Beijing vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beijing Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1065
$1531
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3114
$3619
🏠 One person rent
$605
$923
🏘️ Family rent
$1364
$1662
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1709
$1671
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
100
92
😀 Quality of life
78
85
🏙️ Population
21.9M
1.36M

The cost of living in Beijing is 30% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 4887th and 3308th ($1065 vs $1531) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in China and the Czech Republic, respectively. Check China vs the Czech Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Beijing compared to 1.1 months in Prague. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 583rd and 273rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Prague

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Beijing Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.9
$8.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.6
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.54
$8.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$3.83
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$843
$926
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$487
$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2089
$1804
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1102
$1265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.7
$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.3
$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.6
$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.35%
6.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14972
$7359
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8057
$5167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.5
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.9
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$8.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$6.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$6.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.55
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.44
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.69
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.7
$84
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$896
$583
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27310
$11372

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Cities near Beijing

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$733
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$713
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$772
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$633
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$650
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$688
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$583
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$678
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$466
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$667
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$677
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$587
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$700
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$633
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$607
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$539
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$549
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$643
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$637
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$594
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$592
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$525
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$633
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$545
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$569
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$527
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$650
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$572
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$486
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$707
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$598
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$621
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$640
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$643
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$620
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$587
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$640
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$506

Cities near Prague

Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1383
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1374
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1363
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1188
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1146
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1116
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1038
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1015
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1063
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$918
72 km or 45 mi Most
$1130
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$1102
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1063
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1027
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1293
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1127
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1122
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1073
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1046
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1311
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$949
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1077
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1013
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$979
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1090
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1344
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1083
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$969
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$956
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1347
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1406
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$1019
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1165
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1344
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1078
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1351
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1310
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1002