Prague vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Prague | Shenzhen | |
|---|---|---|
| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Prague is 103% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 2821st and 6334th ($1778 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 17th 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 1.3 months in Prague compared to 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Prague ranked 1st best city to live in the Czech Republic vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 277th and 1094th among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Prague vs Shenzhen
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| Prague | Shenzhen | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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Cities near Prague
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 1.2 km or 0.7 mi |  Smichov | |
| 3.3 km or 2.1 mi | Zizkov | |
| 4.2 km or 2.6 mi | Brevnov | |
| 23 km or 14 mi | Kladno | |
| 51 km or 31 mi | Mlada Boleslav | |
| 53 km or 33 mi | Pribram | |
| 54 km or 34 mi | Litomerice | |
| 56 km or 35 mi | Kolin | |
| 68 km or 42 mi | Ceska Lipa | |
| 69 km or 43 mi | Usti nad Labem | |
| 72 km or 45 mi | Most | |
| 75 km or 46 mi | Teplice | |
| 76 km or 47 mi | Tabor | |
| 78 km or 49 mi | Decin | |
| 81 km or 50 mi | Litvinov | |
| 83 km or 52 mi | Chomutov | |
| 83 km or 52 mi | Plzen | |
| 88 km or 55 mi | Pisek | |
| 89 km or 55 mi | Liberec | |
| 89 km or 56 mi | Jablonec nad Nisou | |
| 95 km or 59 mi |  Zittau | |
| 97 km or 61 mi | Pardubice | |
| 99 km or 61 mi | Strakonice | |
| 99 km or 61 mi | Havlickuv Brod | |
| 100 km or 62 mi | Chrudim | |
| 102 km or 63 mi | Hradec Kralove | |
| 103 km or 64 mi | Pirna | |
| 111 km or 69 mi | Klatovy | |
| 111 km or 69 mi | Karlovy Vary | |
| 114 km or 71 mi | Jihlava | |
| 115 km or 71 mi | Annaberg-Buchholz | |
| 117 km or 73 mi | Freital | |
| 118 km or 73 mi | Dresden | |
| 119 km or 74 mi | Trutnov | |
| 119 km or 74 mi | Freiberg | |
| 122 km or 76 mi | Bautzen | |
| 123 km or 77 mi | Ceske Budejovice | |
| 125 km or 78 mi | Radebeul | |
| 126 km or 78 mi | Gorlitz | |
| 127 km or 79 mi | Sokolov |
Cities near Shenzhen
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 28 km or 17 mi |  Kowloon | |
| 30 km or 19 mi | Hong Kong | |
| 58 km or 36 mi | Zhuhai | |
| 65 km or 40 mi | Dongguan | |
| 66 km or 41 mi | Macau | |
| 72 km or 45 mi | Zhongshan | |
| 74 km or 46 mi | Huizhou | |
| 100 km or 62 mi | Jiangmen | |
| 105 km or 65 mi | Guangzhou | |
| 112 km or 69 mi | Foshan | |
| 134 km or 83 mi | Shanwei | |
| 142 km or 88 mi | Kaiping | |
| 150 km or 93 mi | Heyuan | |
| 164 km or 102 mi | Qingyuan | |
| 174 km or 108 mi | Zhaoqing | |
| 212 km or 131 mi | Yunfu | |
| 228 km or 142 mi | Yangjiang | |
| 233 km or 145 mi | Puning | |
| 256 km or 159 mi | Shaoguan | |
| 262 km or 163 mi | Jieyang | |
| 286 km or 178 mi | Shantou | |
| 288 km or 179 mi | Meizhou | |
| 292 km or 182 mi | Chaozhou | |
| 299 km or 186 mi | Wuzhou | |
| 303 km or 188 mi | Lianzhou | |
| 330 km or 205 mi | Hezhou | |
| 337 km or 209 mi | Gaozhou | |
| 337 km or 210 mi | Maoming | |
| 377 km or 234 mi | Ganzhou | |
| 378 km or 235 mi | Chenzhou | |
| 401 km or 249 mi | Yulin | |
| 405 km or 252 mi | Zhanjiang | |
| 415 km or 258 mi | Longyan | |
| 428 km or 266 mi | Zhangzhou | |
| 460 km or 286 mi | Guigang | |
| 464 km or 288 mi | Xiamen | |
| 477 km or 297 mi | Haikou | |
| 485 km or 301 mi |  Kinmen | |
| 489 km or 304 mi | Guilin | |
| 502 km or 312 mi | Yongzhou |