Cheap housing in Ostrava
The cheapest rent tends to be on the outskirts, but then you pay with time on the tram or bus. Where in Ostrava to find a reasonable rent and a quick journey to the centre, based on rent prices and timetables.
Rent or time
A typical 2+kk in Ostrava costs CZK 11 100 a month, a 1+kk CZK 8 500 and a 3+kk CZK 13 500 (June 2026). From a typical Ostrava address, public transport to the centre takes 27 minutes. Cheap neighbourhoods on the outskirts save on rent, but every extra journey counts too. That is why it pays to look at both at once.
Cheap neighbourhoods near the centre
Neighbourhoods from which public transport takes at most 20 minutes to the centre, ordered by 2+kk rent:
Cheap Ostrava neighbourhoods near the centre
- 9 800 CZK Vítkovice Vítkovice
- 10 700 CZK Mariánské Hory Mariánské Hory a Hulváky
- 11 200 CZK Bělský Les Ostrava-Jih
- 11 200 CZK Moravská Ostrava Moravská Ostrava a Přívoz
- 11 300 CZK Slezská Ostrava Slezská Ostrava
- 11 500 CZK Hrabůvka Ostrava-Jih
The cheapest neighbourhoods of Ostrava
Regardless of the journey, the cheapest places to live are Heřmanice, Hrušov and Michálkovice:
Cheapest Ostrava neighbourhoods to rent in
- 8 900 CZK Heřmanice Slezská Ostrava
- 8 900 CZK Hrušov Slezská Ostrava
- 9 000 CZK Michálkovice Michálkovice
- 9 700 CZK Bartovice Radvanice a Bartovice
- 9 700 CZK Radvanice Radvanice a Bartovice
- 9 800 CZK Krásné Pole Krásné Pole
- 9 800 CZK Vítkovice Vítkovice
- 9 900 CZK Muglinov Slezská Ostrava
- 10 500 CZK Petřkovice Petřkovice
- 10 700 CZK Mariánské Hory Mariánské Hory a Hulváky
Fastest to the centre
For comparison, the neighbourhoods with the quickest journey to the centre; Moravská Ostrava has the shortest:
Ostrava neighbourhoods closest to the centre
- 11 min to the centre Moravská Ostrava Moravská Ostrava a Přívoz
- 12 min to the centre Mariánské Hory Mariánské Hory a Hulváky
- 13 min to the centre Vítkovice Vítkovice
- 18 min to the centre Bělský Les Ostrava-Jih
- 19 min to the centre Hrabůvka Ostrava-Jih
How to save on rent
- A smaller flat with a good layout. The difference between a 1+kk and a 2+kk in Ostrava is about CZK 8 500 against CZK 11 100 a month. A well-designed 1+kk is often enough for two.
- Flat sharing. In a large flat the rent is split per person; rooms are let mostly to students. Where to live while studying is covered by the guide where to live in Ostrava as a student.
- No car. Without a car you save its costs and can live where the tram runs. See the guide living without a car in Ostrava.
- Costs beyond rent. Advances for energy and services, the deposit and agency fees can make a cheap rent expensive. What to ask is in the flat viewing checklist.
Cheap, but where the air is good
A cheap neighbourhood is worth comparing by air, greenery and nearby doctors too. What the air figures in Ostrava show is explained in the guide green neighbourhoods and air in Ostrava.
Check a specific flat
A neighbourhood is an average: a flat by a tram stop and one at the end of the line can have quite different journeys to the centre within the same neighbourhood. For a specific address we show the stops, the journey to the centre, shops, doctors and the catchment school:
Prices by flat size and for every neighbourhood are in the guide how much rent costs in Ostrava.
Frequently asked questions
Where is rent cheapest in Ostrava?
According to the rent price map, the cheapest neighbourhoods are Heřmanice, Hrušov and Michálkovice. A typical 2+kk in Ostrava costs CZK 11 100 a month.
Which cheap neighbourhood in Ostrava is close to the centre?
The ranking of cheap neighbourhoods near the centre orders by 2+kk rent only those neighbourhoods from which public transport takes at most 20 minutes to the centre. The full order is in the ranking of cheap neighbourhoods near the centre.
How much does a 1+kk cost to rent in Ostrava?
A typical 1+kk in Ostrava costs CZK 8 500 a month, a 2+kk CZK 11 100 and a 3+kk CZK 13 500 (rent price map, June 2026).
How do you calculate the journey to the centre?
For every address in the neighbourhood we find the fastest public transport connection to the centre of Ostrava on a weekday morning using the timetables, including the walk to the stop. For the neighbourhood we show the median.