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turkemy · Joined: 23 Jan 2008 Posts: 14

hy everbody..
i am an english teacher.I live in Turkiye and i am Turkish.I work for a state school and including my private lessons i earn around 1600 dollars a month.
I have got a czech girlfriend and she insists that we should marry and live in cz.
Is it possible for me to work in cz.?and how much is it possible to earn as an english teacher there?I lived there for four months but i have no idea about how much teachers earn there.
do you think it is logical to quit my job here in tr,and start to work in cz??
i would be glad to hear about ur ideas and experinces..
best regards..

spiral78 · Joined: 05 Apr 2004 Posts: 11534 Location: On a Short Leash

ahoj. English teachers in Prague earn subsistence wages. Are you going to be living somewhere outside of Prague? Does your girlfriend have a flat somewhere?

If you currently earn 1,600 USD monthly, you will be taking a pay cut. English teachers in Prague earn less, roughly around 1,200. This is not enough to save money, to buy a place to live or a car, or to pay off debts from outside. It IS enough to live ok, assuming that your girlfriend is also working...In Prague, I mean.

If you are thinking of living outside of Prague, your prospects may be a bit better - but overall, teaching English is not going to get you ahead financially. In your place, I would not consider such a move UNLESS your girlfriend or her family also have a free place for you to live, and you think you will be happy in that place.