Prague vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Prague	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1513	$1644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3601	$3738
🏠 One person rent	$911	$834
🏘️ Family rent	$1611	$1281
🍽️ Food expenses	$368	$540
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1829	$2588
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	93	38
😀 Quality of life	87	86
🏙️ Population	1.38M	549K

The cost of living in Prague is 8% less expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 3363rd and 2883rd ($1513 vs $1644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 110th in the Czech Republic and Canada, respectively. Check the Czech Republic vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Prague compared to 1.6 months in Quebec City. Prague ranked 1st best city to live in the Czech Republic vs Quebec City ranked 23rd in Canada, while ranked 285th and 310th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Prague vs Quebec City

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	Prague	Quebec City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.47	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.4	$62.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.22	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.41	$5.58
☕ Cappuccino	$3.1	$3.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.64	$1.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$901	$790
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$685	$727
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1728	$1395
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1240	$1101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$254	$80
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.2	$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.2%	7.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7481	$8350
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5304	$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$2.64
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.7	$66.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$22.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.27	$3.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$4.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.92	$2.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$13.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$4.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.11	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.33	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.21	$6.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$2.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.51	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.7	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.6	$78.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.6	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$758	$794
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12277	$6012

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Cities near Prague

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi	Smichov	$1371
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Zizkov	$1370
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Brevnov	$1356
23 km or 14 mi	Kladno	$1216
51 km or 31 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1092
53 km or 33 mi	Pribram	$1166
54 km or 34 mi	Litomerice	$1092
56 km or 35 mi	Kolin	$1795
68 km or 42 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1081
69 km or 43 mi	Usti nad Labem	$971
72 km or 45 mi	Most	$942
75 km or 46 mi	Teplice	$880
76 km or 47 mi	Tabor	$1163
78 km or 49 mi	Decin	$1048
81 km or 50 mi	Litvinov	$1314
83 km or 52 mi	Chomutov	$1033
83 km or 52 mi	Plzen	$1135
88 km or 55 mi	Pisek	$1159
89 km or 55 mi	Liberec	$1030
89 km or 56 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$950
95 km or 59 mi	Zittau	$1352
97 km or 61 mi	Pardubice	$1088
99 km or 61 mi	Strakonice	$1150
99 km or 61 mi	Havlickuv Brod	$1112
100 km or 62 mi	Chrudim	$1092
102 km or 63 mi	Hradec Kralove	$1107
103 km or 64 mi	Pirna	$1352
111 km or 69 mi	Klatovy	$1121
111 km or 69 mi	Karlovy Vary	$979
114 km or 71 mi	Jihlava	$974
115 km or 71 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1307
117 km or 73 mi	Freital	$1347
118 km or 73 mi	Dresden	$1402
119 km or 74 mi	Trutnov	$1059
119 km or 74 mi	Freiberg	$1202
122 km or 76 mi	Bautzen	$1420
123 km or 77 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1227
125 km or 78 mi	Radebeul	$1351
126 km or 78 mi	Gorlitz	$1362
127 km or 79 mi	Sokolov	$1120

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1627
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$966
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1449
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1239
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1118
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1368
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1330
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1395
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1532
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1468
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1411
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1436
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1457
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1562
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1433
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1460
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1106
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1742
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1743
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1764
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1735
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1804
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1829
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1835
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2004
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1769
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1857
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1889
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1773
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1900
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1852
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1732