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Czech Republic vs. Hong Kong Cost of Living Summary

Czech Republic is 24.8% cheaper than Hong Kong overall.

Restaurants: pay 29.4% more in Czech Republic
Groceries: pay 34.5% less in Czech Republic
Transportation: pay 32.5% less in Czech Republic
Housing: pay 29.1% less in Czech Republic
Childcare: pay 60.9% less in Czech Republic
Entertainment and Sports: pay 40.3% less in Czech Republic
Clothing: pay 6.0% less in Czech Republic

Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, groceries, transportation, housing, and clothing are lower in Czech Republic.

Czech Republic vs. Hong Kong Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Czech Republic instead of Hong Kong, you would:

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pay 29.4% more for restaurants

	Hong Kong	Czech Republic
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.91 HK$61.55	$8.75 CZK182.15	+10.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.43 HK$50.04	$8.69 CZK180.72	+35.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.39 HK$10.81	$1.80 CZK37.50	+29.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.11 HK$8.66	$1.58 CZK32.86	+42.0%
Average			+29.4%

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pay 34.5% less for groceries

	Hong Kong	Czech Republic
Bread 1 loaf	$2.19 HK$17.06	$1.42 CZK29.45	-35.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$12.44 HK$96.86	$6.24 CZK129.76	-49.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.75 HK$91.46	$4.39 CZK91.31	-62.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.52 HK$27.37	$3.17 CZK66.01	-9.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 HK$37.76	$4.20 CZK87.40	-13.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.57 HK$12.19	$0.75 CZK15.52	-52.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.09 HK$8.46	$0.78 CZK16.31	-27.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.62 HK$12.63	$0.97 CZK20.15	-40.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.39 HK$10.79	$1.59 CZK33.03	+14.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.10 HK$8.56	$0.55 CZK11.42	-50.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.06 HK$8.25	$0.51 CZK10.53	-52.2%
Average			-34.5%

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pay 32.5% less for transportation

	Hong Kong	Czech Republic
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$11.90 HK$92.63	$6.65 CZK138.38	-44.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$67.49 HK$525.40	$25.28 CZK525.94	-62.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,564.70 HK$300,226.22	$31,610.58 CZK657,737.15	-18.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.53 HK$113.09	$13.74 CZK285.90	-5.4%
Average			-32.5%

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pay 29.1% less for housing

	Hong Kong	Czech Republic
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.19 HK$172.75	$20.37 CZK423.85	-8.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$2,349.29 HK$18,289.20	$725.26 CZK15,090.77	-69.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$1,688.04 HK$13,141.37	$590.43 CZK12,285.35	-65.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$177.52 HK$1,382.03	$223.21 CZK4,644.38	+25.7%
Average			-29.1%

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pay 60.9% less for childcare

	Hong Kong	Czech Republic
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,038.61 HK$8,085.57	$384.73 CZK8,005.26	-63.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,248.89 HK$173,207.58	$9,199.30 CZK191,414.51	-58.7%
Average			-60.9%

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pay 40.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Hong Kong	Czech Republic
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.48 HK$50.47	$2.40 CZK49.86	-63.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.23 HK$40.72	$3.03 CZK63.12	-42.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$13.11 HK$102.08	$7.42 CZK154.49	-43.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$79.18 HK$616.38	$55.37 CZK1,152.20	-30.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.85 HK$100.08	$9.92 CZK206.40	-22.8%
Average			-40.3%

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pay 6.0% less for clothing

	Hong Kong	Czech Republic
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$74.06 HK$576.58	$80.21 CZK1,668.87	+8.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.18 HK$328.34	$34.88 CZK725.70	-17.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$91.97 HK$716.02	$95.51 CZK1,987.34	+3.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$142.80 HK$1,111.66	$116.19 CZK2,417.68	-18.6%
Average			-6.0%

Hong Kong vs. Czech Republic - 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: December 2025

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