City comparison
Cost of living in Prague vs Tokyo
One person needs about €1,618 a month in Prague and €1,794 in Tokyo, rent included — Prague is 11% 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 Tokyo the way you live in Prague on €3,000, you need
€3,326/ month net
11% more than today (+€326)
- Prague today
- Basket €1,618 · left over €1,382 (46%)
- Tokyo at the matched salary
- Basket €1,794 · left over €1,532 (46%)
Local pay context: average tech net pay covers the basket 195% over in Tokyo (strong) 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
🇯🇵 Tokyo
Astonishing value for a mega-city: cheap food, cheap transport, tiny apartments.
Monthly budget: €1,794
Sources: Eurostat, Harmonised price indices (2025) · 0 community reports
Should you move to Prague or Tokyo?
On salary, Tokyo pays more for tech roles (€3,500 versus €2,900 a month), so the money left over after costs is €1,706 in Tokyo at the top end.
Rent drives most of the gap: €1,050 in Prague against €1,150 in Tokyo. Groceries, transport and utilities move far less between the two.
For remote workers, the nomad index scores Prague at 79 and Tokyo at 72 — see the full nomad index and our data methodology.