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Best Neighborhoods in Prague 2025: Where to Live, Rent & Buy

Prague. The city that looks like a fairy tale—until you actually try to live here. Cobblestones, castles, cheap beer… sounds perfect, right? But pick the wrong neighborhood, and suddenly, that romantic vibe feels like a concrete hangover. In this post, we rank Prague’s neighborhoods from the absolute worst to the very best for living, giving you a brutally honest guide to safety, lifestyle, and infrastructure. Tier 1: The Bottom of the Barrel Žižkov Cheap rent, endless bars, and a nightlife that starts fun and ends with you wondering how your wallet vanished. It’s gritty, loud, and packed with crumbling apartment blocks that haven’t seen fresh paint since the Cold War. Artists love it, sure—but so do pickpockets and questionable nightclubs. Smíchov Smíchov is chaos wrapped in tram tracks. The traffic will drive you insane, and Anděl station is basically the Hunger Games for your personal belongings. Yes, there are shopping malls and some new offices, but the overall vibe is “I ju...