3.31/5
515 reviews
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Bratislava

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Bratislava makes for a quick stop rather than a destination for extended stays. Many visitors felt the city could be fully explored in a day, with the old town and surroundings offering limited attractions. While the walkability of the city is a plus and makes it easy to get around, overall there isn't a rich variety of things to do. Some visitors mentioned the city felt a bit sketchy at times, leading to less than ideal experiences.

That said, the cost of accommodation, particularly options like Airbnb, was noted as being very affordable and unexpectedly high quality for the price. Dining options were seen as limited and not offering great value, especially when compared with the overall experience. Bratislava may be suitable for budget travelers passing through, but expectations should be managed.

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9 months ago

Nothing much to do in Bratislava, a lack of decent restaurants, expensive for what it has to offer. The walkability is nice.

3 years ago

The best airbnb of my life and very cheap, at night I ended up in a brothel by accident, magical nights in Bratislava

4 years ago

To be quite honest, the old town of BRATISLAVA is easy to finish in 1 day + the outer parts of it. Seemed quite mischevious in some ways with the people over there or maybe I am just confusing it with KOSICE which is by far one of the awful experiences I have had in SLOVAKIA.

5 years ago

Great Hospitals? ahhh nope. They're atrocious here. Even getting referred to an english speaking doctor as an insured customer is an ordeal. Their best university is ranked 450th in the world & that's where the doctors are getting trained. All the locals go to vienna. enough said.

6 years ago

Was there a couple of weeks ago. Has a bit of Prague feeling + Warsaw style. Or maybe I am wrong. But really enjoyed it! Fully recommend!

7 years ago

✅ Very affordable

✅ Walkable city

✅ Very safe

✅ Fast internet

✅ Perfect humidity now

✅ Good air quality on average

✅ Many Nomads.com members have been

✅ Spacious and not crowded

✅ Easy to do business

✅ High quality of education

✅ Great hospitals

✅ Roads are very safe

✅ Great freedom of speech

✅ Democratic

✅ People can speak basic English

✅ Very safe for women

✅ Family friendly

❌ Not much to do

❌ Lack of good restaurants

❌ Can feel sketchy

❌ Expensive

❌ Cold now

❌ Gets cold in the winter

❌ Not many Nomads.com members right now

❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+

❌ Many people smoke tobacco

❌ High alcohol consumption

❌ Marijuana is illegal

Jan

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Feels (median)

134°
cold

643°
cold

745°
cold

1254°
cool

1661°
cool

2577°
warm

2984°
warm

2272°
mild

1254°
cool

643°
cold

134°
cold

Real (median)

337°
very cold

744°
cold

846°
cold

1254°
cool

1660°
cool

2576°
warm

2781°
warm

2272°
mild

2271°
mild

1355°
cool

745°
cold

337°
very cold

Humidity

damp
76%

nice
64%

nice
61%

nice
67%

nice
61%

nice
62%

nice
65%

nice
67%

damp
75%

damp
78%

Most common

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☔️ Rain

☀️ Clear

☔️ Rain

Rain

dry
46mm

dry
20mm

dry
12mm

dry
42mm

rainy
75mm

dry
8mm

rainy
59mm

rainy
72mm

rainy
74mm

dry
24mm

rainy
53mm

dry
50mm

Cloud

pockets
49%

pockets
41%

pockets
30%

pockets
44%

pockets
45%

pockets
29%

pockets
34%

pockets
40%

pockets
33%

pockets
34%

pockets
44%

cloudy
53%

Air quality

okay
80 US AQI

okay
83 US AQI

okay
52 US AQI

clean
47 US AQI

clean
36 US AQI

clean
37 US AQI

clean
32 US AQI

clean
31 US AQI

okay
55 US AQI

okay
61 US AQI

okay
66 US AQI

Sun

safe
1 UVI

seek shade
3 UVI

seek shade
4 UVI

avoid sun
7 UVI

seek shade
5 UVI

seek shade
4 UVI

safe
2 UVI

safe
1 UVI

Remote workers

1,754 people

1,740 people

1,938 people

2,700 people

3,000 people

3,692 people

2,925 people

3,071 people

3,141 people

3,436 people

1,800 people

3,273 people

Green is good. Red is bad. Values shown are the medians of all daily highs in a month based on past few years, not necessarily current numbers. Remote worker count is estimated based on the total amount of trips logged by Nomads.com members.

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Vienna

Austria

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

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👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 13° 55° 14° 58° AQI 59 😷

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$3,886 / mo

20 Mbps

Brno

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⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 14° 57° 14° 56° AQI 87 😷

✈️10min

$2,984 / mo

17 Mbps

Lake Balaton

Hungary

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

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👍 Liked great

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🌥 Feels 13° 55° 13° 55°

✈️11min

$2,943 / mo

62 Mbps

Budapest

Hungary

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 14° 57° 14° 58° AQI 99 😷

✈️13min

$2,641 / mo

33 Mbps

Graz

Austria

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 13° 55° 13° 55° AQI 57 😷

✈️14min

$3,882 / mo

20 Mbps

Šumperk

Czechia

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety great

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🌥 Feels 10° 50° 10° 50°

✈️16min

$3,365 / mo

56 Mbps

Zagreb

Croatia

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 15° 59° 15° 59° AQI 98 😷

✈️22min

$1,940 / mo

15 Mbps

Katowice

Poland

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 12° 54° 12° 54° AQI 94 😷

✈️22min

$3,320 / mo

22 Mbps

Prague

Czechia

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

🌥 Feels 15° 59° 15° 59° AQI 134 😷

✈️23min

$3,671 / mo

23 Mbps

Kraków

Poland

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 12° 54° 12° 54° AQI 95 😷

✈️24min

$2,571 / mo

34 Mbps

Salzburg

Austria

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked great

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 12° 54° 12° 53° AQI 59 😷

✈️24min

$4,916 / mo

30 Mbps

Ljubljana

Slovenia

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked great

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 12° 54° 12° 54° AQI 78 😷

✈️24min

$3,298 / mo

35 Mbps

Prague

Czechia

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 15° 59° 15° 59° AQI 134 😷

✈️23min

$3,671 / mo

23 Mbps

Bangkok

Thailand

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

🌥 Feels 44° 111° 33° 91° 🥵 AQI 70 😷

✈️11h

$1,546 / mo

24 Mbps

London

United Kingdom

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌤 Feels 12° 54° 13° 55° AQI 122 😷

✈️2h

$5,715 / mo

22 Mbps

Vienna

Austria

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 13° 55° 14° 58° AQI 59 😷

🚕2h

$3,886 / mo

20 Mbps

Berlin

Germany

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 15° 59° 15° 58° AQI 122 😷

✈️44min

$4,087 / mo

27 Mbps

Budapest

Hungary

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 14° 57° 14° 58° AQI 99 😷

✈️13min

$2,641 / mo

33 Mbps

Amsterdam

Netherlands

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌦 Feels 10° 50° 11° 52° AQI 138 😷

✈️1h

$7,462 / mo

20 Mbps

Barcelona

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌥 Feels 18° 64° 17° 62° AQI 50

✈️2h

$4,699 / mo

34 Mbps

Paris

France

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

Tap to open

🌥 Feels 15° 59° 15° 60° AQI 103 😷

✈️1h

$5,425 / mo

28 Mbps

Lisbon

Portugal

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

☀️ Feels 20° 68° 19° 66° AQI 50

✈️3h

$3,959 / mo

39 Mbps

New York City, NY

United States

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌤 Feels 6° 43° 8° 46°

✈️9h

$7,131 / mo

28 Mbps

Madrid

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 16° 61° 16° 60°

✈️2h

$4,525 / mo

34 Mbps

Vienna

Austria

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

Tap to open

🌥 Feels 13° 55° 14° 58° AQI 59 😷

🚕2h

$3,886 / mo

🌇 Also went here392 people

Budapest

Hungary

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

🌥 Feels 14° 57° 14° 58° AQI 99 😷

✈️13min

$2,641 / mo

🌇 Also went here385 people

Prague

Czechia

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

🌥 Feels 15° 59° 15° 59° AQI 134 😷

✈️23min

$3,671 / mo

🌇 Also went here362 people

Berlin

Germany

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

🌥 Feels 15° 59° 15° 58° AQI 122 😷

✈️44min

$4,087 / mo

🌇 Also went here291 people

Rome

Italy

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

☀️ Feels 15° 59° 15° 59°

✈️1h

$5,499 / mo

🌇 Also went here221 people

Brussels

Belgium

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

Tap to open

🌦 Feels 12° 54° 13° 56° AQI 88 😷

✈️1h

$4,296 / mo

🌇 Also went here197 people

Amsterdam

Netherlands

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

🌦 Feels 10° 50° 11° 52° AQI 138 😷

✈️1h

$7,462 / mo

🌇 Also went here293 people

Paris

France

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

Tap to open

🌥 Feels 15° 59° 15° 60° AQI 103 😷

✈️1h

$5,425 / mo

🌇 Also went here301 people

Istanbul

Turkey

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

Tap to open

🌤 Feels 9° 48° 10° 51° AQI 69 😷

✈️2h

$1,663 / mo

🌇 Also went here235 people

London

United Kingdom

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

Tap to open

🌤 Feels 12° 54° 13° 55° AQI 122 😷

✈️2h

$5,715 / mo

🌇 Also went here288 people

Barcelona

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

🌥 Feels 18° 64° 17° 62° AQI 50

✈️2h

$4,699 / mo

🌇 Also went here281 people

Madrid

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

☀️ Feels 16° 61° 16° 60°

✈️2h

$4,525 / mo

🌇 Also went here196 people

Lisbon

Portugal

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

☀️ Feels 20° 68° 19° 66° AQI 50

✈️3h

$3,959 / mo

🌇 Also went here281 people

New York City, NY

United States

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

Tap to open

🌤 Feels 6° 43° 8° 46°

✈️9h

$7,131 / mo

🌇 Also went here193 people

Bangkok

Thailand

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

🌥 Feels 44° 111° 33° 91° 🥵 AQI 70 😷

✈️11h

$1,546 / mo

🌇 Also went here257 people

1,200 remote workers in Bratislava now, of which 2+ members checked in (some members are set to private)

Members who will be here soon

Members who have been here

Values shown are estimated visits by traveling remote workers based on the total amount of trips logged by Nomads.com members. Visits to a place are only counted once per year per user, even if they visit more in that year. Visits are also normalized by overall trips added per month on the site, so if site usage goes up or down it does not affect trends. Not all digital nomads are on Nomads.com, and not all Nomads.com members log their trips. So the data is only indicative.

The chart below shows visitors by nationality normalized for population size. This means we take all trips logged on Nomads.com, check which country of origin the user is from, then divide that total visit count by the country of origin's population. If we didn't, it'd just show the big countries like US, Brazil and India always on top. Instead, this shows which nationalities worldwide proportionally visit more or less, which is more useful.

🎒 Nomad Score™	3.31/5 (Rank #231) 515 reviews
❤️ Liked by members	👍5 liked it 👎2 disliked it
👍 Quality of life score	Good
👶 Family score	Okay
🎒 Community score	Okay
🤯 Overcrowding score	0% is nomad here
💵 Cost	🙂 Okay: $2,735 / mo
📡 Internet	😡 Slow: 22 Mbps (avg)
😝 Fun	Okay
⛅️ Temperature (now)	🥶 Too cold: 14°C58°F (feels 14°C57°F)
💦 Humidity (now)	😊 Comfy: 45%
❄️ % of buildings with AC	🥵 Very low: 10%
💨 Air quality (now)	😐 Moderate: 68 US AQI
💨 Air quality (annual)	🌱 Great: 34 US AQI
👌 Safety	Good
👩 Safe for women	Good
🌈 Safe for LGBTQ+	Bad
🤮 Food safety*	Great
👮‍♀️ Lack of crime*	Good
🎓 Education level*	High
⚡️ Power grid	Great
💰 Income level*	Mediocre: $1,374 / mo
🙊 English speaking*	Okay
🚶 Walkability	Great
🚦 Traffic safety*	Okay
✈️ Airline scores*	Great
🧳 Lost luggage*	Great
🏥 Hospitals	Great
😄 Happiness*	Good
🍸 Nightlife	Okay
📶 Free WiFi in city	Bad
🖥 Places to work from	Great
❄️ A/C or heating	Bad
😁 Friendly to foreigners	Okay
🗯 Freedom of speech*	Great
🎅 Startup Score	Okay

🌍 Continent	Europe
🚩 Country	Slovakia
🗓️ Average trip length	3 days
📡 Internet speed (avg)	22 Mbps
⛅️ Weather (now)	🌥 14°C 58°F + 😊 Comfy (45%) = feels 14°C 57°F
💨 Air quality (now)	👍 68 US AQI 🍃 OK
💨 Air quality (annual avg)	👍 34 US AQI
🔌 Power	230V 50Hz
🚕 Best taxi app*	Taxify
🚑 Travel medical insurance	Safetywing
🏧 Suggested ATM take out:	EUR 100 = USD 116
💸 Tipping	Yes, 5%
💳 Cashless	💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere
💻 Best coworking space	thespot.sk
💻 Best alt. coworking space	Connect
🚰 Tap water	👌 Yes, safe to drink
♻️ Return rate	9% of visitors return
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Population	420,000 people
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 GDP per capita*	$16,489 / year
👫 Gender ratio (population)	👨 44% 👱‍♀️ 56%
👫 Gender ratio (young adults)	👨 53% 👱‍♀️ 47%
👫 Gender ratio (nomads)	👨 88% 👱‍♀️ 12%
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed	Yes
⛪️ Religious government	Non-religious
💻 Online electronics shop	Alza
🏠 Apartment listings	Reality
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier	RyanAir
✈️ Best int'l air carrier	Air France

💵 Cost of living for nomad	$2,735 / month
💵 Cost of living for expat	$1,771 / month
💵 Cost of living for family	$3,357 / month
💵 Cost of living for local	$959 / month
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$1,557 / month
🏡 Airbnb (median price)	$2,636 / month
🏠 1br studio rent in center	$766 / month
🏠 Median home price	$405,476
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$73 / night
🏠 Airbnb (median price)	$86 / night
🏢 Coworking hot desk	$257 / month
🍛 Dinner	$9
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L)	$1
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L)	$2
☕️ Coffee in cafe	$2
👩‍🏫 International school	$17,945 / year
📱 Mobile data (~10GB)	$8 / month
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi)	$5 / trip