Prague vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Prague Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1899
$2505
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4415
$5691
🏠 One person rent
$1182
$1564
🏘️ Family rent
$1957
$2640
🍽️ Food expenses
$451
$646
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$139
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2366
$3446
😷 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 24% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 2377th and 890th ($1899 vs $2505) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.4 months in Vancouver. Prague ranked 1st best city to live in the Czech Republic vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 244th and 62nd 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
$10.6
$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$48.1
$74.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.01
$5.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$4.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.02
$2.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1089
$1643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$928
$1394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1964
$2929
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1546
$2377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$199
$61.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$304
$93.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.6
$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.72%
4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10118
$8999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7415
$7018
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.87
$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.4
$85.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.84
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.27
$2.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.58
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$3.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.21
$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$4.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$2.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$1.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.08
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.08
$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.73
$15.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$13.9
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.9
$4.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.91
$3.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.71
$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.6
$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.1
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$24
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.7
$59.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$120
$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1075
$1168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19039
$21273

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Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1696
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1685
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1661
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1402
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1195
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1115
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1276
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1875
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1332
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$1141
72 km or 45 mi Most
$1094
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$1006
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1107
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1216
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1517
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1174
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1397
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1250
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1174
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1112
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1460
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1258
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1259
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1280
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1412
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1256
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1424
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1289
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$1218
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$1108
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1438
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1412
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1448
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$956
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1316
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1503
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1278
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1410
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1467
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1340

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Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2420
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2247
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2411
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2295
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2091
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2493
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2100
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2266
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1953
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1840
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2523
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1869
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2185
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2081
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2098
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2427
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2475
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2773
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2580
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2690
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1855
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2661
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2670
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2727
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2709
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2714
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2736
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2728
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$2782
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2124
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2734
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2749
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2827
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$3012
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2479
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3602
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$3183
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3164
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2843
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2884