China vs Czech Republic - Cost of Living Comparison

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China Czech Republic
🚶 Cost of living one person
$656
$1231
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1847
$2949
🏠 One person rent
$279
$716
🏘️ Family rent
$535
$1283
🍽️ Food expenses
$228
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.2
$62.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$843
$1485
💸 GDP per capita
$12614
$31591
😃 Human freedom index
4.93
8.66
❤️ Life expectancy
78.6
79
👮 Corruption perceptions index
43
56
🌐 English speaking %
0.7%
50.7%
🎓 Higher education
91
90
😀 Quality of life
48
77
🏙️ Population
1.44B
10.9M

The average cost of living in China ($656) is 47% less expensive than in the Czech Republic ($1231). China ranked 153rd vs 50th 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 1.3 months in China compared to 1.2 months in the Czech Republic. Ranked 82nd and 34th 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
$3.26
$8.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.4
$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.96
$7.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$2.18
 Cappuccino
$3.03
$2.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$307
$644
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$213
$515
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$637
$1259
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$427
$964
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.3
$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$54.2
$241
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12
$18.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.2%
5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4438
$4849
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2622
$3431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.9
$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.98
$13.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.34
$8.37
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.57
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.54
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.9
$5.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.8
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.27
$6.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.77
$7.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.5
$3.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.5
$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.06
$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.5
$36.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.45
$11.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.5
$74.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$407
$514
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17132
$10768

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In China

City Cost of living Population
Shanghai
$1097
24.9M
Beijing
$1016
21.9M
Shenzhen
$916
17.7M
Chongqing
$634
32.1M
Hong Kong
$2737
7.41M
Guangzhou
$774
18.7M
Chengdu
$623
20.9M
Suzhou
$868
12.7M
Hangzhou
$805
11.9M
Tianjin
$687
13.9M
Xi'an
$587
13M
Wuhan
$656
12.3M
Baoding
$472
11.5M
Wuxi
$670
7.46M
Xuzhou
$484
9.08M
Jinhua
$587
7.05M
Nantong
$602
7.73M
Hefei
$625
9.37M
Nanjing
$746
9.31M
Qingdao
$612
10.1M
Bijie
$584
6.9M
Zhengzhou
$512
12.6M
Changchun
$573
9.07M
Ganzhou
$761
8.97M
Pudong
$984
5.68M
Guiyang
$559
5.99M
Changsha
$577
10M
Quanzhou
$644
8.78M
Dongguan
$656
10.5M
Wenzhou
$726
9.57M

In the Czech Republic

City Cost of living Population
Prague
$1513
1.38M
Brno
$1329
401K
Ostrava
$1037
285K
Plzen
$1135
186K
Hradec Kralove
$1107
93.9K
Liberec
$1030
108K
Olomouc
$1067
102K
Ceske Budejovice
$1227
97.4K
Pardubice
$1088
92.4K
Usti nad Labem
$971
91.3K
Kladno
$1216
69.1K
Zizkov
$1370
58.3K
Mlada Boleslav
$1092
46.4K
Zlin
$1169
74.3K
Havirov
$862
69.7K
Most
$942
63.9K
Opava
$984
55.6K
Jihlava
$974
54K
Teplice
$880
51K
Frydek-Mistek
$954
53.9K
Decin
$1048
46.8K
Smichov
$1371
35K
Karlovy Vary
$979
49.4K
Chomutov
$1033
47K
Karvina
$908
49.7K
Jablonec nad Nisou
$950
46.2K
Prostejov
$1075
43.6K
Ceska Lipa
$1081
37.5K
Prerov
$983
41.7K
Pribram
$1166
33K