Prague vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Prague Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1531
$2564
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3619
$5785
🏠 One person rent
$923
$1629
🏘️ Family rent
$1662
$2825
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$627
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1671
$3016
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
92
78
😀 Quality of life
85
93
🏙️ Population
1.36M
662K

The cost of living in Prague is 40% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 3308th and 587th ($1531 vs $2564) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 1.1 months in Prague compared to 1.2 months in Vancouver. Prague ranked 1st best city to live in the Czech Republic vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 273rd and 60th 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
$8.17
$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.6
$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.66
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$5.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.63
$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$926
$1786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$679
$1418
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1804
$3279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1265
$2490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$266
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.07%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7359
$12194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5167
$7826
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.3
$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.5
$99.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.4
$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.66
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$2.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$2.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$4.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$4.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.66
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$3.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.6
$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.19
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$5.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.78
$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.2
$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$110
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$84
$68.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.9
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$583
$1092
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11372
$14942

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Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1383
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1374
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1363
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1188
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1146
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1116
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1038
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1015
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1063
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$918
72 km or 45 mi Most
$1130
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$1102
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1063
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1027
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1293
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1127
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1122
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1073
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1046
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1311
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$949
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1077
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1013
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$979
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1090
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1344
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1083
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$969
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$956
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1347
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1406
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$1019
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1165
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1344
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1078
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1351
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1310
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1002

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Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2529
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2255
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2595
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2329
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2407
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2595
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2034
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1990
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1455
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2251
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1760
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2141
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2134
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2210
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2445
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2255
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2588
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2451
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2576
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1721
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2585
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2593
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2604
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2627
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2663
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2750
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2837
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$3118
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2279
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2729
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2728
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2920
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2313
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3262
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$2974
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3345
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2814
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2758