i live Prague. How do i go about getting a visa to stay here long term?
Should we go to Prague?
How much does an average apartment cost in Prague in Euros and in Czech Koruzny as well?
Cost of heating an apartment?
Here is my situation: I am a Chicagoan living in Prague. The apartment building I live in is charging OUTRAGEOUS amounts of money above and beyond the normal amount we pay for utilities.
I would like to mathematically prove that what they are charging is not possible.
Prague has a temperate climate. It rarely snows here. Winter is much, much milder than in Chicago. I checked average temperature for January, and it shows a typical high of 34C, and low of 25C. Hence, the amount of heat needed should be considerably less than what you'd expect in Chicago where you have truly sub-zero temperatures.
Here is the scenario: I have a 160 square meter apartment. That's really four main rooms (kitchen, living room, and two bedrooms). There is a radiator in each room. Very often, I have them TURNED OFF because it's just so naturally hot in this building. Europeans don't seem to have any concept of how hot it is, and they still wear sweaters while I'm broiling in just a short sleeve shirt. So as you can see, I don't consume much myself.
I live on the fourth floor of a five story building. This is an old building, so walls are thick. Heat stays in (just as it is naturally cool in summer; no air conditioning). The windows are actually two complete sets of windows, so heat does not escape, and noise doesn't bother you.
I was charged the equivalent of $650 for each month of what I consider "winter" here, December-March. These are the only months one could even believe that "extra" needs to be charged for heating. I even dispute it is that long of a winter, but for the sake of argument let's say four months of "real" winter.
I was charged the equivalent of $2,600 extra, on top of normal utilities. The building is charging other people similarly outrageous amounts, based on the relative size of their apartment. Several people hired lawyers and tried to get the local government to do an official check, but they are ineffectual.
Can you create an estimate of how much energy it should take to heat an apartment like mine? I realize there are so many variables, so just create a scenario you feel is reasonable. I like to keep the apartment cool, and even with the radiators closed have had to open windows just to reduce the temperature. (these Czechs waste heat like mad; if MY apartment is too hot with closed radiators, theirs are broiling).
Once again, I realize there are too many variables, but please just construct a likely scenario. Prague is nowhere near as cold as Chicago, and I'm being charged more to heat an apartment than for my entire four-bedroom house in Chicago. I think it's a scam, and I want to be able to prove it mathematically.
I do believe the company that owns this building simply takes ALL their costs (insurance, depreciation, etc.) and divides them up among tenants and then creates bills to cover all their expenses, not just we should be liable for. Or maybe they decide how much they want to make each year, and then concoct bills to fit that scenario.
Has anyone bought an apartment in Prague?
We're thinking of buying an apartment in the Czech Republic but I have been told that EU national (I'm Irish) need to register a company to do that?!!! Is this true? Thanks, all info much appreciated.
We wouldn't be buying in Prague (too costly!) rather another city which is close enough.
Huh, the Czech embassy told me I needed to establish a company in CZ, then I go rooting around some more on the net and discover if you are an EU citizen that you don't need to establish a comapny at all.....someone has it wrong?......
Can I drive the autobahn in Germany to Prague?
I want to drive the autobahn in Germany. We plan on taking a train right now from Berlin to Prague, but would it be possible/advisable to rent a car and drive it into Prague? Would this work when travelling into the Czech Rep.? We are also headed from Prague to Vienna. Then to Venice, then to Zurich. My first stop is Amsterdam, right now we have a flight to Berlin, how about driving that instead?
900 pounds a month living in Prague?
A friend of mine told me he spoke to a guy that was living in Prague thanks to his property he had rented out.His property is worth 900 pounds a month (tax free)and he claimed that's plenty to live in the czech Republic.He lives 10 km from Prague and he does not work there, he just lives on the rent money.He pays for a room and he says he has still money left overt at the end of the month!
Is this possible?
How expensive is Prague these days?
How much is the average rent for a small apartment in Prague these days? all I can find on the internet are tourist/business lets, which are always so expensive.
For one reason and another, I may have to leave the Netherlands soon, and was thinking of heading east. I've met so many Czechs in Western Europe in the last few years, I thought maybe Prague was empty
What's the cost of living like - nothing extravagant, maybe a 2 bedroom apartment, and living reasonably frugally.
Is there any cheap apartment to live in Prague?
I coming soon to Czech. That is why I am wondering to find some budget and clean apartment in Prague to live for a while, payment monthly only.



















































