Guangzhou vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$1531
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$3619
🏠 One person rent
$333
$923
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$1662
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$1671
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
97
92
😀 Quality of life
75
85
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.36M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 51% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 6607th and 3308th ($742 vs $1531) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th 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 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.1 months in Prague. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 955th and 273rd 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
$4.17
$8.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$8.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$926
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$1804
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$1265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
6.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$7359
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$5167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$8.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$6.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$6.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$84
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$583
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$11372

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620

Cities near Prague

Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1383
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1374
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1363
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1188
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1146
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1116
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1038
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1015
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1063
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$918
72 km or 45 mi Most
$1130
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$1102
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1063
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1027
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1293
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1127
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1122
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1073
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1046
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1311
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$949
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1077
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1013
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$979
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1090
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1344
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1083
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$969
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$956
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1347
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1406
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$1019
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1165
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1344
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1078
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1351
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1310
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1002