Prague, Czech Republic
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Prague vs Vienna.

Prague leaves about $259K more of a $1M income in hand each year than Vienna, on the Patrician.ch 2026 model. 🇨🇿 Czech Republic against 🇦🇹 Austria, compared on tax, residence, cost and the life.

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In short, current to October 2026

  • On $1,000,000 of income, Prague takes an effective 22% and Vienna takes 48%, so Prague leaves about $259K more in hand each year on the Patrician.ch 2026 model.
  • On a capital gain realized after residence begins, Prague charges 0% and Vienna charges 28%. On a $5,000,000 event that is a difference of about $1.4M.
  • Neither Prague nor Vienna is modeled on a special regime for arriving foreigners, so both run on ordinary resident rates.
  • Inheritance, what a child pays: nothing in Prague, nothing in Vienna.
  • Route in: Prague by Residence by investment, Founder & talent. Vienna by Founder & talent.
  • Cost of the life is 56 in Prague against 74 in Vienna on the Patrician.ch index where Zurich is 100, and safety 9 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 . Cite as: Patrician.ch, Prague vs Vienna: tax, residence and cost 2026, patrician.ch/compare/prague-vs-vienna/, 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
Vienna, Austria
Vienna 🇦🇹 Austria
PragueVienna
Effective tax at $300K20%44%
Effective tax at $1M22%48%
Effective tax at $3M23%53%
Kept after tax at $1M$778K$519K
Capital gains0%28%
Inheritance tax, childrennothingnothing
Cost index (Zurich 100)5674
A 200 m² prime home, US$from $2.1M$5.1M
Prestige of address (editorial)6/108/10
Safety9/109/10
Schools7/109/10
Sun hours1,7002,040
Supercar street index#80#69
Routes inResidence by investment, Founder & talentFounder & talent
Net millionaire flow, 2025 forecast (country, Henley)n/an/a
Flight from London2h nonstop2h 15m nonstop
Flight from New York8h 15m nonstop8h 15m nonstop
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Effective income tax rate, % of income, at 3 incomes

$300K$1M$3MPrague20%22%23%Vienna44%48%53%

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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How each profile reads.

For an executive on salary

Prague keeps more of a $1M salary, $259K a year on this model. Vienna answers with schools.

For a founder with an exit

Capital gains: Prague 0%, Vienna 28%. Neither city levies an annual wealth tax.

For a family

Vienna leads on schools and sun, Prague on a lower cost. Safety is level.

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

Prague, by about $259K a year on Patrician.ch's 2026 model.

Prague takes an effective 22% of $1,000,000 and Vienna takes 48%. At $3,000,000 the rates are 23% and 53%.

Which taxes capital gains less, Prague or Vienna?

Prague, at 0% against 28% in Vienna.

On a $5,000,000 liquidity event realized after residence begins, the difference is about $1.4M.

Which is better for inheritance, Prague or Vienna?

Neither charges a spouse or children. Both levy no inheritance tax at all.

The Czech Republic abolished inheritance tax in 2014. Inheritances are exempt from income tax. Austria abolished inheritance and gift tax in 2008. A real estate transfer tax still applies when Austrian property passes.

Which is cheaper to live in, Prague or Vienna?

Prague, at 56 on the Patrician.ch cost index against 74 for Vienna, where Zurich is 100.

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

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Income tax on the published 2026 rules. Social contributions, most deductions and treaties are not modeled. In Austria employees also pay social insurance at 18.07% of salary, up to €97,020 of salary a year. Figures are for a non-US single filer. Wealth tax, an exit and your passports are added when you run the engine on your own numbers. Not advice. Residence rules change often. Verify before acting.

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