Ottawa vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Ottawa Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2122
$1899
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4795
$4415
🏠 One person rent
$1248
$1182
🏘️ Family rent
$2038
$1957
🍽️ Food expenses
$575
$451
🚐 Transport expenses
$167
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3638
$2366
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
49
93
😀 Quality of life
91
89
🏙️ Population
1.02M
1.4M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 12% more expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 1688th and 2377th ($2122 vs $1899) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd 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 1.7 months in Ottawa compared to 1.2 months in Prague. Ottawa ranked 8th best city to live in Canada vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 141st and 244th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Ottawa vs Prague

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Ottawa Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.2
$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.6
$48.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.79
$3.01
☕ Cappuccino
$4.28
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.14
$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1259
$1089
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1072
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2157
$1964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1775
$1546
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$93.4
$199
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.2
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.27%
4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4527
$10118
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4215
$7415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.92
$1.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$96.3
$25.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.1
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.43
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.55
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.51
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$9.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.98
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.3
$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.77
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$14.2
$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.19
$4.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.94
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.36
$3.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.9
$67.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.4
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.5
$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$19
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.6
$89.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$899
$1075
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17263
$19039

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance City Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Gatineau
$1839
19 km or 12 mi Kanata
$2189
87 km or 54 mi Cornwall
$1674
94 km or 58 mi Brockville
$1848
124 km or 77 mi Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
$1942
128 km or 80 mi Mirabel
$1864
130 km or 81 mi Vaudreuil-Dorion
$1906
138 km or 86 mi Saint-Jerome
$1832
141 km or 87 mi Saint-Eustache
$1926
143 km or 89 mi Kirkland
$1914
144 km or 89 mi Blainville
$1903
146 km or 90 mi Sainte-Therese
$1928
147 km or 91 mi Pointe-Claire
$1915
147 km or 91 mi Boisbriand
$1913
147 km or 91 mi Dollard-des-Ormeaux
$1918
147 km or 91 mi Kingston
$1451
150 km or 93 mi Le Ray
$1929
152 km or 94 mi Dorval
$1917
152 km or 94 mi Chateauguay
$1905
153 km or 95 mi Laval
$2058
157 km or 98 mi Saint-Lin-Laurentides
$1772
158 km or 98 mi Cote-Saint-Luc
$1870
160 km or 100 mi Mount Royal
$1852
162 km or 101 mi Watertown
$1816
163 km or 102 mi Terrebonne
$1863
163 km or 102 mi Westmount
$1828
166 km or 103 mi Saint-Constant
$1905
167 km or 104 mi Montreal
$1901
167 km or 104 mi Mascouche
$1828
170 km or 106 mi Saint-Lambert
$1856
170 km or 106 mi Candiac
$1921
170 km or 106 mi Longueuil
$1874
171 km or 106 mi La Prairie
$1937
175 km or 109 mi Brossard
$2051
176 km or 109 mi Boucherville
$1861
177 km or 110 mi Repentigny
$1817
178 km or 111 mi Varennes
$1829
183 km or 114 mi L'Assomption
$1702
183 km or 114 mi Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville
$1892
185 km or 115 mi Sainte-Julie
$1875

Cities near Prague

Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1696
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1685
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1661
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1402
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1195
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1115
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1276
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1875
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1332
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$1141
72 km or 45 mi Most
$1094
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$1006
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1107
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1216
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1517
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1174
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1397
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1250
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1174
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1112
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1460
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1258
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1259
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1280
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1412
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1256
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1424
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1289
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$1218
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$1108
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1438
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1412
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1448
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$956
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1316
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1503
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1278
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1410
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1467
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1340