Cost of living comparison
Prague is 17.4% cheaper than Toronto.
If you lived in Prague instead of Toronto, you would:
pay 24.6% less for restaurants
Toronto
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.35
CA$24.90
|
$9.61
CZK217.67
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.01
CA$14.94
|
$8.74
CZK197.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
CA$2.94
|
$1.67
CZK37.87
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
CA$2.21
|
$1.51
CZK34.12
|
|
pay 34.4% less for groceries
Toronto
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.84
CA$3.85
|
$1.55
CZK35.09
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.77
CA$7.83
|
$6.25
CZK141.63
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.65
CA$15.81
|
$3.95
CZK89.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.58
CA$4.86
|
$2.61
CZK59.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.77
CA$7.84
|
$4.08
CZK92.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
CA$2.40
|
$0.77
CZK17.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
CA$0.94
|
$0.74
CZK16.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
CA$2.45
|
$0.95
CZK21.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.71
CA$2.32
|
$1.43
CZK32.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
CA$1.65
|
$0.58
CZK13.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.28
CA$1.73
|
$0.60
CZK13.48
|
|
pay 9.9% less for transportation
Toronto
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.50
CA$6.10
|
$6.44
CZK145.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$114.49
CA$155.39
|
$24.03
CZK544.19
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,209.07
CA$34,214.63
|
$26,867.69
CZK608,499.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.94
CA$18.93
|
$12.49
CZK282.98
|
|
pay 2.6% more for housing
Toronto
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.81
CA$73.03
|
$21.58
CZK488.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,853.23
CA$2,515.27
|
$1,071.02
CZK24,256.42
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,580.15
CA$2,144.64
|
$788.65
CZK17,861.27
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$88.91
CA$120.67
|
$233.34
CZK5,284.73
|
|
pay 36.4% less for childcare
Toronto
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,147.29
CA$1,557.15
|
$723.05
CZK16,375.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,322.57
CA$24,868.04
|
$11,769.87
CZK266,564.09
|
|
pay 26.8% less for entertainment and sports
Toronto
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.87
CA$7.97
|
$2.60
CZK58.87
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.99
CA$5.42
|
$3.13
CZK70.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$14.68
CA$19.92
|
$6.55
CZK148.41
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.05
CA$72.00
|
$61.39
CZK1,390.41
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.21
CA$17.93
|
$10.92
CZK247.36
|
|
pay 7.4% more for clothing
Toronto
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.87
CA$83.98
|
$83.11
CZK1,882.24
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.66
CA$51.11
|
$39.28
CZK889.70
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.68
CA$138.01
|
$98.13
CZK2,222.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.37
CA$166.08
|
$115.55
CZK2,616.88
|
|
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