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New Westminster vs. Prague Cost of Living Summary

New Westminster is 11.9% more expensive than Prague.

Restaurants: pay 15.5% more in New Westminster
Groceries: pay 9.8% more in New Westminster
Transportation: pay 50.3% more in New Westminster
Housing: pay 46.6% more in New Westminster
Childcare: pay 31.2% less in New Westminster
Entertainment and Sports: pay 28.6% more in New Westminster
Clothing: pay 36.4% less in New Westminster

The cost of transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and groceries in New Westminster are more expensive than in Prague. Expenses including clothing and childcare are lower in New Westminster.

New Westminster vs. Prague Cost Breakdown

If you lived in New Westminster instead of Prague, you would:

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pay 15.5% more for restaurants

	Prague	New Westminster
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.56 CZK219.42	$17.94 CA$24.75	+69.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.60 CZK199.47	$9.33 CA$12.87	-2.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.95 CZK40.61	$1.95 CA$2.69	-0.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.71 CZK35.54	$1.62 CA$2.24	-5.0%
Average			+15.5%

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pay 9.8% more for groceries

	Prague	New Westminster
Bread 1 loaf	$1.73 CZK35.91	$1.93 CA$2.66	+11.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.52 CZK135.39	$4.92 CA$6.78	-24.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.77 CZK99.07	$6.49 CA$8.96	+36.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.81 CZK79.10	$3.44 CA$4.75	-9.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.30 CZK89.45	$3.91 CA$5.39	-9.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 CZK21.15	$1.50 CA$2.06	+46.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 CZK18.11	$0.93 CA$1.28	+6.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.05 CZK21.79	$1.28 CA$1.77	+22.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.81 CZK37.69	$1.34 CA$1.84	-26.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 CZK13.51	$0.90 CA$1.23	+37.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 CZK11.67	$0.65 CA$0.90	+15.9%
Average			+9.8%

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pay 50.3% more for transportation

	Prague	New Westminster
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.73 CZK139.78	$4.51 CA$6.22	-33.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.40 CZK548.55	$93.29 CA$128.67	+253.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,197.57 CZK648,282.45	$24,382.26 CA$33,631.67	-21.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.08 CZK334.11	$16.50 CA$22.77	+2.6%
Average			+50.3%

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pay 46.6% more for housing

	Prague	New Westminster
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.93 CZK497.25	$63.69 CA$87.85	+166.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,194.06 CZK24,812.53	$1,584.68 CA$2,185.82	+32.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$923.20 CZK19,184.00	$1,345.48 CA$1,855.89	+45.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$260.95 CZK5,422.55	$108.98 CA$150.32	-58.2%
Average			+46.6%

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pay 31.2% less for childcare

	Prague	New Westminster
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$999.92 CZK20,778.28	$789.35 CA$1,088.79	-21.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,274.81 CZK317,409.06	$8,969.87 CA$12,372.59	-41.3%
Average			-31.2%

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pay 28.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Prague	New Westminster
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.88 CZK59.84	$5.74 CA$7.92	+99.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.74 CZK77.82	$3.41 CA$4.70	-9.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.73 CZK160.57	$15.79 CA$21.78	+104.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.84 CZK1,492.90	$33.73 CA$46.52	-53.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.00 CZK249.34	$12.20 CA$16.83	+1.7%
Average			+28.6%

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pay 36.4% less for clothing

	Prague	New Westminster
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$79.19 CZK1,645.64	$35.88 CA$49.49	-54.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.41 CZK818.86	$28.70 CA$39.59	-27.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.09 CZK2,204.50	$71.76 CA$98.98	-32.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$136.03 CZK2,826.60	$93.29 CA$128.67	-31.4%
Average			-36.4%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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