Is Prague worth visiting for 3 nights? Planning to do a solo trip before meeting up with friends in Budapest. I can either spend 3 nights in Prague or 2 nights in Prague and 1 in Bratislava. Is it worth trying to fit in Bratislava? I don't know when else in my life I will be able to visit Slovakia.

Hi everyone,

I wanted to share our current monthly budget to get some feedback and perspective from other families.

We are a family of four (two adults, one child in primary school, one in preschool). Our net household monthly income is approximately 84,581 CZK.

After fixed living costs, insurances, and cross-border obligations, we have 19,597 CZK left for everyday spending. This gives us 500 CZK/day (~15,000 CZK/month) for variable daily expenses (groceries, household consumables, small activities), plus a ~4,597 CZK buffer for irregular costs.

Monthly Budget Breakdown (Sept 2026 – March 2027)

Category / Expense Item	Amount (CZK)	Notes
Housing & Local Utilities (CZ)
Rent	19,200	Base rent
Building Service Charges & Utilities	9,851	Monthly advance/service charge
Electricity	1,690	Direct utility
Gas	740	Direct utility
Family & Childcare
Wife’s Personal Allowance	9,150	Monthly personal fund
Children’s Insurance	6,048	Two kids
Kid 1 (Primary School)	~1,600	School meals, supplies, fees
Kid 2 (Kindergarten / Preschool)	1,200	Monthly fee / meals
Wife’s Insurance	~1,500	Personal insurance
Pensions & Local Subscriptions
My Pension Fund	5,700	Retirement savings
Wife’s Pension Fund	1,700	Retirement savings
Phone Plans	2,000	Family mobile plans
Digital Services (Google + YouTube)	1,400	Cloud storage & media (1,000 + 400)
Personal Fund (Audible / Phone)	800	Audiobooks & personal media
Legal / Administrative Fees	300	Ongoing document fees
Obligations & Investments in Ukraine		(Converted from UAH to ~3,155 CZK total)
Two Apartments (Maintenance / HOA)	~2,010	B38 & S969 unit obligations (510 + 1,500 UAH)
Motorcycle Parking Space	~1,900	YBR 125 garage/parking fee (1,900 UAH)
Micro-Investments (Deposits + Pension)	~1,400	Minimum activity maintenance (800 + 600 UAH)
Total Fixed & Committed Expenses	64,984 CZK

Summary

• Net Monthly Income: ~84,581 CZK
• Total Fixed Outflow: 64,984 CZK
• Remaining Everyday Budget: 19,597 CZK
  • Daily baseline (30 days @ 500 CZK/day): 15,000 CZK
  • Buffer / Emergency Savings: 4,597 CZK

Main Concerns & Discussion Points:

1. Building Utilities: Our service charges sit at nearly 10,000 CZK/month (on top of electricity and gas), which is an expense we did not have four years ago and takes a massive share of the net income.
2. Everyday Spending: 500 CZK/day must cover all groceries, household necessities, and miscellaneous family needs for four people. While it is manageable right now, it requires strict discipline.

We plan to keep this structure for the next 12 months before doing a full review.

How does this grocery/daily baseline compare to what other families of four spend in Czechia? Are there obvious areas you would cut or optimize?

Hi, need help getting a zivno to start my authentic Trdelnik company. My plan is to make proper, authentic Czech Trdelnik like when it was first invented here. Also, is it worth delivering outside of proper Preuga? I know that outside Prahia 1 the town is very poor and violent.

If you can help with the zivno (perhaps you have zivno for zivnos) let me know. I can pay in hard currency.

Update: I just received an email from the hotel:
«As promised, we contacted the relevant guests regarding the missing suitcase.
Fortunately, we have now located it. One of out guests who was checking in, took the suitcase by mistake,
and the guest has since returned it to us.
Your suitcase is now safely with us at the reception.»

My suitcase was accidentally taken from Hotel Bologna Prague today, August 20, 2026, sometime between approximately 11:00 AM and 3:00 PM.
It is a black hard-shell plastic cabin-size suitcase.
I strongly believe that another guest may have taken it by mistake, thinking it was their own suitcase.
If you checked out of Hotel Bologna Prague today between 11:00 AM and 3:00 PM and later realised that the suitcase you took was not yours, please contact me urgently.
I am not looking to blame anyone. I simply need my suitcase back, as I am travelling and need my belongings.
📍 Hotel: Hotel Bologna Prague
📅 Date: August 20, 2026
⏰ Time: approximately 11:00 AM–3:00 PM
🧳 Suitcase: black, hard-shell plastic, cabin-size
Please DM me or contact Hotel Bologna Prague immediately.
If you know someone who checked out of this hotel today, please share this post with them.
Thank you

I will be visiting Prague from Sep 5-11, what is typically the weather at this time of year? Just trying to prep! Thank you all!

I’m searching for a spot which is not too expensive but also not something that feels or looks too cheap and unhygienic because my parents are a bit paranoid about where i get my bellybutton done. Does anyone in prague have a good spot, preferably in the center or an acheivable distance from nadrazi podbaba?

There's one thing endless museum visits don't teach you, and that is proper Czech swearing etiquette... So I thought, what better place to learn czech swear words than at a board game cafe?

From what I've found online, Meeples&Coffee in the Old Town seems really cool so that would be the plan, but I'm open to suggestions from people with better knowledge!

Also looking for people to play with, you'd learn French swear words in exchange (The ones you don't learn watching The Matrix).

I'm thinking the usual classics: Carcassone/catan, Skyjo. Or a full game of Dune Imperium if you like to hurt yourself.

I'm here from 20th to 26th August!

We’re a men’s floorball team playing at Prague/regional league level, looking for another team for regular 5v5 + goalies practice games.

Most of us have been playing for years, but nothing too serious — roughly 30 min warm-up and then about an hour of normal game play.

We have two regular slots:

Monday — Vinohrady, 21:00–22:30
Thursday — Kunratice, 21:00–22:30

Ideally looking for a team at a similar level that would like to make this a regular thing. Either Monday, Thursday, or potentially both.

DM me if your team might be interested.

Hi all,

I have been renting a 2kk apartment in Praha 3 since October 2022 and I am moving out now.

I paid around 4k CZK every month as for utilities. During the whole time, I did not receive annual utility settlements for 2022, 2023 or 2024.

Now right before moving out, the landlord(property management company) sent me a corrected bill for around 159k CZK.

They said the old cold and hot water meters did not have working radio transmitters, so the building company was not receiving data. They discovered this in October 2025 when the meters were replaced (they did replacement in each apartment in the building), and only after that they discovered a very large consumption numbers(which accumulated over years).

FYI we are two adults living there, and during last 2 years we were out of Prague for about half of each year.

When I was moving in (Oct 2022), have signed protocol showing the meter readings when I moved in, also I signed a paper with current water meter numbers when the old meters were removed.

To make it clear I am not trying to avoid paying for water that I actually used. But there are few things that seem odd to me, like the total consumption is around 741 m^3 over 3 years and a few months. After the new meters and transmitters were installed, they recorded around 62 m^3 in less than three months, which is more than 700 litres per day for the apartment.

The landlord included the accumulated water from 2022–2025 in the 2025 settlement. And their calculation also includes costs for the apartment, parking space and storage unit. Some of these items look like owner costs, such as the repair fund, building insurance, building administration and technical inspections.

The landlord did not send the annual settlements on time (I am receiving them for the first time in all these years).

Their first calculation was around 151k CZK. A few days later they said they had made a mistake and increased it to 159k.

They also gave a document for me to acknowle the debt and offered instalments :D

I have not signed it.

Has anyone in Prague dealt with a similar situation? I would really like to know how did you handle this.

I would also appreciate any advice, and if anyone could recommend experienced lawyer, or any kind of expert who can help with this. Maybe a good plumber who can check meters are correctly assigned, hidden leaks or hot/cold water cross-flow and etc.

I know there will always be yearly recalculation regarding utilities, and they are getting more and more expensive, but this situation feels fishy and I want the amount I pay to be technically and legally verified, and based only on costs that a tenant is required to pay.

I'm flying to Prague pretty soon and will arrive on a Thursday at 19/7pm. I plan on walking and exploring as much as possible and then take a train to Berlin where I have a place to stay.

Is this dangerous? I will have 10kg backpack and probably a bodybag where I'll keep my valuables (no cash, just ID, a card, airpods and phone)

I don't really plan to go too far from the centre but if there's something very cheap or free that's worth visiting please tell me.

Thank you for your time!

I'm from Poland, and I'd like to know what it's like to live in neighborhoods like Jihozapadni Mesto, Jizni Mesto or Cerny Most.

What kind of people live there? Are they friendly or not?

I’m going to Prague today! I wanted to bring my favorite ita bag with me but my parents said I can’t, but my father said “leave this one back home, I’ll buy you a new one and more pins once we go to Prague” and now I’m thinking, “where can I get ita bags and pins in Prague?”

Hey guys
I applied for a student visa exactly 80 days ago and still no response nor an update from the embassy, is it possible that I’m getting rejected or is that considered a normal time? I did do two interviews as well

Any information would be highly appreciated

Hi guys, I’m thinking of relocating to Prague for the winter season. What is the base salary in the hospitality industry? I have a good CV, but I don’t speak much Czech. I can understand it a little bit, but I still don’t speak it. Is iz hard to fin a decent job in the city centre, or should I avoid the centre of town for Jobs?
Thank you!

Does anyone know at what hour on Wednesday? I have tried contacting them...

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Hey guys,

I am working as a freelance Video Editor (EU-citizen) and I am relocating to Prague. I wanted to know if the Paušální daň is the right scheme for me. I make around 1 - 1,2M CZK per year, have really little expenses and I am not married and no kids.

As I understood correctly that the 60/40 rule applies more for businesses, which have much more expenses than in my case, right? So in my case its useless.

Is it complicated to set up the Paušální daň or would you recommend a tax advisor, if I don´t speak Czech?

Thank you guys