✦ Cost of living
Czech Republic
National taxes, visas and economy — plus every city we track in Czech Republic.
The cost of living in Czech Republic averages 81 on our index (a typical US city = 100) — about 19% cheaper. A one-bedroom rent runs roughly $950/mo and the top income-tax rate is 23%. The average net salary is about $1,400/mo.
- Currency
- Czech koruna (Kč CZK)
- Languages
- Czech
- Capital
- Prague
- Driving
- Right-hand side
- Power
- E · 230V
▤ Taxes
23%
Income tax
progressive
21%
VAT / sales
21%
Corporate
$1,400
Avg net salary
per month
$43,607
Avg annual wage
per year · OECD (PPP)
$1,070
Minimum wage
per month · Eurostat 2026
79.8 yr
Life expectancy
World Bank 2024
✈ Visas & residency
EU Blue Card and the Employee Card; the živnostenský list (trade licence) is the classic freelancer/nomad route.
✈ Schengen 90/180 for many passports.
Employer-tied residence + work permit.
Self-employment route used by nomads.
2023 program for select nationalities in IT.
❖ Cities in Czech Republic
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