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Bratislavavs.Vienna.

Bratislava sale mejor en 4 de 8 datos principales; Vienna, en 3. Cost of living (single, excl. rent): Bratislava $560/mo, Vienna $1973/mo. Freelancer tax burden: Bratislava 27,3%, Vienna 29,4%. Climate comfort: Bratislava 7/12 mo, Vienna 6/12 mo.

Verificado

14 criterios comparados · 31 fuentes · los datos de país aparecen marcados como heredados

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01

Las diferencias clave

Las cifras clave cara a cara, con el lado más fuerte señalado. La puntuación global es decorativa; lo que importa es qué datos encajan contigo.

Resultado principal

Bratislava va por delante en 4 de 8

Bratislava

4

Vienna

3

01Cost of living (single, excl. rent)
Bratislavamejor
$560/mo

Slovak Statistics Office HBS 2024 + Eurostat national accounts

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2024
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Método
Eurostat household final consumption €7,730/capita/year (2024) minus the housing/rent component (~24% housing share, rentals/imputed rent removed) → ≈€491/mo non-rent consumption ≈ $560 at 1.1399 USD/EUR. Category split from the Slovak HBS COICOP structure. Cross-checked against 2024 Slovak COICOP shares.
Vienna
$1973/mo

Statistik Austria — Konsumerhebung 2024/25 (all-households per-capita consumption, COICOP), CPI-uplifted

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
30 jun 2026
Verificado
12 jul 2026
Método
Konsumerhebung 2024/25 average all-household consumption €4,170/mo ÷ household size 2.17 = €1,922 per-capita; minus per-capita housing rentals (COICOP 041 actual €235 + 042 imputed €379 = €614/hh → €283/capita) = €1,639/mo excl rent; ×1.0562 CPI uplift to mid-2026 ×1.1399 USD = $1,973. Per-capita basis to match the other countries; a single-person household alone spends more (~$2,657).
02Freelancer tax burden
Bratislavamejor
27,3%

SettleMetric tax engine over official 2026 rules (SZČO)

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
1 ene 2026
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Método
Best eligible scheme sk-szco-pausal at €60,000: 60% flat-rate expenses (capped €20,000) → base €40,000; social+health €13,230; income tax 15% on (€40,000 − €13,230 − €5,967 allowance) = €3,120. Net €43,649 → effective burden ≈ 27.3%. Contributions dominate the burden.
Vienna
29,4%

SettleMetric tax engine over official 2026 rules (BMF Einkommensteuer, SVS/GSVG)

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
1 ene 2026
Verificado
12 jul 2026
Método
Best eligible scheme at €60,000 revenue, 0 expenses = Basispauschalierung: 15% expense lump-sum (9,000) → profit 51,000; Grundfreibetrag capped 4,950; SVS 26.83% of 46,050 = 12,355; accident 156; income tax on 33,539 (less 13,539 allowance) = 5,155. Levies 17,666 → 29.44%. The standard actual-expenses route with no expenses runs ~37%, the GmbH all-dividends chain ~44%.
03Homicide rate
Bratislava
1,09/100k

Eurostat — police-recorded intentional homicide (ICCS 0101)

Datos abiertos

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2024
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Notas
Completed homicides; low by global standards. UNODC latest (2023): 1.12 per 100k. No city-level series is published.
Viennamejor
0,85/100k

Eurostat — police-recorded intentional homicide (crim_off_cat, ICCS0101, unit P_HTHAB)

Datos abiertos

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2024
Verificado
12 jul 2026
Notas
Police-recorded intentional homicide, 2024 (0.61 in 2020 rising to 0.85 in 2024). UNODC/World Bank report ~0.88 for 2023. Very safe by international standards.
04Climate comfort
Bratislavamejor
7/12 mo

SettleMetric computation over climate-normals

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2020
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Método
Months with mean daily max 15–28°C and precip < 150mm: Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct = 7 — milder spread than Warsaw's 5.
Vienna
6/12 mo

SettleMetric computation over climate-normals

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2020
Verificado
12 jul 2026
Método
Months with mean daily max 15–28°C and precipitation < 150mm: Apr (17.2), May (20.7), Jun (25.1), Jul (26.4), Aug (26.1), Sep (21.1) = 6 (Oct just misses at 14.3°C).
05Internet speed
Bratislavamejor
42 Mbps

M-Lab NDT country aggregates for Slovakia

Datos abiertos

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2023
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Método
Median of M-Lab NDT daily country medians, 2023 (latest full year in M-Lab's public stats API).
Notas
M-Lab NDT is single-stream and reads well below Ookla-style figures — comparable only within this criterion.
Vienna
32 Mbps

M-Lab NDT country aggregates for Austria

Datos abiertos

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2023
Verificado
12 jul 2026
Método
Median of the 2023 daily country medians (2.78M download tests — 2023 is the latest full year in M-Lab's public stats API; monthly medians ranged ~28.6–33.3 Mbps).
Notas
M-Lab NDT is single-stream and reads well below Ookla-style figures (Austrian fixed broadband commonly markets 100–1000 Mbps) — comparable only within this criterion.
06English proficiency
Bratislava
Very high

EF EPI 2025 (score 606, rank 10/123 — Very High band)

Estudio

Datos a fecha de
1 nov 2025
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Notas
Own band informed by EF EPI (attribution: EF Education First). Slovakia's best-ever result; English is broadly workable in cities and the service sector.
Vienna
Very high

EF EPI 2025 — Austria (rank 3/123, score 616, Very High band)

Estudio

Datos a fecha de
1 nov 2025
Verificado
12 jul 2026
Notas
Own band informed by EF EPI 2025 (attribution: EF Education First): Austria ranked #3 globally and #1 in Europe, score 616 (Very High / C1 band). English is broadly workable in Vienna and the tech, service and academic sectors; German remains the sole official language and matters for administration and integration requirements.
07Private healthcare cost
Bratislava
$1500/yr

Union SAFETY / UNIQA / Wüstenrot commercial health plans — market midpoint; insurers quote on request

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
3 jul 2026
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Método
Commercial/expat comprehensive health insurance (Union SAFETY, UNIQA, Wüstenrot) runs ≈€80–200/month depending on age and coverage. Healthy-35-year-old lower-mid ≈ €110/mo ≈ $1,500/yr (range ≈ $1,095–$2,740). Premiums are quoted on request, so this is a curated market midpoint, not a public engine quote.
Notas
Residents are covered by mandatory public health insurance; commercial comprehensive cover (Union SAFETY etc.) is mainly bought by foreigners not yet in the public system. Slovakia lacks a large outpatient-subscription market like Poland's, so other private care is pay-per-visit. Put on the same comprehensive basis as Poland for comparability.
Viennamejor
$1368/yr

Curated from Austrian insurer/broker Sonderklasse tariffs (UNIQA, Merkur, Wiener Städtische) — quoted on request

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
12 jul 2026
Verificado
12 jul 2026
Método
Supplementary Sonderklasse cover (hospital special class + free choice of doctor) on top of the mandatory public ÖGK, healthy 35-year-old: market midpoint ≈ €100/mo = €1,200/yr → ≈ $1,368 at 1.1399 USD/EUR. Range ≈ $889 (basic, with deductible) to ≈ $2,599 (premium).
Notas
Austria has mandatory public health insurance (ÖGK, ~7.65% of income, shared) covering everyone in the system; unlike countries with full private replacement plans, the private market here is supplementary (Zusatzversicherung), so this is the top-up Sonderklasse premium, not a full-replacement policy. Adding an outpatient Privatarzt module (€40–145/mo) raises a full package to ≈ €150–250/mo.
08Air quality (PM2.5)
Bratislava
13,5 µg/m³

EEA European city air quality viewer

Datos abiertos

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2024
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Notas
EEA urban-background figure for Bratislava, corroborated by IQAir (~13.6). About 2.7× the WHO 2021 guideline (5 µg/m³); within the current EU limit (25) but above the 2030 EU limit (10).
Viennamejor
10 µg/m³

Stadt Wien — Luftgütebericht 2024, Feinstaub PM2.5 (MA22 / Umweltbundesamt network)

Fuente oficial

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2024
Verificado
12 jul 2026
Método
Average of the Vienna network's 2024 annual means; valid stations ranged 9 (Lobau) to 11 (Taborstraße) µg/m³. The EU limit (25 µg/m³) was met at every station; 2024 was among the cleanest years in two decades.
Notas
About 2× the WHO 2021 guideline (5 µg/m³) but well under the EU limit. Winter heating and traffic are the main sources.

02

¿Qué ciudad encaja con tu plan?

Cada perspectiva pondera solo los datos que importan a ese plan y dice a qué lado favorece.

Informática remota / autónomo

Contrato o trabajo por cuenta propia en tecnología, facturando a clientes de fuera.

Bratislava encaja mejor: 3 de 5

01Freelancer tax burden
Bratislavamejor
27,3%

SettleMetric tax engine over official 2026 rules (SZČO)

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
1 ene 2026
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Método
Best eligible scheme sk-szco-pausal at €60,000: 60% flat-rate expenses (capped €20,000) → base €40,000; social+health €13,230; income tax 15% on (€40,000 − €13,230 − €5,967 allowance) = €3,120. Net €43,649 → effective burden ≈ 27.3%. Contributions dominate the burden.
Vienna
29,4%

SettleMetric tax engine over official 2026 rules (BMF Einkommensteuer, SVS/GSVG)

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
1 ene 2026
Verificado
12 jul 2026
Método
Best eligible scheme at €60,000 revenue, 0 expenses = Basispauschalierung: 15% expense lump-sum (9,000) → profit 51,000; Grundfreibetrag capped 4,950; SVS 26.83% of 46,050 = 12,355; accident 156; income tax on 33,539 (less 13,539 allowance) = 5,155. Levies 17,666 → 29.44%. The standard actual-expenses route with no expenses runs ~37%, the GmbH all-dividends chain ~44%.
02Internet speed
Bratislavamejor
42 Mbps

M-Lab NDT country aggregates for Slovakia

Datos abiertos

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2023
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Método
Median of M-Lab NDT daily country medians, 2023 (latest full year in M-Lab's public stats API).
Notas
M-Lab NDT is single-stream and reads well below Ookla-style figures — comparable only within this criterion.
Vienna
32 Mbps

M-Lab NDT country aggregates for Austria

Datos abiertos

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2023
Verificado
12 jul 2026
Método
Median of the 2023 daily country medians (2.78M download tests — 2023 is the latest full year in M-Lab's public stats API; monthly medians ranged ~28.6–33.3 Mbps).
Notas
M-Lab NDT is single-stream and reads well below Ookla-style figures (Austrian fixed broadband commonly markets 100–1000 Mbps) — comparable only within this criterion.
03English proficiency
Bratislava
Very high

EF EPI 2025 (score 606, rank 10/123 — Very High band)

Estudio

Datos a fecha de
1 nov 2025
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Notas
Own band informed by EF EPI (attribution: EF Education First). Slovakia's best-ever result; English is broadly workable in cities and the service sector.
Vienna
Very high

EF EPI 2025 — Austria (rank 3/123, score 616, Very High band)

Estudio

Datos a fecha de
1 nov 2025
Verificado
12 jul 2026
Notas
Own band informed by EF EPI 2025 (attribution: EF Education First): Austria ranked #3 globally and #1 in Europe, score 616 (Very High / C1 band). English is broadly workable in Vienna and the tech, service and academic sectors; German remains the sole official language and matters for administration and integration requirements.
04Cost of living (single, excl. rent)
Bratislavamejor
$560/mo

Slovak Statistics Office HBS 2024 + Eurostat national accounts

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2024
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Método
Eurostat household final consumption €7,730/capita/year (2024) minus the housing/rent component (~24% housing share, rentals/imputed rent removed) → ≈€491/mo non-rent consumption ≈ $560 at 1.1399 USD/EUR. Category split from the Slovak HBS COICOP structure. Cross-checked against 2024 Slovak COICOP shares.
Vienna
$1973/mo

Statistik Austria — Konsumerhebung 2024/25 (all-households per-capita consumption, COICOP), CPI-uplifted

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
30 jun 2026
Verificado
12 jul 2026
Método
Konsumerhebung 2024/25 average all-household consumption €4,170/mo ÷ household size 2.17 = €1,922 per-capita; minus per-capita housing rentals (COICOP 041 actual €235 + 042 imputed €379 = €614/hh → €283/capita) = €1,639/mo excl rent; ×1.0562 CPI uplift to mid-2026 ×1.1399 USD = $1,973. Per-capita basis to match the other countries; a single-person household alone spends more (~$2,657).
05Domestic delivery quality
Bratislava
Good

Packeta / Slovenská pošta / carrier pages (composite)

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
3 jul 2026
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Método
Packeta Z-BOX (~2,200 lockers + ~1,200 pickup points, expanding), Slovenská pošta (~1,550 offices), GLS/DPD/SPS/DHL nationwide; typical 1–2 day domestic delivery, next-day common in cities. Dense but the locker network is smaller than Poland's InPost → good, not excellent.
Viennamejor
Excellent

Österreichische Post AG — self-service / pickup network (post.at)

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
12 jul 2026
Verificado
12 jul 2026
Método
Austrian Post runs a very dense last-mile network: ~640 self-service pickup stations, ~120,000 pickup boxes and ~77,500 post boxes, with next-business-day standard parcel delivery; via the myflexbox cooperation (~550 shared stations) about 80% of all Austrian parcels can be received in one locker infrastructure. DHL, DPD, GLS and Hermes also deliver nationwide. Dense, fast, reliable → excellent.

Familia

Mudarse con pareja e hijos en edad escolar.

Vienna encaja mejor: 4 de 5

01International schools
Bratislava
7

IB programme finder + Cambridge school finder + AEFE (French) + German Auslandsschulwesen + College Board registries (compiled)

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
3 jul 2026
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Método
International schools in the Bratislava metro, each verified against its accreditor: (1) The British International School Bratislava — IB World School (DP, ibo.org/en/school/003503) + Cambridge IGCSE; (2) English International School of Bratislava — IB PYP/MYP/DP (ibo.org/en/school/050174); (3) QSI International School of Bratislava — IB DP (ibo.org/en/school/001457), campus in Šamorín within the Bratislava metro; (4) Cambridge International School Bratislava (Úprkova 3) — Cambridge IGCSE/AS/A Level; (5) École Française de Bratislava — French national curriculum, AEFE network; (6) Deutsche Schule Bratislava — German curriculum, 'Exzellente Deutsche Auslandsschule' (German Federal Office for Schools Abroad); (7) LEAF Academy — US curriculum, College Board AP Capstone.
Notas
Full international schools (foreign-medium curriculum, recognised accreditor). NOT counted: Spojená škola Novohradská (a Slovak state gymnázium with an IB DP stream, not a full international school) and Brilliant Stars International School (Cambridge-based to age 14, registry status unconfirmed) — including them would give 8–9. QSI's campus is in Šamorín (~25 km, Bratislava functional metro); a strict city-limits count would be 6. Corrects the earlier value of 2, which under-counted and wrongly labelled LEAF Academy as IB (it is US/AP, not IB).
Viennamejor
8

Accreditor registries (IB World Schools, AEFE) — per-school verification

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
12 jul 2026
Verificado
12 jul 2026
Método
Vienna-metro schools each confirmed against a qualifying accreditor: (1) Vienna International School — IB; (2) American International School Vienna — IB DP + US/MSA; (3) Danube International School Vienna — IB; (4) AMADEUS International School Vienna — IB + CIS; (5) International Christian School of Vienna — IB DP; (6) Gymnasium Klosterneuburg International School — IB; (7) International Highschool Herzogberg (Perchtoldsdorf) — IB; (8) Lycée Français de Vienne — AEFE-homologated. Aggregator sites were used only to find candidates.
Notas
Verified FLOOR of 8 (7 IB World Schools + 1 AEFE French school). KIS (Klosterneuburg) and Herzogberg (Perchtoldsdorf) sit just outside the city line but within the metro; strictly in-city the count is 6. Additional schools may hold qualifying accreditation but were not each individually verified this cycle.
02Homicide rate
Bratislava
1,09/100k

Eurostat — police-recorded intentional homicide (ICCS 0101)

Datos abiertos

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2024
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Notas
Completed homicides; low by global standards. UNODC latest (2023): 1.12 per 100k. No city-level series is published.
Viennamejor
0,85/100k

Eurostat — police-recorded intentional homicide (crim_off_cat, ICCS0101, unit P_HTHAB)

Datos abiertos

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2024
Verificado
12 jul 2026
Notas
Police-recorded intentional homicide, 2024 (0.61 in 2020 rising to 0.85 in 2024). UNODC/World Bank report ~0.88 for 2023. Very safe by international standards.
03Private healthcare cost
Bratislava
$1500/yr

Union SAFETY / UNIQA / Wüstenrot commercial health plans — market midpoint; insurers quote on request

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
3 jul 2026
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Método
Commercial/expat comprehensive health insurance (Union SAFETY, UNIQA, Wüstenrot) runs ≈€80–200/month depending on age and coverage. Healthy-35-year-old lower-mid ≈ €110/mo ≈ $1,500/yr (range ≈ $1,095–$2,740). Premiums are quoted on request, so this is a curated market midpoint, not a public engine quote.
Notas
Residents are covered by mandatory public health insurance; commercial comprehensive cover (Union SAFETY etc.) is mainly bought by foreigners not yet in the public system. Slovakia lacks a large outpatient-subscription market like Poland's, so other private care is pay-per-visit. Put on the same comprehensive basis as Poland for comparability.
Viennamejor
$1368/yr

Curated from Austrian insurer/broker Sonderklasse tariffs (UNIQA, Merkur, Wiener Städtische) — quoted on request

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
12 jul 2026
Verificado
12 jul 2026
Método
Supplementary Sonderklasse cover (hospital special class + free choice of doctor) on top of the mandatory public ÖGK, healthy 35-year-old: market midpoint ≈ €100/mo = €1,200/yr → ≈ $1,368 at 1.1399 USD/EUR. Range ≈ $889 (basic, with deductible) to ≈ $2,599 (premium).
Notas
Austria has mandatory public health insurance (ÖGK, ~7.65% of income, shared) covering everyone in the system; unlike countries with full private replacement plans, the private market here is supplementary (Zusatzversicherung), so this is the top-up Sonderklasse premium, not a full-replacement policy. Adding an outpatient Privatarzt module (€40–145/mo) raises a full package to ≈ €150–250/mo.
04Air quality (PM2.5)
Bratislava
13,5 µg/m³

EEA European city air quality viewer

Datos abiertos

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2024
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Notas
EEA urban-background figure for Bratislava, corroborated by IQAir (~13.6). About 2.7× the WHO 2021 guideline (5 µg/m³); within the current EU limit (25) but above the 2030 EU limit (10).
Viennamejor
10 µg/m³

Stadt Wien — Luftgütebericht 2024, Feinstaub PM2.5 (MA22 / Umweltbundesamt network)

Fuente oficial

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2024
Verificado
12 jul 2026
Método
Average of the Vienna network's 2024 annual means; valid stations ranged 9 (Lobau) to 11 (Taborstraße) µg/m³. The EU limit (25 µg/m³) was met at every station; 2024 was among the cleanest years in two decades.
Notas
About 2× the WHO 2021 guideline (5 µg/m³) but well under the EU limit. Winter heating and traffic are the main sources.
05English proficiency
Bratislava
Very high

EF EPI 2025 (score 606, rank 10/123 — Very High band)

Estudio

Datos a fecha de
1 nov 2025
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Notas
Own band informed by EF EPI (attribution: EF Education First). Slovakia's best-ever result; English is broadly workable in cities and the service sector.
Vienna
Very high

EF EPI 2025 — Austria (rank 3/123, score 616, Very High band)

Estudio

Datos a fecha de
1 nov 2025
Verificado
12 jul 2026
Notas
Own band informed by EF EPI 2025 (attribution: EF Education First): Austria ranked #3 globally and #1 in Europe, score 616 (Very High / C1 band). English is broadly workable in Vienna and the tech, service and academic sectors; German remains the sole official language and matters for administration and integration requirements.

Dinero y cripto

Optimizar impuestos, banca y normas sobre cripto.

Bratislava encaja mejor: 2 de 3

01Crypto regulation
Bratislavamejor
Legal friendly

Financial Administration SR — income from sale of virtual currency (non-business)

Fuente oficial

Datos a fecha de
1 ene 2024
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Notas
Since 2024, crypto held over one year is taxed at a favourable flat 7% (vs 19/25% if held under a year), with a €2,400/year exemption for crypto used to pay for goods/services, no health-insurance levy on non-business crypto gains, and crypto-to-crypto swaps not taxable. EU MiCA applies; the NBS licenses providers. More favourable than most EU peers, hence legal-friendly.
Vienna
Legal regulated

BMF — Tax treatment of crypto-assets (Ökosoziale Steuerreform, from 1 March 2022)

Fuente oficial

Datos a fecha de
1 mar 2022
Verificado
12 jul 2026
Notas
Holding and trading are legal. Since the eco-social tax reform (effective 1 March 2022), crypto income — current income (staking, lending) and realized capital gains — is taxed as income from capital assets at the special flat rate of 27.5% (§27a EStG), whether withheld as KESt or assessed via return. Crypto acquired before 1 Feb 2021 is grandfathered 'Altbestand'. EU MiCA and DAC8 reporting apply. A clear statutory tax plus the EU regulatory framework make this 'legal-regulated'.
02Financial control level
Bratislava
Low

Ministry of Finance SR — restrictions on cash payments

Fuente oficial

Datos a fecha de
1 may 2026
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Método
Eurozone/EU single market: no capital controls, EUR fully convertible; cash-payment limits €15,000 between individuals / €5,000 when a business is party; standard EU CRS, no FBAR-style foreign-account disclosure; easy resident and non-resident banking.
Notas
From 2026-05-01, eKasa sellers must offer at least one cashless option for payments over €1 (does not ban cash).
Vienna
Low

EU Anti-Money-Laundering Regulation (EU) 2024/1624 + Austrian FM-GwG

Fuente oficial

Datos a fecha de
1 ene 2026
Verificado
12 jul 2026
Método
Composite: EUR is fully convertible with no capital/exchange controls (EU/eurozone, free movement of capital under Art. 63 TFEU). Austria has no general national cash-payment cap; a harmonised EU-wide €10,000 cash limit takes effect 10 July 2027 (AMLR 2024/1624, not yet in force). Identity checks apply from €10,000 (CDD from €3,000). Non-resident banking available with standard KYC. Low state control over personal money flows.
03Freelancer tax burden
Bratislavamejor
27,3%

SettleMetric tax engine over official 2026 rules (SZČO)

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
1 ene 2026
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Método
Best eligible scheme sk-szco-pausal at €60,000: 60% flat-rate expenses (capped €20,000) → base €40,000; social+health €13,230; income tax 15% on (€40,000 − €13,230 − €5,967 allowance) = €3,120. Net €43,649 → effective burden ≈ 27.3%. Contributions dominate the burden.
Vienna
29,4%

SettleMetric tax engine over official 2026 rules (BMF Einkommensteuer, SVS/GSVG)

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
1 ene 2026
Verificado
12 jul 2026
Método
Best eligible scheme at €60,000 revenue, 0 expenses = Basispauschalierung: 15% expense lump-sum (9,000) → profit 51,000; Grundfreibetrag capped 4,950; SVS 26.83% of 46,050 = 12,355; accident 156; income tax on 33,539 (less 13,539 allowance) = 5,155. Levies 17,666 → 29.44%. The standard actual-expenses route with no expenses runs ~37%, the GmbH all-dividends chain ~44%.

Vida tranquila

Priorizar la seguridad, el aire y una vida diaria sencilla.

Muy reñido para este plan

01Homicide rate
Bratislava
1,09/100k

Eurostat — police-recorded intentional homicide (ICCS 0101)

Datos abiertos

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2024
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Notas
Completed homicides; low by global standards. UNODC latest (2023): 1.12 per 100k. No city-level series is published.
Viennamejor
0,85/100k

Eurostat — police-recorded intentional homicide (crim_off_cat, ICCS0101, unit P_HTHAB)

Datos abiertos

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2024
Verificado
12 jul 2026
Notas
Police-recorded intentional homicide, 2024 (0.61 in 2020 rising to 0.85 in 2024). UNODC/World Bank report ~0.88 for 2023. Very safe by international standards.
02Air quality (PM2.5)
Bratislava
13,5 µg/m³

EEA European city air quality viewer

Datos abiertos

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2024
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Notas
EEA urban-background figure for Bratislava, corroborated by IQAir (~13.6). About 2.7× the WHO 2021 guideline (5 µg/m³); within the current EU limit (25) but above the 2030 EU limit (10).
Viennamejor
10 µg/m³

Stadt Wien — Luftgütebericht 2024, Feinstaub PM2.5 (MA22 / Umweltbundesamt network)

Fuente oficial

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2024
Verificado
12 jul 2026
Método
Average of the Vienna network's 2024 annual means; valid stations ranged 9 (Lobau) to 11 (Taborstraße) µg/m³. The EU limit (25 µg/m³) was met at every station; 2024 was among the cleanest years in two decades.
Notas
About 2× the WHO 2021 guideline (5 µg/m³) but well under the EU limit. Winter heating and traffic are the main sources.
03Cost of living (single, excl. rent)
Bratislavamejor
$560/mo

Slovak Statistics Office HBS 2024 + Eurostat national accounts

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2024
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Método
Eurostat household final consumption €7,730/capita/year (2024) minus the housing/rent component (~24% housing share, rentals/imputed rent removed) → ≈€491/mo non-rent consumption ≈ $560 at 1.1399 USD/EUR. Category split from the Slovak HBS COICOP structure. Cross-checked against 2024 Slovak COICOP shares.
Vienna
$1973/mo

Statistik Austria — Konsumerhebung 2024/25 (all-households per-capita consumption, COICOP), CPI-uplifted

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
30 jun 2026
Verificado
12 jul 2026
Método
Konsumerhebung 2024/25 average all-household consumption €4,170/mo ÷ household size 2.17 = €1,922 per-capita; minus per-capita housing rentals (COICOP 041 actual €235 + 042 imputed €379 = €614/hh → €283/capita) = €1,639/mo excl rent; ×1.0562 CPI uplift to mid-2026 ×1.1399 USD = $1,973. Per-capita basis to match the other countries; a single-person household alone spends more (~$2,657).
04Climate comfort
Bratislavamejor
7/12 mo

SettleMetric computation over climate-normals

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2020
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Método
Months with mean daily max 15–28°C and precip < 150mm: Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct = 7 — milder spread than Warsaw's 5.
Vienna
6/12 mo

SettleMetric computation over climate-normals

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2020
Verificado
12 jul 2026
Método
Months with mean daily max 15–28°C and precipitation < 150mm: Apr (17.2), May (20.7), Jun (25.1), Jul (26.4), Aug (26.1), Sep (21.1) = 6 (Oct just misses at 14.3°C).

03

La comparación completa

Abre cualquier dato para ver qué mide, cómo de reciente es y el rastro completo de fuentes de ambas ciudades.

01

Impuestos

1 dato verificado
01+Freelancer tax burden% effective burden at €60k/year self-employed profileBratislavamejor27,3Vienna29,4

Qué mide esto

Effective total burden (income tax + mandatory social and health contributions) for a solo IT freelancer with €60,000/year revenue and 10% deductible expenses, using the most favourable eligible scheme in the country's tax-schemes data. Computed by the SettleMetric tax engine; recorded as a curated value with the winning scheme id in method.

Cuanto más bajo, mejor· % effective burden at €60k/year self-employed profile· se vuelve a verificar cada 365 días

Bratislava

SettleMetric tax engine over official 2026 rules (SZČO)

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
1 ene 2026
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Método
Best eligible scheme sk-szco-pausal at €60,000: 60% flat-rate expenses (capped €20,000) → base €40,000; social+health €13,230; income tax 15% on (€40,000 − €13,230 − €5,967 allowance) = €3,120. Net €43,649 → effective burden ≈ 27.3%. Contributions dominate the burden.

Vienna

SettleMetric tax engine over official 2026 rules (BMF Einkommensteuer, SVS/GSVG)

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
1 ene 2026
Verificado
12 jul 2026
Método
Best eligible scheme at €60,000 revenue, 0 expenses = Basispauschalierung: 15% expense lump-sum (9,000) → profit 51,000; Grundfreibetrag capped 4,950; SVS 26.83% of 46,050 = 12,355; accident 156; income tax on 33,539 (less 13,539 allowance) = 5,155. Levies 17,666 → 29.44%. The standard actual-expenses route with no expenses runs ~37%, the GmbH all-dividends chain ~44%.

02

Legalización

1 dato verificado
01+Remote-work legalization easeBratislavaLong stay pathViennaLong stay path

Qué mide esto

Best available legalization route for a location-independent earner with a median (non-EU, non-US) passport, classified from this country's legalization-paths data: dedicated digital-nomad visa; general freelance/self-employment permit; realistic long-stay path (e.g. renewable temporary residence); only short visa-free/tourist stays; effectively none.

Valorado por categoría· se vuelve a verificar cada 180 días

Bratislava

Migration Information Centre — temporary residence for business

Fuente oficial

Datos a fecha de
3 jul 2026
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Notas
EU/EEA/Swiss citizens have full free movement and can freelance immediately. Non-EU citizens have no digital nomad visa and no freelance visa — the route is a trade licence plus temporary residence for business (renewable, up to 3 years). Scored on the median non-EU experience.

Vienna

migration.gv.at — Red-White-Red Card: Self-employed Key Workers

Fuente oficial

Datos a fecha de
12 jul 2026
Verificado
12 jul 2026
Notas
Austria has no dedicated digital-nomad or remote-work visa. The nearest long-stay route for a non-EU location-independent earner is the Rot-Weiß-Rot – Karte for self-employed key workers, but it targets investment/value-adding entrepreneurs (≥ €100,000 investment, job creation, know-how transfer, or regional significance) — a laptop-only freelancer usually meets none of the four criteria. EU/EEA/Swiss citizens simply register (Anmeldebescheinigung) and freelance freely; Ukrainians have immediate self-employment rights under temporary protection. Classified 'long-stay-path'.

03

Coste de vida

1 dato verificado
01+Cost of living (single, excl. rent)USD/month, single person, excluding rentBratislavamejor560Vienna1973

Qué mide esto

Monthly cost of a defined single-person basket (food, transport, utilities, mobile+internet, modest leisure) excluding rent, curated from national statistics office price data and large local retailers' published prices, converted to USD at the ECB rate recorded in fx-rates. The method field of each value itemizes the basket inputs.

Cuanto más bajo, mejor· USD/month, single person, excluding rent· se vuelve a verificar cada 365 días

Bratislava

Slovak Statistics Office HBS 2024 + Eurostat national accounts

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2024
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Método
Eurostat household final consumption €7,730/capita/year (2024) minus the housing/rent component (~24% housing share, rentals/imputed rent removed) → ≈€491/mo non-rent consumption ≈ $560 at 1.1399 USD/EUR. Category split from the Slovak HBS COICOP structure. Cross-checked against 2024 Slovak COICOP shares.

Vienna

Statistik Austria — Konsumerhebung 2024/25 (all-households per-capita consumption, COICOP), CPI-uplifted

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
30 jun 2026
Verificado
12 jul 2026
Método
Konsumerhebung 2024/25 average all-household consumption €4,170/mo ÷ household size 2.17 = €1,922 per-capita; minus per-capita housing rentals (COICOP 041 actual €235 + 042 imputed €379 = €614/hh → €283/capita) = €1,639/mo excl rent; ×1.0562 CPI uplift to mid-2026 ×1.1399 USD = $1,973. Per-capita basis to match the other countries; a single-person household alone spends more (~$2,657).

Gasto mensual por categoría (sin alquiler)

Bratislava

Slovak HBS COICOP structure (Eurostat hbs_str_t223) scaled to the non-rent aggregate

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2024
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Método
Slovak Household Budget Survey COICOP category shares applied to the ≈€491/mo non-rent base and converted at 1.1399 USD/EUR. Categories sum to the aggregate. National average — Bratislava runs somewhat higher.
Vienna

Statistik Austria — Konsumerhebung 2024/25 (all-households per-capita COICOP), CPI-uplifted

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
30 jun 2026
Verificado
12 jul 2026
Método
All-household COICOP monthly averages ÷ household size 2.17 × 1.2040 (CPI uplift ×1.0562, FX ×1.1399) = per-capita USD/mo. Housing (04) split into non-rent sub-lines; rent (041+042) excluded. Items sum ≈ $1,971 ≈ the $1,973 headline. Health is out-of-pocket only (mandatory public ÖGK covers the rest).
01Transport
Bratislavamás barato
$50
Vienna
$315
02Food & non-alcoholic beverages
Bratislava
Vienna
$268
03Recreation, sport & culture
Bratislava
Vienna
$264
04Restaurants & hotels
Bratislavamás barato
$38
Vienna
$153
05Food & non-alcoholic drinks
Bratislava
$147
Vienna
06Health (out-of-pocket)
Bratislavamás barato
$34
Vienna
$110
07Furnishings & household equipment
Bratislava
Vienna
$142
08Clothing & footwear
Bratislavamás barato
$31
Vienna
$96
09Insurance & financial services
Bratislava
Vienna
$109
10Other goods & services (incl. personal care)
Bratislava
Vienna
$105
11Housing energy (electricity, gas, fuels)
Bratislava
Vienna
$97
12Housing maintenance & repair
Bratislava
Vienna
$95
13Utilities (electricity, gas, water, heating)
Bratislava
$89
Vienna
14Housing operating costs (water, waste, common charges)
Bratislava
Vienna
$78
15Information & communication
Bratislava
Vienna
$64
16Alcoholic beverages & tobacco
Bratislava
Vienna
$51
17Recreation & culture
Bratislava
$46
Vienna
18Miscellaneous
Bratislava
$46
Vienna
19Household goods
Bratislava
$30
Vienna
20Alcohol & tobacco
Bratislava
$27
Vienna
21Education
Bratislava
Vienna
$24
22Communications
Bratislava
$23
Vienna
Total (sin alquiler)
Bratislava$561/mes
Vienna$1971/mes

04

Vivienda

0 datos verificados

Alquiler por tipo de vivienda

Alquiler de oferta: precio en el centro, con el de fuera del centro entre paréntesis ($/mes).

Bratislava

Deloitte Rent Index Q1 2026 + Bencont district split (Bratislava)

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
31 mar 2026
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Método
Deloitte Q1 2026 asking rents by apartment size (city-wide, directly observed) split into central (Staré Mesto) vs outer districts using Bencont/Deloitte district averages; converted at 1.1399 USD/EUR. Slovak room counts mapped: 1-izbový = studio, 2-izbový = 1BR, 3-izbový = 2BR, 4-izbový = 3BR.
Notas
Central/outside cells are derived from district averages (no single source gives room × center/outer at once); city-wide-by-room and by-district are directly observed. Excludes energy deposits.
Vienna

Curated from Vienna asking-rent indices (metrox.io Mietspiegel Wien, willhaben) + Statistik Austria Mikrozensus size gradient

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
30 abr 2026
Verificado
12 jul 2026
Método
Gross asking rents (Bruttomiete incl. Betriebskosten): central = mean of districts 1–9 (22.49 EUR/m²), outside = mean of districts 10–23 (20.19 EUR/m²). Size premium from Statistik Austria Q1-2025 rent-by-size classes normalized to the 2BR class: studio ×1.398, 1BR ×1.118, 2BR ×1.000, 3BR ×0.98. EUR/m² × unit size (studio 35, 1BR 50, 2BR 70, 3BR 95 m²) × 1.1399 USD/EUR.
Notas
ASKING-rent basis (new free-market lease), the right basis for a mover. Vienna's average PAID rents are far lower due to the very large regulated municipal/cooperative sector. Per-cell figures carry ~±10–15% modeling uncertainty; the central/outer split and size gradient are transparent derivations, not a single official table.
01Estudio
Bratislavamás barato
$969$684 fuera del centro
Vienna
$1254$1126 fuera del centro
021 dormitorio
Bratislavamás barato
$1190$912 fuera del centro
Vienna
$1433$1287 fuera del centro
032 dormitorios
Bratislavamás barato
$1574$1026 fuera del centro
Vienna
$1795$1611 fuera del centro
043 dormitorios
Bratislavamás barato
$1938$1311 fuera del centro
Vienna
$2387$2143 fuera del centro

05

Seguridad

1 dato verificado
01+Homicide rateintentional homicides per 100,000/yearBratislava1,1Viennamejor0,9

Qué mide esto

Intentional homicide victims per 100,000 population, latest available year. Country level: UNODC national series. City level: official municipal/police statistics where published; otherwise null (country value shown as country-level).

Cuanto más bajo, mejor· intentional homicides per 100,000/year· se vuelve a verificar cada 730 días

Bratislava

Eurostat — police-recorded intentional homicide (ICCS 0101)

Datos abiertos

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2024
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Notas
Completed homicides; low by global standards. UNODC latest (2023): 1.12 per 100k. No city-level series is published.

Vienna

Eurostat — police-recorded intentional homicide (crim_off_cat, ICCS0101, unit P_HTHAB)

Datos abiertos

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2024
Verificado
12 jul 2026
Notas
Police-recorded intentional homicide, 2024 (0.61 in 2020 rising to 0.85 in 2024). UNODC/World Bank report ~0.88 for 2023. Very safe by international standards.

06

Clima

2 datos verificados
01+Climate comfortpleasant months/yearBratislavamejor7Vienna6

Qué mide esto

Number of months whose 1991–2020 climate normals satisfy: mean daily maximum between 15°C and 28°C and monthly precipitation under 150mm. Computed from the city's climate-normals indicator; the raw normals are stored alongside so users can judge by their own taste.

Cuanto más alto, mejor· pleasant months/year· se vuelve a verificar cada 3650 días

Bratislava

SettleMetric computation over climate-normals

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2020
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Método
Months with mean daily max 15–28°C and precip < 150mm: Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct = 7 — milder spread than Warsaw's 5.

Vienna

SettleMetric computation over climate-normals

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2020
Verificado
12 jul 2026
Método
Months with mean daily max 15–28°C and precipitation < 150mm: Apr (17.2), May (20.7), Jun (25.1), Jul (26.4), Aug (26.1), Sep (21.1) = 6 (Oct just misses at 14.3°C).
02+Air quality (PM2.5)µg/m³, annual mean PM2.5Bratislava13,5Viennamejor10

Qué mide esto

Annual mean fine-particulate (PM2.5) concentration for the city, latest available year. Anchors follow the WHO 2021 guideline (5 µg/m³ → 10) through the EU limit value territory (25 µg/m³ → 2). Preferred source: European Environment Agency city-level air quality data; outside Europe: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database or the national monitoring network.

Cuanto más bajo, mejor· µg/m³, annual mean PM2.5· se vuelve a verificar cada 730 días

Bratislava

EEA European city air quality viewer

Datos abiertos

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2024
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Notas
EEA urban-background figure for Bratislava, corroborated by IQAir (~13.6). About 2.7× the WHO 2021 guideline (5 µg/m³); within the current EU limit (25) but above the 2030 EU limit (10).

Vienna

Stadt Wien — Luftgütebericht 2024, Feinstaub PM2.5 (MA22 / Umweltbundesamt network)

Fuente oficial

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2024
Verificado
12 jul 2026
Método
Average of the Vienna network's 2024 annual means; valid stations ranged 9 (Lobau) to 11 (Taborstraße) µg/m³. The EU limit (25 µg/m³) was met at every station; 2024 was among the cleanest years in two decades.
Notas
About 2× the WHO 2021 guideline (5 µg/m³) but well under the EU limit. Winter heating and traffic are the main sources.

07

Sanidad

1 dato verificado
01+Private healthcare costUSD/year, comprehensive private insurance premium, healthy 35-year-oldBratislava1500Viennamejor1368

Qué mide esto

Median of at least three publicly quoted annual premiums for comprehensive private medical insurance (outpatient + inpatient, ~$100k coverage, small deductible) for a healthy 35-year-old resident foreigner, from local and international insurers. Method field lists the insurers quoted.

Cuanto más bajo, mejor· USD/year, comprehensive private insurance premium, healthy 35-year-old· se vuelve a verificar cada 365 días

Bratislava

Union SAFETY / UNIQA / Wüstenrot commercial health plans — market midpoint; insurers quote on request

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
3 jul 2026
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Método
Commercial/expat comprehensive health insurance (Union SAFETY, UNIQA, Wüstenrot) runs ≈€80–200/month depending on age and coverage. Healthy-35-year-old lower-mid ≈ €110/mo ≈ $1,500/yr (range ≈ $1,095–$2,740). Premiums are quoted on request, so this is a curated market midpoint, not a public engine quote.
Notas
Residents are covered by mandatory public health insurance; commercial comprehensive cover (Union SAFETY etc.) is mainly bought by foreigners not yet in the public system. Slovakia lacks a large outpatient-subscription market like Poland's, so other private care is pay-per-visit. Put on the same comprehensive basis as Poland for comparability.

Vienna

Curated from Austrian insurer/broker Sonderklasse tariffs (UNIQA, Merkur, Wiener Städtische) — quoted on request

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
12 jul 2026
Verificado
12 jul 2026
Método
Supplementary Sonderklasse cover (hospital special class + free choice of doctor) on top of the mandatory public ÖGK, healthy 35-year-old: market midpoint ≈ €100/mo = €1,200/yr → ≈ $1,368 at 1.1399 USD/EUR. Range ≈ $889 (basic, with deductible) to ≈ $2,599 (premium).
Notas
Austria has mandatory public health insurance (ÖGK, ~7.65% of income, shared) covering everyone in the system; unlike countries with full private replacement plans, the private market here is supplementary (Zusatzversicherung), so this is the top-up Sonderklasse premium, not a full-replacement policy. Adding an outpatient Privatarzt module (€40–145/mo) raises a full package to ≈ €150–250/mo.

08

Dinero y cripto

2 datos verificados
01+Crypto regulationBratislavamejorLegal friendlyViennaLegal regulated

Qué mide esto

Own classification of the legal status of holding, trading and cashing out cryptocurrency for individuals: legal-friendly (legal with clear, favourable rules or explicit tax exemptions), legal-regulated (legal under standard licensing/AML and taxation), restricted (partial bans: payments or banking access prohibited), banned (holding/trading prohibited). Classified from national regulators' and central banks' official positions.

Valorado por categoría· se vuelve a verificar cada 180 días

Bratislava

Financial Administration SR — income from sale of virtual currency (non-business)

Fuente oficial

Datos a fecha de
1 ene 2024
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Notas
Since 2024, crypto held over one year is taxed at a favourable flat 7% (vs 19/25% if held under a year), with a €2,400/year exemption for crypto used to pay for goods/services, no health-insurance levy on non-business crypto gains, and crypto-to-crypto swaps not taxable. EU MiCA applies; the NBS licenses providers. More favourable than most EU peers, hence legal-friendly.

Vienna

BMF — Tax treatment of crypto-assets (Ökosoziale Steuerreform, from 1 March 2022)

Fuente oficial

Datos a fecha de
1 mar 2022
Verificado
12 jul 2026
Notas
Holding and trading are legal. Since the eco-social tax reform (effective 1 March 2022), crypto income — current income (staking, lending) and realized capital gains — is taxed as income from capital assets at the special flat rate of 27.5% (§27a EStG), whether withheld as KESt or assessed via return. Crypto acquired before 1 Feb 2021 is grandfathered 'Altbestand'. EU MiCA and DAC8 reporting apply. A clear statutory tax plus the EU regulatory framework make this 'legal-regulated'.
02+Financial control levelBratislavaLowViennaLow

Qué mide esto

Own composite of state control over personal money flows: currency/capital controls (IMF AREAER), restrictions on foreign accounts and transfers, mandatory income declaration scope for residents, cash payment limits, banking access for foreigners. Low = free movement of personal funds and easy non-resident banking; very-high = strict capital controls and pervasive reporting. Method field on each value lists the inputs used.

Valorado por categoría· se vuelve a verificar cada 365 días

Bratislava

Ministry of Finance SR — restrictions on cash payments

Fuente oficial

Datos a fecha de
1 may 2026
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Método
Eurozone/EU single market: no capital controls, EUR fully convertible; cash-payment limits €15,000 between individuals / €5,000 when a business is party; standard EU CRS, no FBAR-style foreign-account disclosure; easy resident and non-resident banking.
Notas
From 2026-05-01, eKasa sellers must offer at least one cashless option for payments over €1 (does not ban cash).

Vienna

EU Anti-Money-Laundering Regulation (EU) 2024/1624 + Austrian FM-GwG

Fuente oficial

Datos a fecha de
1 ene 2026
Verificado
12 jul 2026
Método
Composite: EUR is fully convertible with no capital/exchange controls (EU/eurozone, free movement of capital under Art. 63 TFEU). Austria has no general national cash-payment cap; a harmonised EU-wide €10,000 cash limit takes effect 10 July 2027 (AMLR 2024/1624, not yet in force). Identity checks apply from €10,000 (CDD from €3,000). Non-resident banking available with standard KYC. Low state control over personal money flows.

09

Infraestructura

3 datos verificados
01+Domestic delivery qualityBratislavaGoodViennamejorExcellent

Qué mide esto

Quality of in-country parcel delivery. excellent = nationwide next-day widely available, dense parcel-locker network, real-time tracking standard; good = 1–3 day delivery, lockers in major cities; basic = reliable but slow (3–7 days), mostly to-door or post-office pickup; poor = unreliable delivery, street addresses often unusable, informal workarounds common. Classified from official service/coverage data of the national postal operator and the two largest private carriers; inputs itemized in each value's method field.

Valorado por categoría· se vuelve a verificar cada 730 días

Bratislava

Packeta / Slovenská pošta / carrier pages (composite)

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
3 jul 2026
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Método
Packeta Z-BOX (~2,200 lockers + ~1,200 pickup points, expanding), Slovenská pošta (~1,550 offices), GLS/DPD/SPS/DHL nationwide; typical 1–2 day domestic delivery, next-day common in cities. Dense but the locker network is smaller than Poland's InPost → good, not excellent.

Vienna

Österreichische Post AG — self-service / pickup network (post.at)

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
12 jul 2026
Verificado
12 jul 2026
Método
Austrian Post runs a very dense last-mile network: ~640 self-service pickup stations, ~120,000 pickup boxes and ~77,500 post boxes, with next-business-day standard parcel delivery; via the myflexbox cooperation (~550 shared stations) about 80% of all Austrian parcels can be received in one locker infrastructure. DHL, DPD, GLS and Hermes also deliver nationwide. Dense, fast, reliable → excellent.
02+International delivery easeBratislavaMinor frictionViennaMinor friction

Qué mide esto

Ease of receiving goods from abroad. seamless = major international carriers deliver door-to-door, meaningful duty-free de-minimis threshold, customs clearance predictable in days; minor-friction = carriers present but low de-minimis, extra paperwork or routine delays; significant-friction = frequent customs holds, high brokerage fees, some marketplaces refuse to ship; unreliable = parcels regularly lost or blocked, informal import channels dominate. De-minimis thresholds and clearance rules from the national customs authority (official source, cite the regulation); carrier presence from carriers' official pages.

Valorado por categoría· se vuelve a verificar cada 365 días

Bratislava

European Commission — removal of the €150 customs duty exemption (Reg. EU 2026/382)

Fuente oficial

Datos a fecha de
1 jul 2026
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Notas
Intra-EU shipping is frictionless. Non-EU imports: the €150 duty-free threshold was removed on 2026-07-01 — a temporary flat €3/item duty applies to ≤€150 IOSS consignments; VAT collected at checkout via IOSS.

Vienna

European Commission — removal of the €150 duty exemption / temporary flat fee on low-value imports (EU-wide, from 1 July 2026)

Fuente oficial

Datos a fecha de
1 jul 2026
Verificado
12 jul 2026
Notas
Intra-EU shipping is frictionless (single market). For non-EU imports the EU removed the €150 duty-free threshold and from 1 July 2026 applies a temporary flat customs duty per item on ≤€150 consignments (transitional until 2028); VAT is collected at checkout via IOSS. Predictable but no longer duty-free — the same EU regime as other member states.
03+Internet speedMbps, median fixed downloadBratislavamejor42Vienna31,5

Qué mide esto

Median fixed-broadband download speed over the trailing 6 months from M-Lab NDT open data (CC0), aggregated at country or city level. Not comparable with Ookla figures (different test methodology) — do not mix sources within this criterion.

Cuanto más alto, mejor· Mbps, median fixed download· se vuelve a verificar cada 365 días

Bratislava

M-Lab NDT country aggregates for Slovakia

Datos abiertos

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2023
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Método
Median of M-Lab NDT daily country medians, 2023 (latest full year in M-Lab's public stats API).
Notas
M-Lab NDT is single-stream and reads well below Ookla-style figures — comparable only within this criterion.

Vienna

M-Lab NDT country aggregates for Austria

Datos abiertos

Datos a fecha de
31 dic 2023
Verificado
12 jul 2026
Método
Median of the 2023 daily country medians (2.78M download tests — 2023 is the latest full year in M-Lab's public stats API; monthly medians ranged ~28.6–33.3 Mbps).
Notas
M-Lab NDT is single-stream and reads well below Ookla-style figures (Austrian fixed broadband commonly markets 100–1000 Mbps) — comparable only within this criterion.

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Idioma

1 dato verificado
01+English proficiencyBratislavaVery highViennaVery high

Qué mide esto

Own banding of how far English gets a resident in daily life (government offices, healthcare, housing, services). Informed by EF EPI band (research source, cited with attribution, not republished) plus official language status and service-sector realities. Values are our bands, not EF scores.

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Bratislava

EF EPI 2025 (score 606, rank 10/123 — Very High band)

Estudio

Datos a fecha de
1 nov 2025
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Notas
Own band informed by EF EPI (attribution: EF Education First). Slovakia's best-ever result; English is broadly workable in cities and the service sector.

Vienna

EF EPI 2025 — Austria (rank 3/123, score 616, Very High band)

Estudio

Datos a fecha de
1 nov 2025
Verificado
12 jul 2026
Notas
Own band informed by EF EPI 2025 (attribution: EF Education First): Austria ranked #3 globally and #1 in Europe, score 616 (Very High / C1 band). English is broadly workable in Vienna and the tech, service and academic sectors; German remains the sole official language and matters for administration and integration requirements.

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Educación

1 dato verificado
01+International schoolsaccredited international schools, countBratislava7Viennamejor8

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Count of international schools in the metro area accredited by or member of IB, CIS, COBIS, or an equivalent national-curriculum-abroad body (verified against the accreditor's public registry, not aggregator sites).

Cuanto más alto, mejor· accredited international schools, count· se vuelve a verificar cada 730 días

Bratislava

IB programme finder + Cambridge school finder + AEFE (French) + German Auslandsschulwesen + College Board registries (compiled)

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
3 jul 2026
Verificado
3 jul 2026
Método
International schools in the Bratislava metro, each verified against its accreditor: (1) The British International School Bratislava — IB World School (DP, ibo.org/en/school/003503) + Cambridge IGCSE; (2) English International School of Bratislava — IB PYP/MYP/DP (ibo.org/en/school/050174); (3) QSI International School of Bratislava — IB DP (ibo.org/en/school/001457), campus in Šamorín within the Bratislava metro; (4) Cambridge International School Bratislava (Úprkova 3) — Cambridge IGCSE/AS/A Level; (5) École Française de Bratislava — French national curriculum, AEFE network; (6) Deutsche Schule Bratislava — German curriculum, 'Exzellente Deutsche Auslandsschule' (German Federal Office for Schools Abroad); (7) LEAF Academy — US curriculum, College Board AP Capstone.
Notas
Full international schools (foreign-medium curriculum, recognised accreditor). NOT counted: Spojená škola Novohradská (a Slovak state gymnázium with an IB DP stream, not a full international school) and Brilliant Stars International School (Cambridge-based to age 14, registry status unconfirmed) — including them would give 8–9. QSI's campus is in Šamorín (~25 km, Bratislava functional metro); a strict city-limits count would be 6. Corrects the earlier value of 2, which under-counted and wrongly labelled LEAF Academy as IB (it is US/AP, not IB).

Vienna

Accreditor registries (IB World Schools, AEFE) — per-school verification

Recopilado por SettleMetric

Datos a fecha de
12 jul 2026
Verificado
12 jul 2026
Método
Vienna-metro schools each confirmed against a qualifying accreditor: (1) Vienna International School — IB; (2) American International School Vienna — IB DP + US/MSA; (3) Danube International School Vienna — IB; (4) AMADEUS International School Vienna — IB + CIS; (5) International Christian School of Vienna — IB DP; (6) Gymnasium Klosterneuburg International School — IB; (7) International Highschool Herzogberg (Perchtoldsdorf) — IB; (8) Lycée Français de Vienne — AEFE-homologated. Aggregator sites were used only to find candidates.
Notas
Verified FLOOR of 8 (7 IB World Schools + 1 AEFE French school). KIS (Klosterneuburg) and Herzogberg (Perchtoldsdorf) sit just outside the city line but within the metro; strictly in-city the count is 6. Additional schools may hold qualifying accreditation but were not each individually verified this cycle.