Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 7.7% cheaper than Prague.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Prague, you would:
pay 59.5% less for restaurants
Prague
|
Beijing
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.29
Kč241.33
|
$4.37
CN¥31.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.89
Kč208.42
|
$5.82
CN¥42.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
Kč41.20
|
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.38
Kč32.36
|
$0.33
CN¥2.41
|
|
pay 5.3% less for groceries
Prague
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
Kč40.08
|
$2.04
CN¥14.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.50
Kč152.48
|
$6.63
CN¥47.94
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.62
Kč108.41
|
$7.67
CN¥55.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.46
Kč81.11
|
$1.89
CN¥13.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.31
Kč101.02
|
$1.80
CN¥13.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
Kč20.20
|
$1.00
CN¥7.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
Kč18.93
|
$0.92
CN¥6.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
Kč22.95
|
$0.97
CN¥6.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.62
Kč37.95
|
$0.70
CN¥5.07
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
Kč11.38
|
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.50
Kč11.62
|
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
|
pay 7.9% less for transportation
Prague
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.00
Kč164.20
|
$4.79
CN¥34.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.72
Kč603.32
|
$43.66
CN¥315.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,062.17
Kč658,167.26
|
$24,196.95
CN¥174,910.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.58
Kč295.08
|
$5.53
CN¥39.98
|
|
pay 29.2% less for housing
Prague
|
Beijing
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.19
Kč614.27
|
$20.10
CN¥145.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,062.03
Kč24,908.64
|
$1,154.95
CN¥8,348.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$794.21
Kč18,627.38
|
$634.84
CN¥4,588.97
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$251.13
Kč5,889.88
|
$44.96
CN¥324.97
|
|
pay 63.2% more for childcare
Prague
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$808.25
Kč18,956.59
|
$951.31
CN¥6,876.67
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,299.60
Kč311,927.40
|
$27,770.10
CN¥200,738.92
|
|
pay 9.9% less for entertainment and sports
Prague
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
Kč54.85
|
$1.46
CN¥10.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.21
Kč75.19
|
$4.37
CN¥31.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.73
Kč157.96
|
$4.37
CN¥31.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.27
Kč1,413.51
|
$58.33
CN¥421.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.18
Kč262.17
|
$10.12
CN¥73.12
|
|
pay 5.0% less for clothing
Prague
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.07
Kč2,182.80
|
$69.18
CN¥500.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.28
Kč991.52
|
$43.88
CN¥317.21
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.72
Kč2,268.53
|
$89.48
CN¥646.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.16
Kč2,677.54
|
$124.62
CN¥900.85
|
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