Dongguan vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$1778
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1882
$4184
🏠 One person rent
$263
$1098
🏘️ Family rent
$461
$1897
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$426
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.2
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$752
$2284
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
69
93
😀 Quality of life
72
89
🏙️ Population
10.5M
1.4M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 63% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 7341st and 2821st ($662 vs $1778) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 78th 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 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 1.3 months in Prague. Dongguan ranked 20th best city to live in China vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 3389th and 277th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Prague

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Dongguan Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.78
$9.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21
$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$9.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.27
$2.73
☕ Cappuccino
$2.67
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$1073
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$184
$830
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$568
$1910
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$341
$1487
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$196
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$62.1
$303
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.2
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.86%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6823
$10023
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3488
$7034
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.1
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.04
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.16
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$3.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$7.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.87
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.87
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.97
$4.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$3.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$4.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.97
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.22
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$30
$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.8
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$445
$994
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21416
$15329

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Guangzhou
$758
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$878
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$589
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$608
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$518
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$829
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$662
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2414
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2718
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1746
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$777
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$766
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$827
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$794
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$941
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$816
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$892
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$765
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$579
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$809
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$766
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$451
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$669
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$454
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$589
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$750
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$780
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$773
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$897
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$726
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$790
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$697
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$693
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$546
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$681
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$634
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$622
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$574
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598

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Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1601
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1580
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1564
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1337
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1187
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1104
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1196
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1915
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1211
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$1063
72 km or 45 mi Most
$1028
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$986
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1074
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1182
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1489
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1125
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1317
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1209
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1195
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1152
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1427
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1195
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1223
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1216
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1212
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1257
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1473
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1236
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$1117
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$1103
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1401
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1490
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1555
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$953
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1301
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1432
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1308
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1485
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1428
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1284