Hangzhou vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hangzhou Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$826
$1778
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2298
$4184
🏠 One person rent
$375
$1098
🏘️ Family rent
$641
$1897
🍽️ Food expenses
$256
$426
🚐 Transport expenses
$90.8
$121
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$882
$2284
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
91
93
😀 Quality of life
72
89
🏙️ Population
11.9M
1.4M

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 54% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 6563rd and 2821st ($826 vs $1778) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th 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 1.1 months in Hangzhou compared to 1.3 months in Prague. Hangzhou ranked 13th best city to live in China vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 2980th and 277th 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
$3.7
$9.76
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.92
$9.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.11
$2.73
☕ Cappuccino
$4.06
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$483
$1073
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$283
$830
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$855
$1910
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$498
$1487
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$196
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.6
$303
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.5
$23.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.69%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7830
$10023
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4289
$7034
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.56
$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$19.2
$26.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.17
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.12
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.84
$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$4.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$10
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$2.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$3.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$7.36
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.33
$7.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.37
$4.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$3.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$4.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.8
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.15
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.4
$42.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.64
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.5
$80.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.2
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$411
$994
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28925
$15329

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$740
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$631
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$597
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$642
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$672
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$637
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$771
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$674
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$586
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$713
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$639
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$679
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$696
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$659
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1128
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$673
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$632
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1003
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$666
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$634
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$576
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$620
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$604
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$621
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$696
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$597
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$547
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$612
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$672
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$618
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$622
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$597
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$696
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$531
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$656
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$677
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$630
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$753

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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