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Kraków vs Olomouc

for digital nomads

Under balanced weights Olomouc edges it, 70 to 67, winning 5 of the 9 factors. Kraków is stronger on nothing outright; Olomouc on visa ease. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cost of living: 5.1 of 67 points (scores 46/100)Safety: 9.2 of 67 points (scores 83/100)Healthcare: 8.4 of 67 points (scores 76/100)Internet: 7.9 of 67 points (scores 72/100)Visa ease: 6.7 of 67 points (scores 61/100)Getting there & around: 9.3 of 67 points (scores 84/100)Climate: 2.8 of 67 points (scores 25/100)Air quality: 8.0 of 67 points (scores 72/100)Quality of life: 9.4 of 67 points (scores 85/100)67
Kraków
out of 100

Poland's most walkable city, with a growing tech hub

Full Kraków profile →Where to stay in Kraków →
Cost of living: 4.6 of 69 points (scores 42/100)Safety: 9.7 of 69 points (scores 88/100)Healthcare: 8.8 of 69 points (scores 79/100)Internet: 7.8 of 69 points (scores 70/100)Visa ease: 8.6 of 69 points (scores 78/100)Getting there & around: 8.9 of 69 points (scores 80/100)Climate: 2.8 of 69 points (scores 25/100)Air quality: 8.7 of 69 points (scores 78/100)Quality of life: 9.5 of 69 points (scores 86/100)70
Olomouc
out of 100

Moravian university town that Prague tourists skip

Full Olomouc profile →Where to stay in Olomouc →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricKrakówOlomouc
Cost of living46 ✓42
Safety8388 ✓
Healthcare7679 ✓
Internet72 ✓70
Visa ease6178 ✓
Getting there & around84 ✓80
Climate2525
Air quality7278 ✓
Quality of life8586 ✓

Cost

MetricKrakówOlomouc
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city$1,435 ✓$1,600
Central one-bedroom rent$924no data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricKrakówOlomouc
Homicides per 100k0.680.61 ✓
Political stability (0–100)77.883.5 ✓
UHC service coverage (0–100)8283 ✓
Life expectancy75.4 yrs77.1 yrs ✓

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricKrakówOlomouc
Download39.7 Mbps ✓38.6 Mbps
Upload19.9 Mbps ✓16.2 Mbps

Visa

MetricKrakówOlomouc
Nomad visanone listedDigital Nomad Program (long-term visa for business or other purposes) ✓
Minimum income for the visano data$3,386/mo
Entry, US passport90 days90 days
Entry, EU passportunlimitedunlimited
Entry, UK passport90 days90 days

Getting there and around

MetricKrakówOlomouc
Non-stop airport destinations134158 ✓
Walkability (1–5, editorial)55
Transit (1–5, editorial)4 ✓3

Climate and air

MetricKrakówOlomouc
Comfortable months per year33
Annual mean PM2.517.5 µg/m³14.8 µg/m³ ✓

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Kraków or Olomouc?
Kraków is cheaper: about $1,435 per month versus $1,600 for one person.
Is Kraków or Olomouc safer?
Olomouc scores higher on safety (88 vs 83), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Kraków or Olomouc?
Kraków: a measured median of 39.7 Mbps versus 38.6 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); WhereNext city cost estimates 2026 (city pages); OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Nostos long-stay visa guides; Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.10.7. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.