Moravská Ostrava or Mariánské Hory?
The centre of Ostrava, or the neighbourhood right next to it. Moravská Ostrava has the square, shops, culture and nightlife; Mariánské Hory older apartment houses a short way from the centre.
Mariánské Hory borders the centre from the west. Both are dense urban neighbourhoods with older buildings; they differ mainly in how much goes on right under your windows. The table is computed live from the data; the better value in each row is highlighted.
| Moravská Ostrava | Mariánské Hory | |
|---|---|---|
| 2+kk rent a month | 11 200 Kč | 10 700 Kč |
| To the centre | 11 min | 12 min |
| From the centre at night | 16 min | 19 min |
| Addresses with a supermarket within 500 m | 80 % | 68 % |
| Restaurants and cafés | 163 | 24 |
| Bars and pubs | 79 | 2 |
| Parks and forests of the area | 9 % | 15 % |
| To a park | 209 m | 296 m |
| Noisy addresses (Lden) | 85 % | 84 % |
| Noisy addresses at night | 88 % | 91 % |
| Summer surface temperature next to the city average | +5.7 °C | +4.2 °C |
| Trees and shrubs as a share of the area | 13 % | 16 % |
| Addresses with a playground within 500 m | 94 % | 95 % |
| Nurseries and primary schools per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| GPs and pharmacies per 1,000 residents | 1.4 | 0.9 |
| Addresses with a sports ground or gym within 500 m | 68 % | 52 % |
| Addresses with a cinema, theatre, museum or library within 500 m | 51 % | 37 % |
| Addresses with a dog park within 500 m | 17 % | 0 % |
| Blocks of flats with a lift | 33 % | 26 % |
| Homes completed after 1990 | 8 % | 16 % |
| Addresses with a low radon index | 99 % | 100 % |
| Addresses off undermined land and landslides | 0 % | 0 % |
| Restaurants, shops and services per 1,000 residents | 48 | 31 |
| Growth in restaurants, shops and services over a year | +3.6 % | +2.5 % |
| Flats in homes completed in the last three years | 183 | 10 |
| Flats on district heating | 80 % | 68 % |
| Addresses with fibre to the house | 38 % | 23 % |
Moravská Ostrava
The historic centre of Ostrava with Masarykovo náměstí, the Nová Karolina shopping centre and Komenského sady, one of the largest city parks in the Czech Republic. Stodolní street with its bars and clubs is here too, so some streets stay busy late into the night. It suits anyone who wants everything within walking distance and does not need a car.
Mariánské Hory
An older neighbourhood west of the centre, now part of the Mariánské Hory a Hulváky district. Apartment houses from the first half of the 20th century prevail, with newer buildings in between. The centre is a few tram stops away. It suits anyone who wants to live close to the centre, but not right in its bustle.
Which to choose
Look at the rows of the table that matter most to you:
- You want to live without a car: the rows with transport and shops, and the guide living without a car in Ostrava.
- You want to be in the centre fast: the rows with the trip to the centre by day and at night.
- You want quiet: the guide quiet living in Ostrava with the neighbourhoods ranked by noise.
- Price decides: the first row of the comparison and the guide on how much rent costs in Ostrava.
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 Moravská Ostrava or Mariánské Hory?
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, Moravská Ostrava or Mariánské Hory?
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 Ostrava neighbourhood are in the guide on how much rent costs in Ostrava.