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Munich vs Prague.

Prague leaves about $229K more of a $1M income in hand each year than Munich, on the Patrician.ch 2026 model. 🇩🇪 Germany against 🇨🇿 Czech Republic, compared on tax, residence, cost and the life.

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In short, current to October 2026

On $1,000,000 of income, Munich takes an effective 45% and Prague takes 22%, so Prague leaves about $229K more in hand each year on the Patrician.ch 2026 model.
On a capital gain realized after residence begins, Munich charges 26% and Prague charges 0%. On a $5,000,000 event that is a difference of about $1.3M.
Neither Munich nor Prague is modeled on a special regime for arriving foreigners, so both run on ordinary resident rates.
Inheritance, what a child pays: up to 30% in Munich, nothing in Prague.
Route in: Munich by Founder & talent. Prague by Residence by investment, Founder & talent.
Cost of the life is 80 in Munich against 56 in Prague on the Patrician.ch index where Zurich is 100, and safety 10 against 9 of 10. Both are Patrician.ch editorial indices scored by us, not published statistics.

Source: the Patrician.ch board, an original ranking of 100 residence addresses across 47 countries and territories. Tax rates, thresholds and routes are sourced. Cost, safety, schools, sun and beauty are Patrician.ch editorial indices. Figures current to October 2026. Updated 29 October 2026. Cite as: Patrician.ch, Munich vs Prague: tax, residence and cost 2026, patrician.ch/compare/munich-vs-prague/, October 2026.

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By the Patrician.ch research desk · Updated 29 October 2026 · 7 min read

Prague, Czech Republic — **Prague** 🇨🇿 Czech Republic

	Munich	Prague
Effective tax at $300K	40%	20%
Effective tax at $1M	45%	22%
Effective tax at $3M	47%	23%
Kept after tax at $1M	$549K	$778K
Capital gains	26%	0%
Inheritance tax, children	up to 30%	nothing
Cost index (Zurich 100)	80	56
A 200 m² prime home, US$	$2.7M	from $2.1M
Prestige of address (editorial)	7/10	6/10
Safety	10/10	9/10
Schools	8/10	7/10
Sun hours	1,840	1,700
Supercar street index	#35	#80
Routes in	Founder & talent	Residence by investment, Founder & talent
Net millionaire flow, 2025 forecast (country, Henley)	−400	n/a
Flight from London	1h 55m nonstop	2h nonstop
Flight from New York	7h 35m nonstop	8h 15m nonstop

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Effective income tax rate, % of income, at 3 incomes

$300K$1M$3MMunich40%45%47%Prague20%22%23%

Note: single filer, not a US citizen

Source: Patrician.ch 2026 tax model, built on official tax authority rates

Simplified marginal model, indicative 2026 brackets, non-US single filer, no social contributions, deductions, wealth taxes, or treaties. Inheritance is shown as it falls on a child, current to October 2026.

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For an executive on salary

Prague keeps more of a $1M salary, $229K a year on this model. Munich answers with schools and safety.

For a founder with an exit

Capital gains: Munich 26%, Prague 0%. On leaving: Munich: Exit tax on holdings of 1% or more when you leave Germany.

For a family

Munich leads on schools, safety and sun, Prague on a lower cost.

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Which keeps more of a $1M income, Munich or Prague?

Prague, by about $229K a year on Patrician.ch's 2026 model.

Munich takes an effective 45% of $1,000,000 and Prague takes 22%. At $3,000,000 the rates are 47% and 23%.

Which taxes capital gains less, Munich or Prague?

Prague, at 0% against 26% in Munich.

On a $5,000,000 liquidity event realized after residence begins, the difference is about $1.3M.

Which is better for inheritance, Munich or Prague?

Prague. What a child pays: up to 30% in Munich, nothing in Prague.

Germany taxes children at 7% to 30% above a €400,000 allowance each. A spouse has a €500,000 allowance and the same scale above it. The Czech Republic abolished inheritance tax in 2014. Inheritances are exempt from income tax.

Which is cheaper to live in, Munich or Prague?

Prague, at 56 on the Patrician.ch cost index against 80 for Munich, where Zurich is 100.

Safety scores 10 of 10 in Munich and 9 of 10 in Prague, schools 8 and 7. These are Patrician.ch editorial indices, not published statistics.

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