Cost of living comparison
Hong Kong is 46.5% more expensive than Prague.
If you lived in Hong Kong instead of Prague, you would:
pay 21.9% less for restaurants
|
Prague
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.61
CZK222.28
|
$8.84
HK$68.66
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.74
CZK202.07
|
$5.77
HK$44.78
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
CZK38.67
|
$1.33
HK$10.36
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
CZK34.84
|
$1.13
HK$8.74
|
|
pay 83.8% more for groceries
|
Prague
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.55
CZK35.83
|
$2.29
HK$17.82
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.25
CZK144.63
|
$14.28
HK$110.85
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.95
CZK91.28
|
$12.15
HK$94.32
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.61
CZK60.33
|
$4.01
HK$31.12
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.08
CZK94.29
|
$4.49
HK$34.85
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.77
CZK17.69
|
$1.68
HK$13.08
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
CZK17.22
|
$1.16
HK$9.00
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.95
CZK22.01
|
$1.75
HK$13.61
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
CZK33.08
|
$1.47
HK$11.41
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CZK13.32
|
$1.21
HK$9.41
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
CZK13.77
|
$1.20
HK$9.30
|
|
pay 70.3% more for transportation
|
Prague
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.44
CZK148.94
|
$11.66
HK$90.54
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$24.03
CZK555.69
|
$64.07
HK$497.56
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,867.69
CZK621,363.58
|
$33,292.33
HK$258,531.76
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.49
CZK288.96
|
$13.71
HK$106.48
|
|
pay 52.0% more for housing
|
Prague
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.58
CZK499.19
|
$22.03
HK$171.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,071.02
CZK24,769.21
|
$2,324.35
HK$18,049.75
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$788.65
CZK18,238.87
|
$1,616.39
HK$12,552.06
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$233.34
CZK5,396.45
|
$196.11
HK$1,522.93
|
|
pay 56.2% more for childcare
|
Prague
|
Hong Kong
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$723.05
CZK16,721.81
|
$929.71
HK$7,219.66
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,769.87
CZK272,199.45
|
$21,637.45
HK$168,025.74
|
|
pay 83.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Prague
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
CZK60.12
|
$7.69
HK$59.71
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.13
CZK72.42
|
$5.31
HK$41.24
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.55
CZK151.55
|
$12.81
HK$99.51
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.39
CZK1,419.80
|
$86.33
HK$670.36
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.92
CZK252.59
|
$12.81
HK$99.51
|
|
pay 1.6% more for clothing
|
Prague
|
Hong Kong
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.11
CZK1,922.03
|
$76.24
HK$592.06
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.28
CZK908.50
|
$41.17
HK$319.74
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$98.13
CZK2,269.36
|
$91.44
HK$710.09
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.55
CZK2,672.21
|
$135.10
HK$1,049.15
|
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