Ottawa vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Ottawa	Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2096	$1778
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4619	$4184
🏠 One person rent	$1231	$1098
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$1897
🍽️ Food expenses	$576	$426
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3333	$2284
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	50	93
😀 Quality of life	92	89
🏙️ Population	1.02M	1.4M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 18% more expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 1744th and 2821st ($2096 vs $1778) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 2nd 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 1.6 months in Ottawa compared to 1.3 months in Prague. Ottawa ranked 11th best city to live in Canada vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 129th and 277th 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	$16.1	$9.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$63.6	$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$9.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.52	$2.73
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1295	$1073
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1036	$830
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2109	$1910
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1647	$1487
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.9	$196
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$303
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.4	$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.23%	4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4937	$10023
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3196	$7034
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.84	$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.2	$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.04	$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.35	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.55	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.53	$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.6	$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$3.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.99	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.77	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.5	$7.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.61	$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.9	$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$4.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.9	$3.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.76	$4.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.4	$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.7	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$66	$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$783	$994
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15527	$15329

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1802
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1660
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1836
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1782
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1835
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1780
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1437
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1822
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1853
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1930
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1649
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1814
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1766
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1892
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1842
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1911
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2055
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1820
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1767
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1786
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822

Cities near Prague

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi	Smichov	$1601
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Zizkov	$1580
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Brevnov	$1564
23 km or 14 mi	Kladno	$1337
51 km or 31 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1187
53 km or 33 mi	Pribram	$1104
54 km or 34 mi	Litomerice	$1196
56 km or 35 mi	Kolin	$1915
68 km or 42 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1211
69 km or 43 mi	Usti nad Labem	$1063
72 km or 45 mi	Most	$1028
75 km or 46 mi	Teplice	$986
76 km or 47 mi	Tabor	$1074
78 km or 49 mi	Decin	$1182
81 km or 50 mi	Litvinov	$1489
83 km or 52 mi	Chomutov	$1125
83 km or 52 mi	Plzen	$1317
88 km or 55 mi	Pisek	$1209
89 km or 55 mi	Liberec	$1195
89 km or 56 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$1152
95 km or 59 mi	Zittau	$1427
97 km or 61 mi	Pardubice	$1195
99 km or 61 mi	Strakonice	$1223
99 km or 61 mi	Havlickuv Brod	$1216
100 km or 62 mi	Chrudim	$1212
102 km or 63 mi	Hradec Kralove	$1257
103 km or 64 mi	Pirna	$1473
111 km or 69 mi	Klatovy	$1236
111 km or 69 mi	Karlovy Vary	$1117
114 km or 71 mi	Jihlava	$1103
115 km or 71 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1401
117 km or 73 mi	Freital	$1490
118 km or 73 mi	Dresden	$1555
119 km or 74 mi	Trutnov	$953
119 km or 74 mi	Freiberg	$1301
122 km or 76 mi	Bautzen	$1432
123 km or 77 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1308
125 km or 78 mi	Radebeul	$1485
126 km or 78 mi	Gorlitz	$1428
127 km or 79 mi	Sokolov	$1284