Montreal vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Montreal	Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1821	$1531
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4326	$3619
🏠 One person rent	$928	$923
🏘️ Family rent	$1624	$1662
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$376
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2722	$1671
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	100	92
😀 Quality of life	95	85
🏙️ Population	1.76M	1.36M

The cost of living in Montreal is 19% more expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 2281st and 3308th ($1821 vs $1531) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 76th and 1st in Canada and the Czech Republic, respectively. Check Canada vs the Czech Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Montreal compared to 1.1 months in Prague. Montreal ranked 1st best city to live in Canada vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 30th and 273rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Montreal vs Prague

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	Montreal	Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.9	$8.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.3	$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$8.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.11	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$3.77	$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.01	$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1044	$926
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$780	$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1952	$1804
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1385	$1265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52	$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81.9	$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.7	$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.41%	6.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7593	$7359
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4320	$5167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.78	$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.6	$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.11	$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.94	$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.51	$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$8.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$1.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.36	$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.02	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$6.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$6.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.06	$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.95	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.9	$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$119	$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.4	$84
👟 Brand Sneakers	$90	$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$703	$583
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7624	$11372

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Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1869
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1808
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1962
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1821
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1840
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2105
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1949
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1882
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1912
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1888
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1846
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1924
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1874
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1874
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1835
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1846
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1835
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1820
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1906
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1813
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1845
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1783
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1808
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1772
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1827
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1816
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1808
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1847
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1659
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1894
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1705
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1797
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1757
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1626
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2014
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1397
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1158
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1558
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1576

Cities near Prague

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi	Smichov	$1383
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Zizkov	$1374
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Brevnov	$1363
23 km or 14 mi	Kladno	$1188
51 km or 31 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1146
53 km or 33 mi	Pribram	$1116
54 km or 34 mi	Litomerice	$1038
56 km or 35 mi	Kolin	$1015
68 km or 42 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1063
69 km or 43 mi	Usti nad Labem	$918
72 km or 45 mi	Most	$1130
75 km or 46 mi	Teplice	$1102
76 km or 47 mi	Tabor	$1063
78 km or 49 mi	Decin	$1027
81 km or 50 mi	Litvinov	$1293
83 km or 52 mi	Chomutov	$1127
83 km or 52 mi	Plzen	$1122
88 km or 55 mi	Pisek	$1073
89 km or 55 mi	Liberec	$1046
89 km or 56 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$1036
95 km or 59 mi	Zittau	$1311
97 km or 61 mi	Pardubice	$949
99 km or 61 mi	Strakonice	$1077
99 km or 61 mi	Havlickuv Brod	$1013
100 km or 62 mi	Chrudim	$979
102 km or 63 mi	Hradec Kralove	$1090
103 km or 64 mi	Pirna	$1344
111 km or 69 mi	Klatovy	$1083
111 km or 69 mi	Karlovy Vary	$969
114 km or 71 mi	Jihlava	$956
115 km or 71 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1204
117 km or 73 mi	Freital	$1347
118 km or 73 mi	Dresden	$1406
119 km or 74 mi	Trutnov	$1019
119 km or 74 mi	Freiberg	$1165
122 km or 76 mi	Bautzen	$1344
123 km or 77 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1078
125 km or 78 mi	Radebeul	$1351
126 km or 78 mi	Gorlitz	$1310
127 km or 79 mi	Sokolov	$1002