Hangzhou vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hangzhou Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$831
$1531
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2349
$3619
🏠 One person rent
$391
$923
🏘️ Family rent
$725
$1662
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.8
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1013
$1671
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
91
92
😀 Quality of life
72
85
🏙️ Population
11.9M
1.36M

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 46% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 6270th and 3308th ($831 vs $1531) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 25th 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 1.2 months in Hangzhou compared to 1.1 months in Prague. Hangzhou ranked 10th best city to live in China vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 2093rd and 273rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hangzhou vs Prague

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Hangzhou Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.85
$8.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.3
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$8.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$3.84
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$926
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$299
$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$895
$1804
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$596
$1265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.7
$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.1
$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.3
$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.39%
6.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6914
$7359
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4027
$5167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.31
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.3
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.39
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.19
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.95
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.04
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$8.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$6.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.88
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$6.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.34
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.3
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.14
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.8
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.54
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.1
$84
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.7
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$471
$583
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26569
$11372

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$755
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$699
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$596
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$707
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$725
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$720
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$1020
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$707
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$811
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$677
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$694
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$687
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$771
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$789
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1190
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$731
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$731
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1074
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$713
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$719
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$688
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$690
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$713
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$644
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$675
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$741
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$625
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$651
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$682
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$898
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$645
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$665
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$625
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$763
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$524
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$746
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$735
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$682
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$740

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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