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Your first month, where to live, what it costs and what you can afford.
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- Your first 30 daysYour first month in Czechia is a handful of legal deadlines and a longer list of errands. Sort your right to stay and a place to live before you travel, report your address within days of arriving, then set up the everyday things in your first weeks.
- Cost of living in PragueWhat a single person, a couple or a family of four spends a month in Prague. The rent from every flat on offer today, by size and part of the city, and every other cost from an official source.
- Moving houseHow to move house in Prague, with the law behind each step. What to agree with a moving firm, reserving a space for the van, the two handovers, meters, bulky waste and who to tell your new address.
- Prague's neighbourhoodsTen Prague neighbourhoods, from Vinohrady and Karlín to Dejvice and Břevnov. What each is like, how it's connected, and its market live from today's listings.
- Where to live in BrnoWhere to live in Brno, from Veveří and Královo Pole to Žabovřesky, Lesná and Bystrc. What each neighbourhood is like, how it's connected, and its market live.
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- Moving checklistNewWhat do I do, and by when, when I move to Czechia?You need: your citizenshipOpen
- Neighbourhood finderNewWhere in Prague or Brno should I live, for my budget, my commute and what matters to me?You need: a budget, and what matters to youOpen
- Compare two areasNewWhich of two areas is cheaper, quieter, greener or better connected?You need: two area namesOpen
- Rents and prices by cityNewWhat does a flat ask to rent or to buy in each Czech city?You need: nothingOpen
- Salary to rentNewWhat is my Czech salary net, and what rent fits it?You need: your gross payOpen
- Property glossaryNewWhat do 2+kk, kauce, SVJ and the other words on Czech listings and contracts mean?You need: nothingOpen
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