Cost of living comparison
Prague is 2.1 times more expensive than China.
If you lived in Prague instead of China, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
China
|
Prague
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.04
CN¥21.97
|
$9.61
CZK218.35
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.19
CN¥37.51
|
$8.74
CZK198.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
CN¥3.52
|
$1.67
CZK37.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
CN¥2.15
|
$1.51
CZK34.22
|
|
pay 48.8% more for groceries
China
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
CN¥11.88
|
$1.55
CZK35.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
CN¥43.20
|
$6.25
CZK142.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.16
CN¥51.72
|
$3.95
CZK89.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
CN¥11.92
|
$2.61
CZK59.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
CN¥11.38
|
$4.08
CZK92.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
CN¥5.51
|
$0.77
CZK17.38
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
CN¥4.15
|
$0.74
CZK16.91
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
CN¥4.78
|
$0.95
CZK21.62
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
CN¥3.81
|
$1.43
CZK32.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
CN¥2.38
|
$0.58
CZK13.08
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
CN¥2.96
|
$0.60
CZK13.53
|
|
pay 77.4% more for transportation
China
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.45
CN¥32.12
|
$6.44
CZK146.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.24
CN¥160.66
|
$24.03
CZK545.87
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,593.81
CN¥141,530.02
|
$26,867.69
CZK610,380.07
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.91
CN¥28.24
|
$12.49
CZK283.85
|
|
pay 3.7 times more for housing
China
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.06
CN¥87.11
|
$21.58
CZK490.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$335.80
CN¥2,425.55
|
$1,071.02
CZK24,331.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$208.96
CN¥1,509.38
|
$788.65
CZK17,916.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.78
CN¥287.33
|
$233.34
CZK5,301.06
|
|
pay 7.4% more for childcare
China
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$483.22
CN¥3,490.39
|
$723.05
CZK16,426.23
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,043.44
CN¥130,331.35
|
$11,769.87
CZK267,387.92
|
|
pay 74.0% more for entertainment and sports
China
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
CN¥7.79
|
$2.60
CZK59.05
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.20
CN¥23.14
|
$3.13
CZK71.14
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
CN¥23.24
|
$6.55
CZK148.87
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.07
CN¥303.87
|
$61.39
CZK1,394.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.01
CN¥43.40
|
$10.92
CZK248.12
|
|
pay 44.9% more for clothing
China
|
Prague
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.74
CN¥352.09
|
$83.11
CZK1,888.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.37
CN¥226.58
|
$39.28
CZK892.45
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.58
CN¥531.50
|
$98.13
CZK2,229.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.83
CN¥554.94
|
$115.55
CZK2,624.97
|
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