Hangzhou vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hangzhou Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$843
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2415
$3833
🏠 One person rent
$389
$1005
🏘️ Family rent
$786
$1751
🍽️ Food expenses
$266
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.9
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1129
$1865
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
91
92
😀 Quality of life
71
86
🏙️ Population
11.9M
1.38M

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 49% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 6287th and 3084th ($843 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 22nd 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 1.3 months in Hangzhou compared to 1.1 months in Prague. Hangzhou ranked 9th best city to live in China vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 2189th and 292nd 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
$3.79
$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$45.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.96
$8.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$2.51
☕ Cappuccino
$4.14
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$507
$1012
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$756
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$994
$1872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$640
$1359
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.7
$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.7
$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.09%
5.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8017
$7685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4326
$5446
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.3
$24.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.21
$13.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.1
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.49
$8.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$6.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.52
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.41
$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.41
$2.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$3.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.7
$64.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.16
$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.4
$54.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.72
$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$89.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$491
$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22679
$12545

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$742
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$585
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$698
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$708
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$703
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$1020
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$702
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$731
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$733
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$690
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$686
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$749
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$771
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1136
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$706
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$718
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1028
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$729
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$702
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$685
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$612
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$694
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$633
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$674
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$719
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$630
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$620
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$661
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$903
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$651
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$665
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$629
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$738
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$538
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$748
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$712
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$674
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$774

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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