Ottawa vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Ottawa	Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$1909
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4730	$4454
🏠 One person rent	$1249	$1181
🏘️ Family rent	$1952	$1992
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$456
🚐 Transport expenses	$172	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3871	$2307
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	49	93
😀 Quality of life	92	89
🏙️ Population	1.02M	1.4M

The cost of living in Ottawa is 12% more expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 1668th and 2387th ($2133 vs $1909) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th 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 1.8 months in Ottawa compared to 1.2 months in Prague. Ottawa ranked 10th best city to live in Canada vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 123rd and 285th 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	$16.4	$11.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.9	$49
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.87	$2.92
☕ Cappuccino	$4.25	$4.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.1	$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1328	$1087
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1047	$914
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2126	$1980
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1662	$1562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$96.9	$209
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$323
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.9	$23.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	4.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4318	$10243
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3670	$7562
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.5	$27
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$16.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.18	$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.68	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.59	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$2.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$3.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.84	$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$8.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$8.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.8	$12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.26	$4.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.99	$2.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$3.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.4	$71.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.3	$44.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$92.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$882	$1061
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17337	$17389

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Cities near Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1866
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2229
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1703
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1868
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1971
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1896
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1924
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1864
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1948
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1930
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1935
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1950
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1920
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1934
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1944
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1476
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1927
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1923
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1914
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2047
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1800
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1893
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1876
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1733
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1907
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1862
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1910
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1928
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1875
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1940
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1923
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1960
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2080
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1897
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1846
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1861
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1723
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1918
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1891

Cities near Prague

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi	Smichov	$1720
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Zizkov	$1696
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Brevnov	$1678
23 km or 14 mi	Kladno	$1375
51 km or 31 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1244
53 km or 33 mi	Pribram	$1139
54 km or 34 mi	Litomerice	$1280
56 km or 35 mi	Kolin	$1895
68 km or 42 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1273
69 km or 43 mi	Usti nad Labem	$1093
72 km or 45 mi	Most	$1103
75 km or 46 mi	Teplice	$1006
76 km or 47 mi	Tabor	$1114
78 km or 49 mi	Decin	$1227
81 km or 50 mi	Litvinov	$1525
83 km or 52 mi	Chomutov	$1200
83 km or 52 mi	Plzen	$1364
88 km or 55 mi	Pisek	$1272
89 km or 55 mi	Liberec	$1188
89 km or 56 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$1188
95 km or 59 mi	Zittau	$1472
97 km or 61 mi	Pardubice	$1265
99 km or 61 mi	Strakonice	$1280
99 km or 61 mi	Havlickuv Brod	$1305
100 km or 62 mi	Chrudim	$1321
102 km or 63 mi	Hradec Kralove	$1288
103 km or 64 mi	Pirna	$1476
111 km or 69 mi	Klatovy	$1301
111 km or 69 mi	Karlovy Vary	$1196
114 km or 71 mi	Jihlava	$1133
115 km or 71 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1479
117 km or 73 mi	Freital	$1478
118 km or 73 mi	Dresden	$1531
119 km or 74 mi	Trutnov	$980
119 km or 74 mi	Freiberg	$1305
122 km or 76 mi	Bautzen	$1494
123 km or 77 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1346
125 km or 78 mi	Radebeul	$1476
126 km or 78 mi	Gorlitz	$1468
127 km or 79 mi	Sokolov	$1383