Prague vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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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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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

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$2388
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$2093
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$2495
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$2317
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2280
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2490
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$2021
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$1969
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1883
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1719
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$2466
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1761
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2121
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2047
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$2093
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2023
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$2542
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2751
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$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