Prague vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Prague	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1641	$514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3833	$1733
🏠 One person rent	$1005	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$1751	$401
🍽️ Food expenses	$390	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$65.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1865	$739
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	92	85
😀 Quality of life	86	68
🏙️ Population	1.38M	9.07M

The cost of living in Prague is 219% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 3084th and 8584th ($1641 vs $514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 526th in the Czech Republic and China, respectively. Check the Czech Republic vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Prague compared to 1.4 months in Shenyang. Prague ranked 1st best city to live in the Czech Republic vs Shenyang ranked 20th in China, while ranked 292nd and 3326th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Prague vs Shenyang

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	Prague	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.73	$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.3	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.88	$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.51	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$3.28	$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.77	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1012	$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$756	$89.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1872	$473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1359	$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$267	$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.5	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.65%	5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7685	$1979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5446	$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.32	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.2	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.1	$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.5	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.74	$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.67	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.29	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.5	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.89	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.79	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.93	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.79	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.84	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.3	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.8	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$54.1	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.2	$57.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$71.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$723	$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12545	$25284

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Cities near Prague

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

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$474
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$506
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$517
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$536
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$523
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$524
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$520
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$527
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$528
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$531
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$548
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$564
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$547
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$527
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$560
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$541
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$565
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$538
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$582
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$524
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$529
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$543
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$625
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1568
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$479
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$583
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$554
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$548
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$605
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$512
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$534
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$633
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$531
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1547
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$627
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$667
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$601
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1562
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1555
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$511