Cost of living comparison

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Plzen vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Plzen is 71.9% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 3.5 times more in Plzen
Groceries: pay 48.2% more in Plzen
Transportation: pay 73.0% more in Plzen
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Plzen
Childcare: pay 56.6% less in Plzen
Entertainment and Sports: pay 55.3% more in Plzen
Clothing: pay 20.9% more in Plzen

The cost of restaurants, housing, transportation, entertainment and sports, groceries, and clothing in Plzen are more expensive than in Beijing. Notably, restaurants and housing are significantly more expensive in Plzen.

Plzen vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Plzen instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 3.5 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Plzen
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.47	$9.60 CZK197.64	+128.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥34.38	$8.64 CZK177.88	+76.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.36	$2.01 CZK41.37	+318.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.15	$1.71 CZK35.25	+457.7%
Average			+245.2%

Beijing vs. Plzen - Cost of restaurants

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pay 48.2% more for groceries

	Beijing	Plzen
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥11.96	$1.63 CZK33.60	-4.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥52.33	$6.56 CZK134.99	-12.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥46.54	$4.71 CZK97.01	-29.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.45	$3.46 CZK71.25	+94.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.73	$4.27 CZK87.88	+178.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.89	$0.82 CZK16.89	-16.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.39	$0.82 CZK16.80	+6.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.61	$1.02 CZK21.06	+27.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.22	$1.69 CZK34.71	+180.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.44	$0.60 CZK12.45	+73.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.89	$0.54 CZK11.20	+31.9%
Average			+48.2%

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pay 73.0% more for transportation

	Beijing	Plzen
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.51	$6.53 CZK134.37	+55.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥221.02	$26.88 CZK553.41	-14.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥127,701.74	$28,797.76 CZK592,934.35	+58.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥32.42	$13.58 CZK279.67	+193.6%
Average			+73.0%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Beijing	Plzen
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥90.61	$19.99 CZK411.62	+54.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,552.90	$678.03 CZK13,960.41	-27.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,534.22	$634.87 CZK13,071.76	+25.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥275.12	$203.06 CZK4,180.83	+417.1%
Average			+117.5%

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pay 56.6% less for childcare

	Beijing	Plzen
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥4,980.11	$335.37 CZK6,905.21	-52.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥162,854.81	$9,172.62 CZK188,860.57	-60.5%
Average			-56.6%

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pay 55.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Plzen
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.86	$2.88 CZK59.29	+156.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.33	$3.17 CZK65.34	+9.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.47	$7.20 CZK148.23	+71.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥405.24	$65.72 CZK1,353.11	+13.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥58.94	$10.56 CZK217.41	+25.5%
Average			+55.3%

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pay 20.9% more for clothing

	Beijing	Plzen
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥436.51	$85.86 CZK1,767.87	+37.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥254.85	$44.44 CZK915.10	+22.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥572.73	$91.96 CZK1,893.50	+12.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥739.42	$117.10 CZK2,411.14	+11.0%
Average			+20.9%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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