City comparison
Cost of living in Tokyo vs Prague
One person needs about €1,794 a month in Tokyo and €1,618 in Prague, 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 Prague the way you live in Tokyo on €3,000, you need
€2,706/ month net
10% less than today (-€294)
- Tokyo today
- Basket €1,794 · left over €1,206 (40%)
- Prague at the matched salary
- Basket €1,618 · left over €1,088 (40%)
Local pay context: average tech net pay covers the basket 179% over in Prague (comfortable) vs 195% in Tokyo. Purchasing power index · How we calculate this
🇯🇵 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
🇨🇿 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 Tokyo or Prague?
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: €1,150 in Tokyo against €1,050 in Prague. Groceries, transport and utilities move far less between the two.
For remote workers, the nomad index scores Tokyo at 72 and Prague at 79 — see the full nomad index and our data methodology.