Cost of living comparison
Prague is 3.7% more expensive than Montreal.
If you lived in Prague instead of Montreal, you would:
pay 22.8% less for restaurants
Montreal
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.35
CA$24.76
|
$9.61
CZK217.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.01
CA$14.86
|
$8.74
CZK197.99
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
CA$2.83
|
$1.67
CZK37.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.55
CA$2.09
|
$1.51
CZK34.13
|
|
pay 32.1% less for groceries
Montreal
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.09
CA$4.17
|
$1.55
CZK35.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.28
CA$8.47
|
$6.25
CZK141.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.06
CA$10.87
|
$3.95
CZK89.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
CA$4.54
|
$2.61
CZK59.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.63
CA$7.60
|
$4.08
CZK92.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.64
CA$2.21
|
$0.77
CZK17.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
CA$0.89
|
$0.74
CZK16.87
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
CA$2.43
|
$0.95
CZK21.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.08
CA$2.81
|
$1.43
CZK32.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
CA$1.28
|
$0.58
CZK13.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.07
CA$1.44
|
$0.60
CZK13.49
|
|
pay 10.5% less for transportation
Montreal
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
CA$6.46
|
$6.44
CZK145.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$71.19
CA$96.08
|
$24.03
CZK544.48
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,936.06
CA$33,657.45
|
$26,867.69
CZK608,824.44
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.23
CA$20.55
|
$12.49
CZK283.13
|
|
pay 48.1% more for housing
Montreal
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.20
CA$59.65
|
$21.58
CZK489.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,219.08
CA$1,645.45
|
$1,071.02
CZK24,269.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$947.47
CA$1,278.85
|
$788.65
CZK17,870.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$62.68
CA$84.61
|
$233.34
CZK5,287.55
|
|
pay 43.3% more for childcare
Montreal
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$659.52
CA$890.19
|
$723.05
CZK16,384.36
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,646.93
CA$8,971.70
|
$11,769.87
CZK266,706.45
|
|
pay 6.8% less for entertainment and sports
Montreal
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.24
CA$8.42
|
$2.60
CZK58.90
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.84
CA$5.18
|
$3.13
CZK70.95
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.01
CA$14.86
|
$6.55
CZK148.49
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.41
CA$45.09
|
$61.39
CZK1,391.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.01
CA$14.86
|
$10.92
CZK247.49
|
|
pay 6.7% more for clothing
Montreal
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.92
CA$87.63
|
$83.11
CZK1,883.24
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.04
CA$66.20
|
$39.28
CZK890.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.69
CA$118.36
|
$98.13
CZK2,223.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.25
CA$146.11
|
$115.55
CZK2,618.28
|
|
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