More and more young people are choosing leaving Spain in search of better working conditions and higher salaries. However, while Germany, the United Kingdom and the Nordic countries continue to be the favorite option among young people, there are other less known alternatives that, according to some testimonies, offer more competitive conditions.
This is the case of Prague, capital of the Czech Republic, where, according to Lucía, a young Spanish woman who has lived in this city for 3 years, “there is a lot of ignorance about how people live here and how much they earn.” For this reason, he has shared through his TikTok profile (@travelwithluxx), a video in which he tells his personal experience in order to provide transparency to the reality of the Czech country.
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The young woman explains that her net salary during the month of October, already deducting rental expenses, taxes and medical insurance, which are the fixed expenses she has, “was around 51,000 Czech crowns, which at the exchange rate is about 2,127 euros”; while from self-employment work “I have earned about 15,200 Czech crowns, which is about 628 euros.” That is, a total of 2,755 euros.
However, the young woman wanted to clarify that she has chosen the month of October because, if compared to the rest, “it has been an average month of earnings, so you can see how much is earned in Prague, more or less.” Although he highlights that he has had “many better months and many worse months.”
“You don’t have to go to Australia to have a decent salary”
In addition, the young woman also reflects on the messages that predominate today on social networks about labor emigration, and claims the need to offer truthful information about less common destinations, as is the case with Prague. “With this I want to open the door and appreciate that not everything you see on social networks is good or what you want,” he warns.
“There are a lot of places in the world where you can start a life from scratch, I don’t live to work, I work to spend money. It’s not necessary go to Australia to have a decent salary”says the young woman, emphasizing the good conditions she enjoys.
“I personally have vacations, I have days off, I can travel and I can save,” he adds, and emphasizes that “the saving capacity is much greater than it was in Spain.” Thus, Lucía demands greater dissemination about destinations that are not so well known, but that offer good conditions.