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Katowice vs Niš

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Under balanced weights Katowice edges it, 64 to 57, winning 6 of the 9 factors. Katowice is stronger on air quality, safety, visa ease; Niš on climate. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cost of living: 5.5 of 64 points (scores 50/100)Safety: 9.2 of 64 points (scores 83/100)Healthcare: 8.4 of 64 points (scores 76/100)Internet: 7.2 of 64 points (scores 65/100)Visa ease: 6.7 of 64 points (scores 61/100)Getting there & around: 7.4 of 64 points (scores 66/100)Climate: 2.8 of 64 points (scores 25/100)Air quality: 7.3 of 64 points (scores 65/100)Quality of life: 9.4 of 64 points (scores 85/100)64
Katowice
out of 100

Silesian coal capital turned business-services hub

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Cost of living: 5.8 of 57 points (scores 52/100)Safety: 7.5 of 57 points (scores 68/100)Healthcare: 7.4 of 57 points (scores 66/100)Internet: 5.8 of 57 points (scores 53/100)Visa ease: 5.1 of 57 points (scores 46/100)Getting there & around: 7.4 of 57 points (scores 67/100)Climate: 4.6 of 57 points (scores 42/100)Air quality: 4.8 of 57 points (scores 43/100)Quality of life: 8.2 of 57 points (scores 74/100)57
Niš
out of 100

Serbia's southern city of Roman emperors and grilled meat

Full Niš profile →Where to stay in Niš →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricKatowiceNiš
Cost of living5052 ✓
Safety83 ✓68
Healthcare76 ✓66
Internet65 ✓53
Visa ease61 ✓46
Getting there & around6667 ✓
Climate2542 ✓
Air quality65 ✓43
Quality of life85 ✓74

Cost

MetricKatowiceNiš
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city$1,300$1,230 ✓
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricKatowiceNiš
Homicides per 100k0.68 ✓0.89
Political stability (0–100)77.8 ✓59.9
UHC service coverage (0–100)82 ✓73
Life expectancy75.4 yrs ✓72.8 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricKatowiceNiš
Download28.3 Mbps ✓16.9 Mbps
Upload13.6 Mbps ✓3.8 Mbps

Visa

MetricKatowiceNiš
Nomad visanone listednone listed
Minimum income for the visano datano data
Entry, US passport90 days90 days
Entry, EU passportunlimited ✓90 days
Entry, UK passport90 days90 days

Getting there and around

MetricKatowiceNiš
Non-stop airport destinations64113 ✓
Walkability (1–5, editorial)34 ✓
Transit (1–5, editorial)4 ✓2

Climate and air

MetricKatowiceNiš
Comfortable months per year35 ✓
Annual mean PM2.520.6 µg/m³ ✓30.6 µg/m³

✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Katowice or Niš?
Niš is cheaper: about $1,230 per month versus $1,300 for one person.
Is Katowice or Niš safer?
Katowice scores higher on safety (83 vs 68), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Katowice or Niš?
Katowice: a measured median of 28.3 Mbps versus 16.9 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); WhereNext city cost estimates 2026 (city pages); OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.10.7. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.