86
CZK171,659.56
|
$12,218.47
CA$16,997.72
|
|
pay 65.5% more for entertainment and sports
Czech Republic
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.97
CZK46.47
|
$5.30
CA$7.37
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.61
CZK61.38
|
$3.57
CA$4.96
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
CZK143.90
|
$12.99
CA$18.08
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.03
CZK1,131.39
|
$43.10
CA$59.96
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.41
CZK221.60
|
$11.26
CA$15.66
|
|
pay 2.0% less for clothing
Czech Republic
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$71.08
CZK1,674.50
|
$55.23
CA$76.83
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.60
CZK862.26
|
$39.78
CA$55.34
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.74
CZK1,949.04
|
$86.57
CA$120.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.60
CZK2,417.10
|
$103.81
CA$144.41
|
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