Chongqing vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$634
$1513
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1938
$3601
🏠 One person rent
$224
$911
🏘️ Family rent
$442
$1611
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$368
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.1
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$957
$1829
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
88
93
😀 Quality of life
72
87
🏙️ Population
32.1M
1.38M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 58% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 7340th and 3363rd ($634 vs $1513) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 145th and 2nd 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 1.5 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 1675th and 285th 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
$3.91
$8.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.5
$38.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.7
$2.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.9
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$261
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$161
$685
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$550
$1728
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$337
$1240
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.3
$164
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$254
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.91
$19.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.37%
5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2326
$7481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1374
$5304
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.2
$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.83
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.71
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.87
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$9.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.09
$1.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$6.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.31
$6.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.01
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$2.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.25
$3.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.5
$62.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.52
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$56.5
$50.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.26
$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.1
$76.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$92.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$315
$758
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26796
$12277

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Distance City Cost of living
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$553
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$584
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$593
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$613
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$579
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$652
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$526
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$584
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$546
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$592
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$540
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$590
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$591
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$554
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$580
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$530
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$570
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$610
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$590
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$623
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$554
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$554
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$549
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$527
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$584
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$540
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$540
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$572
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$575
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$529
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$581
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$532
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$572
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$585
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$570
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$599
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$559
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$573
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$573
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$539

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1371
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1370
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1356
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1216
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1092
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1166
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1092
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1795
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1081
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$971
72 km or 45 mi Most
$942
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$880
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1163
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1048
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1314
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1033
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1135
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1159
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1030
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$950
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1352
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1088
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1150
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1112
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1092
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1107
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1352
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1121
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$979
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$974
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1307
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1347
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1402
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$1059
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1202
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1420
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1227
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1351
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1362
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1120