Prague vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Prague Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1531
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3619
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$923
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$1662
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$376
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1671
$1524
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
92
96
😀 Quality of life
85
80
🏙️ Population
1.36M
17.5M

The cost of living in Prague is 63% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 3308th and 5744th ($1531 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th 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 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Prague ranked 1st best city to live in the Czech Republic vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 273rd and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prague Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.17
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.6
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.66
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.31
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$3.1
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.63
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$926
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$679
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1804
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1265
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$266
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.8
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.07%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7359
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5167
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.3
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.5
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.4
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.66
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.08
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.98
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.66
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.6
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.19
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.65
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.78
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.2
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.8
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$84
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.9
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$583
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11372
$24305

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584