Chongqing vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$631
$1899
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1860
$4415
🏠 One person rent
$229
$1182
🏘️ Family rent
$401
$1957
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$451
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.7
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1102
$2366
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
76
93
😀 Quality of life
74
89
🏙️ Population
32.1M
1.4M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 67% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 7730th and 2377th ($631 vs $1899) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 168th 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 1.7 months in Chongqing compared to 1.2 months in Prague. Chongqing ranked 8th best city to live in China vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 1966th and 244th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Prague

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Chongqing Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.3
$48.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.76
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$3.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.21
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$318
$1089
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$166
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$577
$1964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$299
$1546
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.5
$199
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.3
$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$7.24
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.53%
4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2743
$10118
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1701
$7415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$1.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22
$25.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.85
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.6
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.99
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.7
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$9.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.95
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.95
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.84
$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.78
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.94
$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.27
$4.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.14
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.55
$3.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.9
$67.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.87
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61
$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$19
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.6
$89.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$64
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$1075
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24949
$19039

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$595
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$625
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$629
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$618
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$608
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$701
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$588
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$625
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$587
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$643
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$577
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$615
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$630
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$594
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$640
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$575
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$590
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$640
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$647
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$688
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$612
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$615
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$600
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$549
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$606
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$600
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$598
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$635
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$582
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$579
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$641
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$563
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$631
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$602
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$629
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$616
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$588
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$593
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$614
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$560

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Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1696
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1685
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1661
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1402
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1195
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1115
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1276
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1875
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1332
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$1141
72 km or 45 mi Most
$1094
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$1006
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1107
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1216
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1517
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1174
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1397
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1250
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1174
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1112
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1460
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1258
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1259
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1280
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1412
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1256
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1424
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1289
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$1218
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$1108
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1438
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1412
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1448
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$956
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1316
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1503
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1278
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1410
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1467
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1340