City comparison
Cost of living in Prague vs Rome
One person needs about €1,618 a month in Prague and €1,777 in Rome, rent included — Prague is 10% 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 Rome the way you live in Prague on €3,000, you need
€3,295/ month net
10% more than today (+€295)
- Prague today
- Basket €1,618 · left over €1,382 (46%)
- Rome at the matched salary
- Basket €1,777 · left over €1,518 (46%)
Local pay context: average tech net pay covers the basket 129% over in Rome (tight) 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
🇮🇹 Rome
Cheap transport and cheap coffee; bureaucracy and low local wages are the trade-off.
Monthly budget: €1,777
Sources: Eurostat, Harmonised price indices (2025) · 0 community reports
Should you move to Prague or Rome?
On salary, Prague pays more for tech roles (€2,900 versus €2,300 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 €1,150 in Rome. Groceries, transport and utilities move far less between the two.
For remote workers, the nomad index scores Prague at 79 and Rome at 72 — see the full nomad index and our data methodology.