Cost of living comparison

Czech Republic

compared to

Beijing, China

Beijing vs. Czech Republic Cost of Living Summary

Beijing is 9.1% more expensive than Czech Republic overall.

Restaurants: pay 54.7% less in Beijing
Groceries: pay 0.5% more in Beijing
Transportation: pay 15.7% less in Beijing
Housing: pay 13.9% less in Beijing
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Beijing
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.4% less in Beijing
Clothing: pay 2.1% more in Beijing

The cost of childcare, clothing, and groceries in Beijing are more expensive than in Czech Republic. Expenses including restaurants, transportation, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Beijing. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Beijing.

Beijing vs. Czech Republic Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Beijing instead of Czech Republic, you would:

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pay 54.7% less for restaurants

	Czech Republic	Beijing
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.70 CZK177.00	$4.17 CN¥30.22	-45.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.61 CZK175.10	$5.57 CN¥40.29	-26.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 CZK36.64	$0.50 CN¥3.59	-68.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.35 CZK31.06	$0.31 CN¥2.24	-77.1%
Average			-54.7%

Czech Republic vs. Beijing - Cost of restaurants

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pay 0.5% more for groceries

	Czech Republic	Beijing
Bread 1 loaf	$1.29 CZK29.61	$1.43 CN¥10.38	+11.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.47 CZK125.70	$7.31 CN¥52.89	+33.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.90 CZK89.58	$7.17 CN¥51.90	+84.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.64 CZK60.75	$1.74 CN¥12.58	-34.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.73 CZK85.70	$1.53 CN¥11.08	-58.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.62 CZK14.18	$0.92 CN¥6.64	+48.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 CZK16.29	$0.71 CN¥5.15	+0.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.88 CZK20.18	$0.89 CN¥6.42	+1.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.29 CZK29.72	$0.58 CN¥4.22	-54.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 CZK11.61	$0.37 CN¥2.67	-27.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 CZK10.69	$0.47 CN¥3.41	+1.3%
Average			+0.5%

Czech Republic vs. Beijing - Cost of groceries

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pay 15.7% less for transportation

	Czech Republic	Beijing
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.95 CZK136.93	$4.36 CN¥31.56	-26.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$21.06 CZK484.45	$33.40 CN¥241.74	+58.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,453.98 CZK723,394.30	$20,872.18 CN¥151,087.44	-33.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.74 CZK269.98	$4.59 CN¥33.24	-60.9%
Average			-15.7%

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pay 13.9% less for housing

	Czech Republic	Beijing
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.70 CZK429.97	$13.28 CN¥96.16	-28.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$610.48 CZK14,040.09	$929.88 CN¥6,731.11	+52.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$493.17 CZK11,342.16	$492.44 CN¥3,564.64	-0.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$198.15 CZK4,557.13	$42.04 CN¥304.32	-78.8%
Average			-13.9%

Czech Republic vs. Beijing - Cost of housing

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Czech Republic	Beijing
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$363.72 CZK8,364.97	$763.49 CN¥5,526.70	+109.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,967.34 CZK183,236.98	$22,913.01 CN¥165,860.43	+187.6%
Average			+148.8%

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pay 3.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Czech Republic	Beijing
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.90 CZK43.69	$1.11 CN¥8.06	-41.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.60 CZK59.80	$3.60 CN¥26.08	+38.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.46 CZK148.63	$3.48 CN¥25.18	-46.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$47.23 CZK1,086.11	$65.46 CN¥473.82	+38.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.95 CZK205.76	$8.35 CN¥60.43	-6.7%
Average			-3.4%

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pay 2.1% more for clothing

	Czech Republic	Beijing
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$69.75 CZK1,604.03	$62.65 CN¥453.54	-10.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.40 CZK722.07	$34.69 CN¥251.09	+10.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$80.03 CZK1,840.65	$83.45 CN¥604.09	+4.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.55 CZK2,381.51	$107.64 CN¥779.15	+3.9%
Average			+2.1%

Czech Republic vs. Beijing - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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