Money is TimeThe Hours Index

Czechia, in hours

What the same things cost the average worker in Czechia, in hours of take-home pay.

iPhone 18 Pro CZK 34,990

158 hours of work

The first three weeks of January, and the fourth until Friday 3 pm.

22nd of 28. In Switzerland the same phone takes 30 hours; in Türkiye, 487.

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The sums

The average full-time worker in Czechia earns CZK 584,744 a year before tax and takes home CZK 460,042 after income tax and social security contributions (OECD, 2025, a single worker without children). Divided by 2,080 working hours, an hour of work pays CZK 221.17.

An iPhone 18 Pro: CZK 34,990 ÷ CZK 221.17 = 158 hours. The first three weeks of January, and the fourth until Friday 3 pm.
A Tesla Model Y: CZK 1,004,990 ÷ CZK 221.17 = 4,544 hours. Two whole working years, and the next until early March.
A Big Mac: CZK 115 ÷ CZK 221.17 = 0.52 hours, or 31 minutes.

The Tesla: before Tesla's CZK 25,500 delivery and documentation fee (CZK 1,030,490 in all). Hours count 52 weeks of 40, whatever people in Czechia actually work. More in what the index leaves out.

Against the other 37

iPhone 18 Pro 22nd of 28

  1. 1Switzerland CHF 1,199 30 hours
  2. 18 more
  3. 20Italy €1,489 119 hours
  4. 21Spain €1,469 122 hours
  5. 22Czechia CZK 34,990 158 hours
  6. 23Poland PLN 6,299 164 hours
  7. 24Portugal €1,499 171 hours
  8. 3 more
  9. 28Türkiye (see the note) ₺137,999 487 hours

All 28 countries on the index

Tesla Model Y 27th of 37

  1. 1Switzerland CHF 40,990 1,033 hours
  2. 23 more
  3. 25Greece €40,990 4,342 hours
  4. 26Slovenia €40,990 4,436 hours
  5. 27Czechia CZK 1,004,990 4,544 hours
  6. 28Portugal €40,990 4,685 hours
  7. 29Lithuania €41,010 4,888 hours
  8. 7 more
  9. 37Mexico MX$799,000 8,716 hours

All 37 countries on the index

Big Mac joint 24th of 36

  1. 1Switzerland CHF 7.30 11 minutes
  2. 21 more
  3. 22Slovenia €4.60 30 minutes
  4. 24Greece €4.90 31 minutes
  5. 24Czechia CZK 115 31 minutes
  6. 24Italy €6.56 31 minutes
  7. 27Lithuania €4.45 32 minutes
  8. 8 more
  9. 36Colombia (see the note) COP 25,900 102 minutes

All 36 countries on the index

Sources

Pay: OECD, Taxing Wages 2026: net take-home pay of a single worker without children on 100% of the average wage, 2025 (the OECD's own estimate, as for most countries).

Prices, checked 29 September 2026: Apple, the iPhone 18 Pro with 256 GB; Tesla, the cheapest Model Y on sale; The Economist, the Big Mac index, July 2026 (data, CC BY 4.0).

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