Győr vs Košice
for digital nomads
Under balanced weights Győr edges it, 71 to 67, winning 5 of the 9 factors. Győr is stronger on visa ease; Košice on nothing outright. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.
Baroque river town between Vienna and Budapest
Full Győr profile →Plan a trip to Győr →Slovakia's eastern capital with a Gothic core and IT jobs
Full Košice profile →Plan a trip to Košice →Where they differ
- Visa ease. Győr leads on visa ease, 78 to 61, against Košice.
- Cost of living. Győr leads on cost of living, 56 to 47, against Košice. Monthly cost, one person: $1,450 vs $1,750.
- Getting there & around. Győr leads on getting there & around, 64 to 57, against Košice. Non-stop airport destinations: 235 vs 153.
Where they are close. Within five points on internet, quality of life, safety, healthcare, climate.
Pick Győr if you want
- to spend about $300 less a month
- a dedicated digital-nomad visa
Pick Košice if you want
- no clear edge over Győr in the data
Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)
| Metric | Győr | Košice |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of living | 56 ✓ | 47 |
| Safety | 80 ✓ | 80 |
| Healthcare | 78 | 79 ✓ |
| Internet | 81 | 83 ✓ |
| Visa ease | 78 ✓ | 61 |
| Getting there & around | 64 ✓ | 57 |
| Climate | 42 | 42 |
| Air quality | 82 ✓ | 76 |
| Quality of life | 81 | 82 ✓ |
Cost
| Metric | Győr | Košice |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city | $1,450 ✓ | $1,750 |
| Central one-bedroom rent | no data | no data |
Safety and health (country-level)
| Metric | Győr | Košice |
|---|---|---|
| Homicides per 100k | 0.7 ✓ | 1.07 |
| Political stability (0–100) | 74.5 | 77.3 ✓ |
| UHC service coverage (0–100) | 80 ✓ | 78 |
| Life expectancy | 76.7 yrs | 78 yrs ✓ |
Internet (M-Lab measured medians)
| Metric | Győr | Košice |
|---|---|---|
| Download | 74.2 Mbps | 74.4 Mbps ✓ |
| Upload | 23 Mbps | 39.2 Mbps ✓ |
Visa
| Metric | Győr | Košice |
|---|---|---|
| Nomad visa | White Card (digital nomad residence permit) ✓ | none listed |
| Minimum income for the visa | $3,368/mo | 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 | Győr | Košice |
|---|---|---|
| Non-stop airport destinations | 235 ✓ | 153 |
| Walkability (1–5, editorial) | 5 | 5 |
| Transit (1–5, editorial) | 3 | 4 ✓ |
Climate and air
| Metric | Győr | Košice |
|---|---|---|
| Comfortable months per year | 5 | 5 |
| Annual mean PM2.5 | 12.9 µg/m³ ✓ | 15.9 µg/m³ |
✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, Győr or Košice?
- Győr is cheaper: about $1,450 per month versus $1,750 for one person.
- Is Győr or Košice safer?
- Győr and Košice score the same on safety (80), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
- Where is the internet faster, Győr or Košice?
- Košice: a measured median of 74.4 Mbps versus 74.2 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).
More comparisons
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); Nostos long-stay visa guides; Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.11.2. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.