Prague vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Prague	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1778	$2457
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4184	$5641
🏠 One person rent	$1098	$1547
🏘️ Family rent	$1897	$2678
🍽️ Food expenses	$426	$613
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2284	$3278
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	93	78
😀 Quality of life	89	93
🏙️ Population	1.4M	662K

The cost of living in Prague is 28% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 2821st and 931st ($1778 vs $2457) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th 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 1.3 months in Vancouver. Prague ranked 1st best city to live in the Czech Republic vs Vancouver ranked 10th in Canada, while ranked 277th and 87th 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	$9.76	$18.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$46	$64.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.37	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.73	$5.74
☕ Cappuccino	$3.77	$4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.97	$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1073	$1697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$830	$1379
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1910	$3105
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1487	$2409
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$196	$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$303	$74
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.1	$56.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.74%	5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10023	$9732
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7034	$7029
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.44	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$26.3	$87.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.76	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$2.94
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$3.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$4.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$4.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.33	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.73	$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$3.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.56	$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$2.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.36	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.15	$3.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.48	$15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.88	$4.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.23	$3.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.02	$2.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$69.1	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.9	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.5	$27.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.9	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$994	$1240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15329	$19787

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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 Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2379
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2172
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2412
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2325
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2297
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$1952
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1791
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2443
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2144
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2079
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2114
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2414
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2419
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2762
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2480
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2644
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1812
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2603
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2623
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2649
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2632
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2655
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2678
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2669
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$2723
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2203
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2730
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2674
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2814
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$2907
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2525
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3269
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$3162
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3313
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2851
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2812