Cost of living comparison
Prague is 13.8% cheaper than Ottawa.
If you lived in Prague instead of Ottawa, you would:
pay 21.3% less for restaurants
Ottawa
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.44
CA$25.22
|
$10.29
CZK241.82
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.85
CA$12.11
|
$8.89
CZK208.84
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.30
CA$3.15
|
$1.76
CZK41.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
CA$2.29
|
$1.38
CZK32.43
|
|
pay 16.5% less for groceries
Ottawa
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.34
CA$3.20
|
$1.71
CZK40.16
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.00
CA$8.21
|
$6.50
CZK152.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.68
CA$10.50
|
$4.62
CZK108.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
CA$4.31
|
$3.46
CZK81.28
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.22
CA$7.14
|
$4.31
CZK101.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.72
CA$2.35
|
$0.86
CZK20.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
CA$0.75
|
$0.81
CZK18.97
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
CA$1.81
|
$0.98
CZK23.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.55
CA$2.12
|
$1.62
CZK38.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
CA$1.19
|
$0.49
CZK11.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
CA$1.29
|
$0.50
CZK11.64
|
|
pay 7.9% less for transportation
Ottawa
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.28
CA$7.23
|
$7.00
CZK164.54
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.56
CA$126.62
|
$25.72
CZK604.54
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,543.49
CA$26,736.18
|
$28,062.17
CZK659,503.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.54
CA$26.74
|
$12.58
CZK295.68
|
|
pay 0.9% less for housing
Ottawa
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.08
CA$84.93
|
$26.19
CZK615.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,303.57
CA$1,783.33
|
$1,062.03
CZK24,959.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,141.60
CA$1,561.75
|
$794.21
CZK18,665.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.67
CA$169.19
|
$251.13
CZK5,901.83
|
|
pay 30.6% less for childcare
Ottawa
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,128.36
CA$1,543.64
|
$808.25
CZK18,995.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$19,820.05
CA$27,114.53
|
$13,299.60
CZK312,560.46
|
|
pay 24.2% less for entertainment and sports
Ottawa
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.90
CA$8.07
|
$2.34
CZK54.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.07
CA$5.57
|
$3.21
CZK75.35
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.06
CA$15.13
|
$6.73
CZK158.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.52
CA$78.68
|
$60.27
CZK1,416.38
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.80
CA$16.14
|
$11.18
CZK262.70
|
|
pay 4.5% more for clothing
Ottawa
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.22
CA$83.76
|
$93.07
CZK2,187.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$50.10
CA$68.54
|
$42.28
CZK993.54
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.91
CA$131.20
|
$96.72
CZK2,273.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$141.14
CA$193.08
|
$114.16
CZK2,682.98
|
|
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