Guangzhou vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2294
$3833
🏠 One person rent
$333
$1005
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$1751
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.2
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$1865
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
97
92
😀 Quality of life
75
86
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.38M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 53% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 6602nd and 3084th ($763 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th 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 1.7 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 1036th and 292nd 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
$3.58
$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$45.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$8.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$2.51
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$1012
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$756
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$1872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$1359
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
5.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10222
$7685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4345
$5446
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$24.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$13.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$8.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$6.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$2.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$3.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$64.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$54.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.2
$89.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15919
$12545

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671

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Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1474
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1468
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1244
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1216
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1196
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1103
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1150
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
72 km or 45 mi Most
$957
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$929
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1198
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1107
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1362
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1051
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1185
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1186
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1106
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1353
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1122
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1176
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1163
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1668
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1142
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1393
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1159
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$1024
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$1016
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1404
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1462
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$1195
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1215
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1377
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1237
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1413
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1364
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1141