Guangzhou vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$758
$1778
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1996
$4184
🏠 One person rent
$322
$1098
🏘️ Family rent
$570
$1897
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$426
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.1
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$792
$2284
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
97
93
😀 Quality of life
75
89
🏙️ Population
18.7M
1.4M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 57% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 6838th and 2821st ($758 vs $1778) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th 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 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.3 months in Prague. Guangzhou ranked 6th best city to live in China vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 2100th and 277th 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
$2.82
$9.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.46
$9.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.73
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$1073
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$830
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$1910
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$410
$1487
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$196
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.4
$303
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9090
$10023
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3370
$7034
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.76
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$3.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$7.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.52
$4.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$3.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.68
$4.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.5
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.4
$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.3
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$994
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14783
$15329

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$589
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$662
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$829
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$777
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$518
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$794
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$662
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$827
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$878
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1746
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$816
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2414
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2718
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$766
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$892
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$765
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$941
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$766
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$780
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$773
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$750
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$579
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$669
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$451
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$726
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$897
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$454
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$790
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$693
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$546
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$634
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$574
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$622
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$697
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$677

Cities near Prague

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