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Prostejov vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Prostejov is 53.0% more expensive than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 2.8 times more in Prostejov
Groceries: pay 40.6% more in Prostejov
Transportation: pay 58.5% more in Prostejov
Housing: pay 2.2 times more in Prostejov
Childcare: pay 65.1% less in Prostejov
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.5% more in Prostejov
Clothing: pay 7.1% more in Prostejov

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

Prostejov vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.8 times more for restaurants

	Beijing	Prostejov
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.21 CN¥29.01	$8.16 CZK171.28	+94.0%
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	$1.49 CZK31.23	+210.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.12	$1.30 CZK27.35	+324.4%
Average			+176.1%

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pay 40.6% more for groceries

	Beijing	Prostejov
Bread 1 loaf	$1.71 CN¥11.77	$1.43 CZK29.95	-16.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.47 CN¥51.51	$6.13 CZK128.72	-17.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.64 CN¥45.81	$4.26 CZK89.49	-35.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.78 CN¥12.25	$3.23 CZK67.71	+81.6%
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			+40.6%

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pay 58.5% more for transportation

	Beijing	Prostejov
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.21 CN¥29.04	$6.63 CZK139.13	+57.4%
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			+58.5%

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pay 2.2 times more for housing

	Beijing	Prostejov
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.93 CN¥89.18	$19.62 CZK411.88	+51.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$935.23 CN¥6,450.12	$647.95 CZK13,601.63	-30.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$504.41 CN¥3,478.79	$527.96 CZK11,082.81	+4.7%
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			+117.0%

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pay 65.1% less for childcare

	Beijing	Prostejov
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 36.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Prostejov
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	$43.20 CZK906.78	-25.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.41 CN¥58.01	$9.58 CZK201.00	+13.8%
Average			+36.5%

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pay 7.1% more for clothing

	Beijing	Prostejov
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	$132.79 CZK2,787.49	+25.8%
Average			+7.1%

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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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