Central Ostrava or Poruba?
A flat in the centre or in Poruba? Moravská Ostrava has the main square, Nová Karolina and Komenského sady, Poruba the university, the hospital and its own centre with shops.
Moravská Ostrava is the city's historic centre, Poruba the largest Ostrava neighbourhood with its own centre in the west. Both have shops and services within walking distance; they differ in their buildings and what is around. The table is computed live from the data; the better value in each row is highlighted.
| Moravská Ostrava | Poruba | |
|---|---|---|
| 2+kk rent a month | 11 500 Kč | 11 300 Kč |
| To the centre | 11 min | 31 min |
| From the centre at night | 16 min | 50 min |
| Addresses with a supermarket within 500 m | 80 % | 74 % |
| Restaurants and cafés | 163 | 59 |
| Bars and pubs | 79 | 22 |
| Parks and forests of the area | 9 % | 14 % |
| To a park | 209 m | 135 m |
| Noisy addresses (Lden) | 85 % | 76 % |
| Noisy addresses at night | 88 % | 82 % |
| Summer surface temperature next to the city average | +5.7 °C | +1.9 °C |
| Trees and shrubs as a share of the area | 13 % | 23 % |
| Addresses with a playground within 500 m | 94 % | 85 % |
| Nurseries and primary schools per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 0.6 |
| GPs and pharmacies per 1,000 residents | 1.4 | 0.8 |
| Addresses with a sports ground or gym within 500 m | 68 % | 44 % |
| Addresses with a cinema, theatre, museum or library within 500 m | 51 % | 38 % |
| Addresses with a dog park within 500 m | 17 % | 6 % |
| Blocks of flats with a lift | 33 % | 56 % |
| Homes completed after 1990 | 8 % | 14 % |
| Addresses with a low radon index | 99 % | 93 % |
| Addresses off undermined land and landslides | 0 % | 99 % |
| Addresses in an unprotected flood zone | 0 % | 0 % |
| Restaurants, shops and services per 1,000 residents | 48 | 12 |
| Growth in restaurants, shops and services over a year | +3.6 % | +4.0 % |
| Addresses near frequent accidents | 14 % | 5 % |
| Flats in homes completed in the last three years | 183 | 65 |
| Flats on district heating | 80 % | 96 % |
| Addresses with fibre to the house | 38 % | 62 % |
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.
Poruba
Poruba grew after the war as a new town: Hlavní třída and the Oblouk in 1950s architecture, prefab estates further out. It has the campus of VŠB – Technical University and the University Hospital Ostrava, shops and services, and woods behind the estates. It suits students, families and anyone who wants everything in one neighbourhood.
Which to choose
Look at the rows of the table that matter most to you:
- You want everything within walking distance: the rows with shops and restaurants, and the guide on living in central Ostrava.
- You are a student: the guide on where to live in Ostrava 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 Ostrava.
Poruba is compared with Zábřeh and Svinov in the guides Poruba or Zábřeh? and Poruba or Svinov?. 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 Poruba?
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 Poruba?
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.
Which neighbourhood is the centre of Ostrava?
Ostrava's historic centre lies in the Moravská Ostrava neighbourhood (borough Moravská Ostrava a Přívoz). Městomat shows its figures under that neighbourhood.
