City comparison
Cost of living in Seoul vs Prague
One person needs about €1,639 a month in Seoul and €1,618 in Prague, rent included — Prague is 1% 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 Prague the way you live in Seoul on €3,000, you need
€2,962/ month net
1% less than today (-€38)
- Seoul today
- Basket €1,639 · left over €1,361 (45%)
- Prague at the matched salary
- Basket €1,618 · left over €1,344 (45%)
Local pay context: average tech net pay covers the basket 179% over in Prague (comfortable) vs 207% in Seoul. Purchasing power index · How we calculate this
🇰🇷 Seoul
Fast everything, plus jeonse deposits that catch foreigners off guard.
Monthly budget: €1,639
Sources: Eurostat, Harmonised price indices (2025) · 0 community reports
🇨🇿 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
Should you move to Seoul or Prague?
On salary, Seoul pays more for tech roles (€3,400 versus €2,900 a month), so the money left over after costs is €1,761 in Seoul at the top end.
Rent drives most of the gap: €1,050 in Seoul against €1,050 in Prague. Groceries, transport and utilities move far less between the two.
For remote workers, the nomad index scores Seoul at 71 and Prague at 79 — see the full nomad index and our data methodology.