Cost of living comparison
Czech Republic is 72.1% more expensive than China.
If you lived in Czech Republic instead of China, you would:
pay 3.0 times more for restaurants
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China
|
Czech Republic
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.85
CN¥20.83
|
$7.70
CZK185.42
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.07
CN¥36.96
|
$7.61
CZK183.43
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
CN¥3.57
|
$1.59
CZK38.38
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
CN¥2.19
|
$1.35
CZK32.54
|
|
pay 36.1% more for groceries
|
China
|
Czech Republic
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.59
CN¥11.61
|
$1.29
CZK31.01
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.85
CN¥42.69
|
$5.47
CZK131.68
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.86
CN¥50.05
|
$3.90
CZK93.84
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.60
CN¥11.65
|
$2.64
CZK63.64
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.54
CN¥11.24
|
$3.73
CZK89.78
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
CN¥5.56
|
$0.62
CZK14.86
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
CN¥4.18
|
$0.71
CZK17.06
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
CN¥4.77
|
$0.88
CZK21.14
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
CN¥3.82
|
$1.29
CZK31.14
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
CN¥2.34
|
$0.51
CZK12.17
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
CN¥2.92
|
$0.46
CZK11.20
|
|
pay 72.0% more for transportation
|
China
|
Czech Republic
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.44
CN¥32.43
|
$5.95
CZK143.44
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.47
CN¥163.95
|
$21.06
CZK507.49
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,071.53
CN¥139,153.54
|
$31,453.98
CZK757,798.63
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.97
CN¥29.00
|
$11.74
CZK282.82
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
China
|
Czech Republic
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.70
CN¥85.33
|
$18.70
CZK450.42
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$328.33
CN¥2,395.63
|
$610.48
CZK14,707.83
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$205.78
CN¥1,501.45
|
$493.17
CZK11,881.58
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.46
CN¥295.20
|
$198.15
CZK4,773.87
|
|
pay 38.7% less for childcare
|
China
|
Czech Republic
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$459.70
CN¥3,354.14
|
$363.72
CZK8,762.80
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,318.08
CN¥133,656.04
|
$7,967.34
CZK191,951.65
|
|
pay 44.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
China
|
Czech Republic
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.09
CN¥7.96
|
$1.90
CZK45.76
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.07
CN¥22.38
|
$2.60
CZK62.64
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.23
CN¥23.59
|
$6.46
CZK155.70
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.41
CN¥302.13
|
$47.23
CZK1,137.77
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.93
CN¥43.23
|
$8.95
CZK215.54
|
|
pay 22.8% more for clothing
|
China
|
Czech Republic
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.23
CN¥351.87
|
$69.75
CZK1,680.32
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.67
CN¥231.09
|
$31.40
CZK756.41
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.53
CN¥529.18
|
$80.03
CZK1,928.19
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.53
CN¥551.13
|
$103.55
CZK2,494.77
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