Guangzhou vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$1899
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2110
$4415
🏠 One person rent
$342
$1182
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$1957
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$451
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1288
$2366
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
96
93
😀 Quality of life
77
89
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.4M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 59% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 6854th and 2377th ($785 vs $1899) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th 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 1.6 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.2 months in Prague. Guangzhou ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 1149th and 244th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Prague

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Guangzhou Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$48.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$3.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$1089
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$1964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$1546
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.4
$199
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9091
$10118
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3444
$7415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$1.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$25.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$9.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.78
$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.6
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$4.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$3.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$67.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$19
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$89.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$1075
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19408
$19039

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711

Cities near Prague

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