Prague vs Quebec City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Prague	Quebec City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1778	$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4184	$3776
🏠 One person rent	$1098	$826
🏘️ Family rent	$1897	$1323
🍽️ Food expenses	$426	$538
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2284	$2731
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	93	38
😀 Quality of life	89	88
🏙️ Population	1.4M	549K

The cost of living in Prague is 9% more expensive than in Quebec City. Cities ranked 2821st and 3402nd ($1778 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 116th 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 1.3 months in Prague compared to 1.7 months in Quebec City. Prague ranked 1st best city to live in the Czech Republic vs Quebec City ranked 25th in Canada, while ranked 277th and 300th 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	$9.76	$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.37	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.73	$4.99
☕ Cappuccino	$3.77	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.97	$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1073	$788
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$830	$714
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$1419
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1487	$1141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$196	$52.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$303	$82.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.1	$44.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.74%	5.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10023	$9628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7034	$3472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.44	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.3	$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$22.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.76	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$3.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$4.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$3.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$3.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$4.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$3.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$1.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.36	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$3.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.48	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$6.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.88	$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.23	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.02	$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.1	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.9	$79
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.9	$55.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$994	$816
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15329	$6103

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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

Cities near Quebec City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.2 mi	Levis	$1622
80 km or 50 mi	Thetford Mines	$1019
89 km or 55 mi	Saint-Georges	$1470
102 km or 64 mi	Victoriaville	$1265
114 km or 71 mi	Trois-Rivieres	$1136
120 km or 74 mi	Shawinigan	$1388
142 km or 88 mi	Drummondville	$1363
166 km or 103 mi	Sherbrooke	$1420
169 km or 105 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1549
170 km or 106 mi	Riviere-du-Loup	$1455
178 km or 111 mi	Saguenay	$1077
180 km or 112 mi	Chicoutimi	$1223
187 km or 116 mi	Magog	$1486
188 km or 117 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1586
192 km or 120 mi	Joliette	$1449
195 km or 121 mi	Alma	$1304
196 km or 122 mi	Granby	$1120
201 km or 125 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
206 km or 128 mi	Beloeil	$1776
210 km or 131 mi	Repentigny	$1767
211 km or 131 mi	Varennes	$1786
212 km or 132 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822
217 km or 135 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
218 km or 135 mi	Mascouche	$1766
218 km or 136 mi	Boucherville	$1820
220 km or 136 mi	Chambly	$1853
223 km or 138 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
223 km or 139 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
227 km or 141 mi	Longueuil	$1842
228 km or 142 mi	Brossard	$2055
229 km or 142 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
229 km or 143 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1805
231 km or 144 mi	Montreal	$1903
234 km or 146 mi	La Prairie	$1911
236 km or 146 mi	Westmount	$1814
236 km or 146 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
238 km or 148 mi	Laval	$1930
238 km or 148 mi	Candiac	$1892
241 km or 150 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
241 km or 150 mi	Boisbriand	$1763