City comparison
Cost of living in Prague vs Barcelona
One person needs about €1,618 a month in Prague and €2,105 in Barcelona, rent included — Prague is 30% 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 Barcelona the way you live in Prague on €3,000, you need
€3,903/ month net
30% more than today (+€903)
- Prague today
- Basket €1,618 · left over €1,382 (46%)
- Barcelona at the matched salary
- Basket €2,105 · left over €1,798 (46%)
Local pay context: average tech net pay covers the basket 133% over in Barcelona (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
🇪🇸 Barcelona
Beach-and-metro city with the deepest startup scene in southern Europe — and rents that now reflect it.
Monthly budget: €2,105
Sources: INE Spain + Eurostat, HICP & Encuesta de arrendamientos (2025) · 412 community reports
Should you move to Prague or Barcelona?
On salary, Prague pays more for tech roles (€2,900 versus €2,800 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 €1,450 in Barcelona. Groceries, transport and utilities move far less between the two.
For remote workers, the nomad index scores Prague at 79 and Barcelona at 81 — see the full nomad index and our data methodology.