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🇨🇿Cost of living in Czechia

−11% Everyday spending in Czechia costs 11% less than the EU average.

Housing & utilities, phone & internet and clothing & shoes cost the most compared with the rest of Europe; health, restaurants & hotels and personal care & services the least.

Price level by category

What costs more, and how much

EU average = 100. The bar's length is Czechia's price level for the same basket.

  • Housing & utilities+7%
  • Phone & internet+2%
  • Clothing & shoes−6%
  • Furniture & household−7%
  • Alcohol & tobacco−8%
  • Food & soft drinks−10%
  • Transport−17%
  • Recreation & culture−18%
  • Personal care & services−22%
  • Restaurants & hotels−30%
  • Health−42%
EU averageEurostat, 2025
Against its neighbours

The priciest in Eastern Europe

Household spending, EU average = 100.

🇪🇺 EU100
🇨🇿 Czechia89
🇭🇺 Hungary78
🇵🇱 Poland73
33% cheaperthan the United States for the same household spending (World Bank, 2025)
Living there

The basics

Status
EU Member
Stay
EU rules apply. 90-day free stay; registration required.
Healthcare
EHIC valid.
Currency
CZK (Koruna)
Banking
Full support (Revolut/Wise)
Paying
Mixed
English
3 out of 5
Getting around
PID Lítačka
Say it locally

Seven phrases

Hello
Ahoj
Thank you
Děkuji
Yes/No
Ano / Ne
How are you?
Jak se máš?
Excuse me
Promiňte
Check, please!
Účet, prosím!
Do you speak English?
Mluvíte anglicky?
Cities

Five places to live

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Google Maps Search Hub

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Drug Policy

Substance Status Penalty
Cannabis 🟢 Legalized 2024
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Useful Links

🏠 Housing & Rent

Link Description
SReality 🔴 Biggest housing

💼 Jobs

Link Description
Indeed Czech Job search
Where the numbers come from
  1. Eurostat, prc_ppp_ind_1: price level indices, EU27 = 100, 2025. Reuse authorised with acknowledgement.
  2. World Bank, PA.NUS.PRVT.PLI: household price level, United States = 100, 2025. CC BY 4.0.