City comparison
Cost of living in Prague vs Athens
One person needs about €1,618 a month in Prague and €1,236 in Athens, rent included — Athens is 24% cheaper overall.
Salary you'd need to keep the same lifestyle
Enter your current net monthly pay. We scale it by the full cost basket — rent, groceries, transport, utilities, eating out and internet.
To live in Athens the way you live in Prague on €3,000, you need
€2,292/ month net
24% less than today (-€708)
- Prague today
- Basket €1,618 · left over €1,382 (46%)
- Athens at the matched salary
- Basket €1,236 · left over €1,056 (46%)
Local pay context: average tech net pay covers the basket 138% over in Athens (adequate) vs 179% in Prague. Purchasing power index · How we calculate this
🇨🇿 Prague
Central Europe's best-connected mid-price city, with a strong dev-hiring market.
Monthly budget: €1,618
Sources: Eurostat, Harmonised price indices (2025) · 0 community reports
🇬🇷 Athens
Cheapest euro-zone big city here, with the widest gap between local pay and expat pay.
Monthly budget: €1,236
Sources: ELSTAT + Eurostat, HICP & household budget survey (2025) · 164 community reports
Should you move to Prague or Athens?
On salary, Prague pays more for tech roles (€2,900 versus €1,700 a month), so the money left over after costs is €1,282 in Prague at the top end.
Rent drives most of the gap: €1,050 in Prague against €700 in Athens. Groceries, transport and utilities move far less between the two.
For remote workers, the nomad index scores Prague at 79 and Athens at 71 — see the full nomad index and our data methodology.