Gliwice vs Katowice
for digital nomads
Under balanced weights Gliwice edges it, 64 to 62, winning 2 of the 9 factors. Gliwice is stronger on internet; Katowice on nothing outright. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.
Silesian tech and university city on Katowice's western edge
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- Internet. Gliwice leads on internet, 77 to 65, against Katowice. Measured download: 55 Mbps vs 28.3 Mbps.
- Getting there & around. Gliwice leads on getting there & around, 42 to 34, against Katowice. Non-stop airport destinations: 154 vs 64.
Where they are close. Within five points on air quality, cost of living, safety, healthcare, visa ease, climate, quality of life.
Pick Gliwice if you want
- faster internet (55 Mbps measured)
Pick Katowice if you want
- no clear edge over Gliwice in the data
Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)
| Metric | Gliwice | Katowice |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of living | 61 | 61 |
| Safety | 83 | 83 |
| Healthcare | 81 | 81 |
| Internet | 77 ✓ | 65 |
| Visa ease | 61 | 61 |
| Getting there & around | 42 ✓ | 34 |
| Climate | 25 | 25 |
| Air quality | 64 | 65 ✓ |
| Quality of life | 85 | 85 |
Cost
| Metric | Gliwice | Katowice |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city | $1,300 | $1,300 |
| Central one-bedroom rent | no data | no data |
Safety and health (country-level)
| Metric | Gliwice | Katowice |
|---|---|---|
| Homicides per 100k | 0.68 | 0.68 |
| Political stability (0–100) | 77.8 | 77.8 |
| UHC service coverage (0–100) | 82 | 82 |
| Life expectancy | 78.1 yrs | 78.1 yrs |
Internet (M-Lab measured medians)
| Metric | Gliwice | Katowice |
|---|---|---|
| Download | 55 Mbps ✓ | 28.3 Mbps |
| Upload | 23.2 Mbps ✓ | 13.6 Mbps |
Visa
| Metric | Gliwice | Katowice |
|---|---|---|
| Nomad visa | none listed | none listed |
| Minimum income for the visa | no data | no data |
| Entry, US passport | 90 days | 90 days |
| Entry, EU passport | unlimited | unlimited |
| Entry, UK passport | 90 days | 90 days |
Getting there and around
| Metric | Gliwice | Katowice |
|---|---|---|
| Non-stop airport destinations | 154 ✓ | 64 |
| Walkability (1–5, editorial) | 3 | 3 |
| Transit (1–5, editorial) | 3 | 4 ✓ |
Climate and air
| Metric | Gliwice | Katowice |
|---|---|---|
| Comfortable months per year | 3 | 3 |
| Annual mean PM2.5 | 21.2 µg/m³ | 20.6 µg/m³ ✓ |
✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, Gliwice or Katowice?
- Gliwice and Katowice cost about the same: roughly $1,300 per month for one person.
- Is Gliwice or Katowice safer?
- Gliwice and Katowice score the same on safety (83), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
- Where is the internet faster, Gliwice or Katowice?
- Gliwice: a measured median of 55 Mbps versus 28.3 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).
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Sources: Cost of Living Global 2026 (city rows); 2026 Cost of Living Index (country level); Digital Nomad Visas 2026; Worldwide Governance Indicators — Political Stability and Absence of Violence (score 0–100); Victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population (national data, latest year); UHC service coverage index; Life expectancy at birth (years), both sexes; M-Lab NDT statistics (city aggregates, 2024); Airport destinations (Wikipedia airline and destination tables); NASA POWER climatology (2001–2020 monthly means); WHO Ambient Air Quality Database, June 2026 update (V8); Human Development Index (HDR 2025, HDI 2023); EF English Proficiency Index 2024 (band); Walkability and transit ratings (editorial); Passport Index dataset (visa requirements, 199 passports × 199 destinations); OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.11.2. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.