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Thunder Bay vs. Prague Cost of Living Summary

Thunder Bay is 17.2% more expensive than Prague.

Restaurants: pay 21.6% more in Thunder Bay
Groceries: pay 41.8% more in Thunder Bay
Transportation: pay 24.8% more in Thunder Bay
Housing: pay 64.2% more in Thunder Bay
Childcare: pay 28.1% less in Thunder Bay
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.6% more in Thunder Bay
Clothing: pay 16.6% less in Thunder Bay

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

Thunder Bay vs. Prague Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Thunder Bay instead of Prague, you would:

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pay 21.6% more for restaurants

	Prague	Thunder Bay
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.56 CZK218.25	$17.99 CA$24.78	+70.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.60 CZK198.41	$12.59 CA$17.35	+31.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.95 CZK40.40	$1.94 CA$2.67	-0.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.71 CZK35.35	$1.46 CA$2.02	-14.4%
Average			+21.6%

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pay 41.8% more for groceries

	Prague	Thunder Bay
Bread 1 loaf	$1.73 CZK35.72	$2.43 CA$3.35	+40.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.52 CZK134.67	$8.50 CA$11.71	+30.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.77 CZK98.54	$9.17 CA$12.64	+92.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.81 CZK78.68	$3.56 CA$4.90	-6.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.30 CZK88.97	$7.35 CA$10.13	+70.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 CZK21.04	$1.56 CA$2.15	+53.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 CZK18.02	$0.57 CA$0.79	-34.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.05 CZK21.67	$1.78 CA$2.46	+70.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.81 CZK37.49	$1.64 CA$2.25	-9.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 CZK13.44	$1.17 CA$1.62	+80.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 CZK11.61	$0.97 CA$1.34	+72.8%
Average			+41.8%

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pay 24.8% more for transportation

	Prague	Thunder Bay
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.73 CZK139.04	$4.03 CA$5.56	-40.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.40 CZK545.62	$62.59 CA$86.25	+137.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,197.57 CZK644,825.76	$24,444.83 CA$33,683.76	-21.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.08 CZK332.33	$19.93 CA$27.46	+23.9%
Average			+24.8%

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pay 64.2% more for housing

	Prague	Thunder Bay
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$23.93 CZK494.60	$96.76 CA$133.34	+304.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,194.06 CZK24,680.23	$1,007.20 CA$1,387.88	-15.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$923.20 CZK19,081.71	$1,016.20 CA$1,400.27	+10.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$260.95 CZK5,393.64	$151.29 CA$208.47	-42.0%
Average			+64.2%

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pay 28.1% less for childcare

	Prague	Thunder Bay
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$999.92 CZK20,667.49	$719.43 CA$991.34	-28.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,274.81 CZK315,716.61	??
Average			-28.1%

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pay 12.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Prague	Thunder Bay
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.88 CZK59.52	$5.22 CA$7.19	+81.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.74 CZK77.40	$3.47 CA$4.79	-7.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.73 CZK159.72	$10.79 CA$14.87	+39.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$71.84 CZK1,484.94	$29.85 CA$41.13	-58.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.00 CZK248.01	$12.95 CA$17.84	+7.9%
Average			+12.6%

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pay 16.6% less for clothing

	Prague	Thunder Bay
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$79.19 CZK1,636.87	$58.45 CA$80.54	-26.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.41 CZK814.50	$35.55 CA$48.98	-9.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.09 CZK2,192.75	$74.34 CA$102.44	-29.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$136.03 CZK2,811.53	$135.10 CA$186.16	-0.7%
Average			-16.6%

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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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