Bohunice or Kohoutovice?
Two housing estates in the south-west of Brno, just across a valley from each other. Bohunice has the university campus and the teaching hospital, Kohoutovice sits on a hill surrounded by woods.
Both are prefab housing estates from the second half of the 20th century and lie close to each other. They differ mainly in what is around them: work and study in Bohunice, woods in Kohoutovice. The table is computed live from the data; the better value in each row is highlighted.
| Bohunice | Kohoutovice | |
|---|---|---|
| 2+kk rent a month | 16 800 Kč | 16 500 Kč |
| To the centre | 22 min | 34 min |
| From the centre at night | 34 min | 39 min |
| Addresses with a supermarket within 500 m | 79 % | 64 % |
| Restaurants and cafés | 10 | 8 |
| Bars and pubs | 8 | 5 |
| Parks and forests of the area | 5 % | 41 % |
| To a park | 339 m | 63 m |
| Noisy addresses (Lden) | 74 % | 30 % |
| Summer surface temperature next to the city average | +0.3 °C | -3.1 °C |
| Trees and shrubs as a share of the area | 27 % | 54 % |
| Addresses with a playground within 500 m | 82 % | 98 % |
| Nurseries and primary schools per 1,000 residents | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| GPs and pharmacies per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Addresses with a sports ground or gym within 500 m | 79 % | 91 % |
| Addresses with a cinema, theatre, museum or library within 500 m | 50 % | 39 % |
| Addresses with a dog park within 500 m | 67 % | 8 % |
| Blocks of flats with a lift | 93 % | 73 % |
| Homes completed after 1990 | 25 % | 16 % |
| Addresses with a busy bike route within 300 m | 18 % | 2 % |
| Addresses with a low radon index | 85 % | 2 % |
| Addresses off undermined land and landslides | 99 % | 89 % |
| Addresses in an unprotected flood zone | 1 % | 0 % |
| Tap water hardness | 2.88 mmol/l | 2.01 mmol/l |
| Restaurants, shops and services per 1,000 residents | 14 | 9 |
| Growth in restaurants, shops and services over a year | +10.3 % | +0.0 % |
| Addresses in a paid parking zone | 100 % | 0 % |
| Addresses at a busy road | 8 % | 0 % |
| Addresses near frequent accidents | 1 % | 0 % |
| Flats in homes completed in the last three years | 22 | 5 |
| Flats on district heating | 84 % | 85 % |
| Addresses with fibre to the house | 28 % | 28 % |
Bohunice
A housing estate next to the University Hospital Brno and Masaryk University's campus, so many medics and students live here. Trams and trolleybuses run to the centre. It suits people who work or study on the campus or at the hospital.
Kohoutovice
A housing estate on a hill above Pisárky, surrounded by woods on three sides, with views over the city. A tram runs to the centre. It suits families, runners and anyone who wants woods right behind the house and a quieter place to live.
Which to choose
Look at the rows of the table that matter most to you:
- You want woods behind the house: the rows with parks and woods, and the guide to Brno's green neighbourhoods.
- You work or study on the campus: the rows with the trip to the centre, and the guide on where to live in Brno as a student.
- You have children: the rows with schools and playgrounds, and the catchment school of the exact address.
- Price decides: the first row of the comparison and the guide on how much rent costs in Brno.
Before you sign a lease, check the flat itself: two addresses in the same neighbourhood can differ in catchment school, the walk to the stop and how close the main road is.
Frequently asked questions
Is it better to live in Bohunice or Kohoutovice?
It depends on what matters to you. The table on this page shows both side by side from current data: rent, the trip to the centre by day and at night, shops, restaurants, green space, schools and doctors. The better value in each row is highlighted.
Where is rent cheaper, Bohunice or Kohoutovice?
The typical rent of a 2+kk flat from the Ministry of Finance rent map is in the first row of the comparison, computed live from the latest data. The rents of every Brno neighbourhood are in the guide on how much rent costs in Brno.
