Canada vs Czech Republic - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canada Czech Republic
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2042
$1199
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4548
$2884
🏠 One person rent
$1225
$694
🏘️ Family rent
$1996
$1294
🍽️ Food expenses
$557
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$58.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2938
$1424
💸 GDP per capita
$54918
$27223
😃 Human freedom index
8.55
8.38
❤️ Life expectancy
82.6
77.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
76
57
🌐 English speaking %
82.1%
50.7%
🎓 Higher education
99
90
😀 Quality of life
90
76
🏙️ Population
37M
10.8M

The average cost of living in Canada ($2042) is 70% more expensive than in the Czech Republic ($1199). Canada ranked 14th vs 52nd for the Czech Republic in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Canada compared to 1.2 months in the Czech Republic. Ranked 15th and 36th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Canada vs the Czech Republic

We calculate prices for Canada and the Czech Republic as a population-weighted mean of 153 and 58 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Canada Czech Republic
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.6
$7.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.9
$37.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.1
$7.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$2.04
 Cappuccino
$3.72
$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.05
$1.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1185
$636
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1044
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2058
$1287
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1718
$984
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97.1
$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$230
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$55.8
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.8%
5.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7111
$4517
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5230
$3374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.57
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.7
$11.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.11
$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.44
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.41
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$8.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$2.79
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$1.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$6.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.5
$6.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$7.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.66
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.92
$2.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.7
$48.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$9.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$74.1
$36.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$11.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$58
$73
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.1
$80
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$819
$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13520
$8733

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Canada

City Cost of living Population
Toronto
$2576
2.79M
Montreal
$1821
1.76M
Calgary
$2113
1.31M
Edmonton
$1732
1.01M
Ottawa
$2170
1.02M
Mississauga
$2600
722K
Vancouver
$2564
662K
Hamilton
$2244
569K
Winnipeg
$1714
705K
Brampton
$2128
594K
Surrey
$2407
518K
Quebec City
$1658
549K
London
$2067
422K
Markham
$2358
329K
Laval
$1874
438K
Halifax
$2159
440K
Vaughan
$2390
306K
Burnaby
$2595
233K
Gatineau
$1530
291K
Burlington
$2293
183K
Kitchener
$2084
233K
Longueuil
$1962
254K
Saskatoon
$1858
246K
Oakville
$2192
194K
Oshawa
$1598
159K
Richmond
$2255
198K
Richmond Hill
$2622
195K
Windsor
$1790
217K
Regina
$1526
215K
Kingston
$1412
124K

In the Czech Republic

City Cost of living Population
Prague
$1531
1.36M
Brno
$1158
396K
Ostrava
$1079
284K
Plzen
$1122
181K
Hradec Kralove
$1090
93.5K
Liberec
$1046
107K
Olomouc
$1043
102K
Ceske Budejovice
$1078
96.4K
Pardubice
$949
92.1K
Usti nad Labem
$918
92K
Zizkov
$1374
58.3K
Zlin
$1033
74.2K
Mlada Boleslav
$1146
45K
Havirov
$834
70.2K
Most
$1130
63.9K
Kladno
$1188
68.4K
Jihlava
$956
52.5K
Frydek-Mistek
$916
54.2K
Karvina
$895
50.2K
Opava
$940
55.5K
Prostejov
$1084
43.6K
Smichov
$1383
35K
Karlovy Vary
$969
49K
Chomutov
$1127
46.9K
Prerov
$916
41.6K
Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
45.8K
Decin
$1027
47.2K
Ceska Lipa
$1063
37.3K
Kolin
$1015
33.3K
Pribram
$1116
32.7K