China vs Czech Republic - Cost of Living Comparison

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China Czech Republic
🚶 Cost of living one person
$639
$1409
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1733
$3267
🏠 One person rent
$264
$827
🏘️ Family rent
$443
$1396
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$396
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.6
$69.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$755
$1788
💸 GDP per capita
$13303
$31707
😃 Human freedom index
4.93
8.66
❤️ Life expectancy
78
79.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
43
56
🌐 English speaking %
0.7%
50.7%
🎓 Higher education
90
91
😀 Quality of life
51
80
🏙️ Population
1.41B
10.9M

The average cost of living in China ($639) is 55% less expensive than in the Czech Republic ($1409). China ranked 158th vs 43rd for the Czech Republic in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in China compared to 1.3 months in the Czech Republic. Ranked 84th and 33rd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in China vs the Czech Republic

We calculate prices for China and the Czech Republic as a population-weighted mean of 544 and 58 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

China Czech Republic
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.15
$9.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.8
$44.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$8.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$2.48
 Cappuccino
$2.86
$3.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$298
$754
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$198
$601
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$646
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$408
$1117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$174
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.8
$268
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.84%
5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4169
$6027
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2400
$4288
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20
$25.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.03
$14.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.63
$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.58
$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$9.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$6.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.35
$7.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.94
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.59
$4.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$2.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$57.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6
$10.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.2
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.55
$12.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.6
$84.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.4
$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$386
$578
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15860
$11751

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In China

City Cost of living Population
Chongqing
$561
32.1M
Shanghai
$1128
24.9M
Chengdu
$635
20.9M
Shenzhen
$878
17.5M
Guangzhou
$758
18.7M
Beijing
$1029
21.9M
Suzhou
$771
12.7M
Tianjin
$646
13.9M
Wuhan
$639
12.3M
Baoding
$456
11.5M
Xi'an
$580
13M
Hangzhou
$826
11.9M
Nanjing
$753
9.31M
Hong Kong
$2718
7.41M
Qingdao
$626
10.1M
Changsha
$592
10M
Hefei
$643
9.37M
Harbin
$655
10M
Wuxi
$679
7.46M
Xuzhou
$499
9.08M
Dongguan
$662
10.5M
Quanzhou
$621
8.78M
Changchun
$557
9.07M
Linyi
$546
11M
Wenzhou
$753
9.57M
Nantong
$547
7.73M
Yantai
$697
7.1M
Jinan
$573
9.2M
Zhengzhou
$504
12.6M
Foshan
$589
9.5M

In the Czech Republic

City Cost of living Population
Prague
$1778
1.4M
Brno
$1570
403K
Ostrava
$1183
283K
Plzen
$1317
188K
Hradec Kralove
$1257
94.3K
Olomouc
$1246
103K
Liberec
$1195
108K
Ceske Budejovice
$1308
97.2K
Usti nad Labem
$1063
90.9K
Pardubice
$1195
92.3K
Zizkov
$1580
58.3K
Kladno
$1337
69.7K
Zlin
$1282
74.7K
Mlada Boleslav
$1187
47.3K
Havirov
$962
68.7K
Jihlava
$1103
54.6K
Most
$1028
63.5K
Opava
$1092
55.1K
Smichov
$1601
35K
Frydek-Mistek
$1064
53.6K
Decin
$1182
46.4K
Teplice
$986
50.9K
Karlovy Vary
$1117
49.1K
Karvina
$1020
48.9K
Chomutov
$1125
46.8K
Jablonec nad Nisou
$1152
46.2K
Prostejov
$1182
43.4K
Ceska Lipa
$1211
36.8K
Brevnov
$1564
25.8K
Prerov
$1056
40.9K