Prague vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Prague Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1513
$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3601
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$911
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$1611
$1142
🍽️ Food expenses
$368
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1829
$1771
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
93
96
😀 Quality of life
87
80
🏙️ Population
1.38M
17.7M

The cost of living in Prague is 65% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 3363rd and 5950th ($1513 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 12th 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 1.2 months in Prague compared to 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Prague ranked 1st best city to live in the Czech Republic vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 285th and 545th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prague Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.47
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.4
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.22
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.41
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.64
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$901
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$685
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1728
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1240
$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$254
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.2
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.2%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7481
$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5304
$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.26
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.62
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.92
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.04
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.48
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.72
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.11
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.33
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.28
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.77
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.7
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.3
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.6
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.9
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.6
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.6
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$758
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12277
$22267

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Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1371
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1370
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1356
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1216
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1092
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1166
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1092
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1795
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1081
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$971
72 km or 45 mi Most
$942
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$880
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1163
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1048
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1314
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1033
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1135
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1159
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1030
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$950
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1352
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1088
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1150
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1112
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1092
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1107
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1352
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1121
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$979
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$974
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1307
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1347
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1402
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$1059
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1202
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1420
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1227
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1351
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1362
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1120

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2432
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2737
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$653
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$656
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1588
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$461
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$601
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$804
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$774
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$936
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$812
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$764
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$794
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$793
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$823
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$877
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$569
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$655
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$451
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$803
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$755
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$758
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$761
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$756
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$761
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$724
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$771
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$649
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$664
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$702
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$688
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$650
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$823
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$522
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$609