I live in Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic I don't need to pay rent (lucky me :)), so I'll summarize my expenses when I did: - monthly rent: $300 (small flat in

I live in Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic I don't need to pay rent (lucky me :)), so I'll summarize my expenses when I did: - monthly rent: $300 (small flat in the middle of the city) - electricity, heating, Internet: $100 - food: about $200 (you could easily live on $100 to $150 dollars if you wanted to save) - public transportation: about $110 (I don't have a car and I had to commute by train) Typical wages for programmers in Hradec are $1000 to $1500 but can go higher if you are self employed. The nearer you are to Prague, the higher go the wages (and expenses, but I guess the wages climb faster)