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Prerov vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Prerov is 52.4% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 3.0 times more in Prerov
Groceries: pay 39.5% more in Prerov
Transportation: pay 58.7% more in Prerov
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Prerov
Childcare: pay 65.1% less in Prerov
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.0% more in Prerov
Clothing: pay 1.5% more in Prerov

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

Prerov vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.0 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Prerov
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.01	$8.88 CZK186.39	+111.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.91 CN¥33.84	$8.64 CZK181.36	+76.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 CN¥3.31	$1.80 CZK37.78	+275.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.12	$1.30 CZK27.35	+324.4%
Average			+196.7%

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pay 39.5% more for groceries

	Beijing	Prerov
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥11.77	$1.46 CZK30.59	-14.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥51.51	$6.13 CZK128.72	-17.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥45.81	$4.54 CZK95.35	-31.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.25	$2.91 CZK61.03	+63.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥10.56	$4.14 CZK86.94	+170.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.98 CN¥6.78	$0.79 CZK16.57	-19.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CN¥5.31	$0.82 CZK17.25	+6.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.80 CN¥5.52	$0.98 CZK20.55	+22.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CN¥4.15	$1.63 CZK34.28	+171.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 CN¥2.40	$0.56 CZK11.75	+60.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 CN¥2.85	$0.51 CZK10.65	+23.0%
Average			+39.5%

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pay 58.7% more for transportation

	Beijing	Prerov
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.04	$6.65 CZK139.64	+58.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$31.54 CN¥217.56	$14.40 CZK302.26	-54.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,225.66 CN¥126K	$29,997.67 CZK630K	+64.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.63 CN¥31.91	$12.34 CZK258.93	+166.6%
Average			+58.7%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Beijing	Prerov
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥89.18	$20.64 CZK433.24	+59.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,450.12	$455.96 CZK9,571.52	-51.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,478.79	$375.97 CZK7,892.30	-25.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.27 CN¥270.81	$212.96 CZK4,470.44	+442.4%
Average			+106.3%

Beijing vs. Prerov - Cost of housing

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pay 65.1% less for childcare

	Beijing	Prerov
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$710.76 CN¥4,902.00	$319.98 CZK6,716.85	-55.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$23,242.73 CN¥160K	$5,759.55 CZK121K	-75.2%
Average			-65.1%

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pay 29.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Prerov
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.12 CN¥7.74	$2.40 CZK50.38	+114.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.90 CN¥20.02	$2.82 CZK59.22	-2.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.21 CN¥29.01	$7.68 CZK161.20	+82.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$57.84 CN¥398.88	$21.60 CZK453.39	-62.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥58.01	$9.58 CZK201.00	+13.8%
Average			+29.0%

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pay 1.5% more for clothing

	Beijing	Prerov
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.30 CN¥429.67	$67.19 CZK1,410.54	+7.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$36.37 CN¥250.86	$25.60 CZK537.35	-29.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$81.74 CN¥563.75	$101.59 CZK2,132.60	+24.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.53 CN¥727.82	$109.06 CZK2,289.36	+3.3%
Average			+1.5%

Beijing vs. Prerov - Cost of clothing

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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: March 2026

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