Cost of living comparison
Prague is 20.1% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Prague instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 29.9% more for restaurants
|
Hong Kong
|
Prague
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.84
HK$68.96
|
$9.61
CZK218.11
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.77
HK$44.97
|
$8.74
CZK198.28
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.33
HK$10.40
|
$1.67
CZK37.95
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
HK$8.78
|
$1.51
CZK34.18
|
|
pay 40.1% less for groceries
|
Hong Kong
|
Prague
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.90
|
$1.55
CZK35.16
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$14.28
HK$111.34
|
$6.25
CZK141.91
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.15
HK$94.73
|
$3.95
CZK89.57
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
HK$31.25
|
$2.61
CZK59.20
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.49
HK$35.00
|
$4.08
CZK92.52
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.68
HK$13.14
|
$0.77
CZK17.36
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.16
HK$9.03
|
$0.74
CZK16.89
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.67
|
$0.95
CZK21.59
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
HK$11.46
|
$1.43
CZK32.46
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.45
|
$0.58
CZK13.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.20
HK$9.34
|
$0.60
CZK13.51
|
|
pay 33.9% less for transportation
|
Hong Kong
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$90.93
|
$6.44
CZK146.15
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$64.07
HK$499.72
|
$24.03
CZK545.28
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,292.33
HK$259,655.21
|
$26,867.69
CZK609,717.79
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.71
HK$106.94
|
$12.49
CZK283.54
|
|
pay 22.0% less for housing
|
Hong Kong
|
Prague
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.03
HK$171.85
|
$21.58
CZK489.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,324.35
HK$18,128.19
|
$1,071.02
CZK24,304.98
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,616.39
HK$12,606.61
|
$788.65
CZK17,897.03
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$196.11
HK$1,529.54
|
$233.34
CZK5,295.31
|
|
pay 33.9% less for childcare
|
Hong Kong
|
Prague
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$929.71
HK$7,251.03
|
$723.05
CZK16,408.40
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,637.45
HK$168,755.90
|
$11,769.87
CZK267,097.80
|
|
pay 40.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Hong Kong
|
Prague
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.69
HK$59.97
|
$2.60
CZK58.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.31
HK$41.42
|
$3.13
CZK71.06
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.81
HK$99.94
|
$6.55
CZK148.71
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$86.33
HK$673.27
|
$61.39
CZK1,393.19
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.81
HK$99.94
|
$10.92
CZK247.85
|
|
pay 0.7% less for clothing
|
Hong Kong
|
Prague
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.24
HK$594.64
|
$83.11
CZK1,886.01
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.17
HK$321.13
|
$39.28
CZK891.48
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.44
HK$713.18
|
$98.13
CZK2,226.82
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.10
HK$1,053.71
|
$115.55
CZK2,622.12
|
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