Canada vs Czech Republic - Cost of Living Comparison

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Canada Czech Republic
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2005
$1478
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$3409
🏠 One person rent
$1185
$872
🏘️ Family rent
$1937
$1441
🍽️ Food expenses
$565
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$124
$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3044
$1859
💸 GDP per capita
$54340
$31823
😃 Human freedom index
8.74
8.82
❤️ Life expectancy
81.6
79.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
75
59
🌐 English speaking %
82.1%
50.7%
🎓 Higher education
99
91
😀 Quality of life
91
83
🏙️ Population
41.3M
10.9M

The average cost of living in Canada ($2005) is 36% more expensive than in the Czech Republic ($1478). Canada ranked 21st vs 40th 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 1.5 months in Canada compared to 1.3 months in the Czech Republic. Ranked 17th and 32nd 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
$16.6
$9.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66.2
$46.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$9.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$2.6
 Cappuccino
$3.87
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.04
$1.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1176
$776
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1014
$644
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2056
$1518
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1715
$1150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87.5
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$134
$277
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.2
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.68%
4.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5101
$6208
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4393
$4585
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.59
$1.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.6
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.7
$15.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.24
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.51
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.5
$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$9.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.85
$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.8
$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.17
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$7.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.71
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.6
$7.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.55
$10.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.64
$4.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.93
$2.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.33
$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$58.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.3
$35
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.7
$86.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.2
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$759
$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14602
$12906

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Cities Comparison in Canada vs the Czech Republic

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Canada

City Cost of living Population
Toronto
$2415
2.79M
Montreal
$1901
1.9M
Calgary
$2095
1.31M
Ottawa
$2122
1.02M
Edmonton
$1835
1.01M
Vancouver
$2505
662K
Mississauga
$2308
718K
Winnipeg
$1842
750K
Brampton
$2102
656K
Surrey
$2091
568K
Hamilton
$2006
569K
Quebec City
$1648
574K
London
$1930
422K
Halifax
$2133
440K
Laval
$2058
451K
Markham
$2172
339K
Vaughan
$2233
323K
Burnaby
$2411
249K
Gatineau
$1839
298K
Kitchener
$2109
257K
Saskatoon
$1781
266K
Longueuil
$1874
262K
Windsor
$1927
230K
Oakville
$2318
214K
Richmond
$2247
210K
Burlington
$2214
187K
Richmond Hill
$2483
202K
Regina
$1739
226K
Oshawa
$1581
175K
Sherbrooke
$1421
181K

In the Czech Republic

City Cost of living Population
Prague
$1899
1.4M
Brno
$1628
403K
Ostrava
$1280
283K
Plzen
$1397
188K
Liberec
$1174
108K
Olomouc
$1293
103K
Hradec Kralove
$1256
94.3K
Ceske Budejovice
$1278
97.2K
Usti nad Labem
$1141
90.9K
Pardubice
$1258
92.3K
Zizkov
$1685
58.3K
Kladno
$1402
69.7K
Zlin
$1430
74.7K
Mlada Boleslav
$1195
47.3K
Havirov
$982
68.7K
Jihlava
$1108
54.6K
Smichov
$1696
35K
Most
$1094
63.5K
Frydek-Mistek
$1096
53.6K
Opava
$1104
55.1K
Decin
$1216
46.4K
Karlovy Vary
$1218
49.1K
Teplice
$1006
50.9K
Karvina
$1059
48.9K
Chomutov
$1174
46.8K
Jablonec nad Nisou
$1112
46.2K
Prostejov
$1201
43.4K
Chrudim
$1412
23.6K
Tabor
$1107
34.4K
Ceska Lipa
$1332
36.8K