Prague vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Prague	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1513	$2488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3601	$5527
🏠 One person rent	$911	$1579
🏘️ Family rent	$1611	$2615
🍽️ Food expenses	$368	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1829	$3246
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	93	78
😀 Quality of life	87	92
🏙️ Population	1.38M	662K

The cost of living in Prague is 39% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 3363rd and 819th ($1513 vs $2488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd 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 1.3 months in Vancouver. Prague ranked 1st best city to live in the Czech Republic vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 285th and 86th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Prague vs Vancouver

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	Prague	Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.47	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.4	$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.22	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.41	$5.71
☕ Cappuccino	$3.1	$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.64	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$901	$1747
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$685	$1392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1728	$3049
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1240	$2320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$164	$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$254	$92.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.2	$55.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.2%	5.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7481	$9559
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5304	$6774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.7	$85.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.62	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.27	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.92	$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.04	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$3.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$3.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$2.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.11	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$3.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.33	$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.21	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.28	$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.77	$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.51	$3.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.7	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$50.6	$100
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.6	$99
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$758	$1117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12277	$17240

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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 Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2388
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2093
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2495
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2280
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$2021
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1719
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2466
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2121
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2047
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2093
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2023
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2692
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1810
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2598
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2589
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2785
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$2973
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2155
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2625
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2718
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$2882
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2462
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3239
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$3015
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3273
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2759