Hong Kong vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hong Kong Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2614
$1531
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6294
$3619
🏠 One person rent
$1726
$923
🏘️ Family rent
$3471
$1662
🍽️ Food expenses
$501
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$242
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4054
$1671
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
100
92
😀 Quality of life
89
85
🏙️ Population
7.41M
1.36M

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 71% more expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 503rd and 3308th ($2614 vs $1531) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.6 months in Hong Kong compared to 1.1 months in Prague. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 168th and 273rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Prague

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Hong Kong Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.92
$8.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.76
$8.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.55
$2.31
☕ Cappuccino
$5.32
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.34
$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2033
$926
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1449
$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4405
$1804
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2942
$1265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$214
$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.9
$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.82%
6.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$28583
$7359
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$18618
$5167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.52
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$63.3
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$3
$1.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.14
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.38
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.17
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.9
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$8.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$1.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.47
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.29
$3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.8
$6.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.63
$6.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.92
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.82
$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.61
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$82
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.7
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.2
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.3
$84
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.9
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$896
$583
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20363
$11372

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Cities near Hong Kong

Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$939
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$618
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1565
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$481
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$589
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$837
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$812
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$742
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1083
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$575
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$816
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$891
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$781
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$791
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$830
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$876
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$738
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$856
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$588
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$799
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$824
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$774
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$857
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$831
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$785
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$812
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$752
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$806
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$713
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$719
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$721
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$620
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$735
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$851
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$525
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$611

Cities near Prague

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