Smíchov or Nusle?
Both lie a short way from the centre and both have busy junctions as well as quiet streets. Smíchov is on the left bank of the Vltava around Anděl, Nusle in the Botič valley below the Nusle Bridge.
Smíchov and Nusle are both neighbourhoods just outside the centre, with tenement houses as well as new buildings, but each one lives differently. The table is calculated live from the data; the better value in each row is highlighted.
| Smíchov | Nusle | |
|---|---|---|
| 2+kk rent a month | 19 600 Kč | 19 000 Kč |
| To the centre | 17 min | 16 min |
| From the centre at night | 25 min | 21 min |
| Addresses with a supermarket within 500 m | 65 % | 92 % |
| Restaurants and cafés | 184 | 97 |
| Bars and pubs | 53 | 34 |
| Parks and forests of the area | 16 % | 13 % |
| To a park | 83 m | 98 m |
| Noisy addresses by day | 39 % | 50 % |
| Noisy addresses at night | 48 % | 60 % |
| Summer surface temperature next to the city average | +0.1 °C | +2.5 °C |
| Trees and shrubs as a share of the area | 28 % | 9 % |
| Addresses with a playground within 500 m | 98 % | 99 % |
| Nurseries and primary schools per 1,000 residents | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| GPs and pharmacies per 1,000 residents | 1.9 | 0.9 |
| Addresses with a sports ground or gym within 500 m | 62 % | 91 % |
| Addresses with a cinema, theatre, museum or library within 500 m | 48 % | 59 % |
| Addresses with a dog park within 500 m | 9 % | 50 % |
| Blocks of flats with a lift | 29 % | 35 % |
| Homes completed after 1990 | 14 % | 6 % |
| Land for new homes in the Metropolitan Plan | 38.0 ha | 24.4 ha |
| Addresses with a low radon index | 2 % | 0 % |
| Addresses in an unprotected flood zone | 0 % | 0 % |
| Restaurants, shops and services per 1,000 residents | 50 | 29 |
| Growth in restaurants, shops and services over a year | +3.3 % | +4.0 % |
| Airbnb flats per 1,000 residents | 16.6 | 5.0 |
| Sunshine (1–5) | 3.0/5 | 2.3/5 |
Smíchov
Anděl with metro B, a shopping centre and lots of trams, Smíchov station with trains and the metro, the Vltava embankment and the slopes below Petřín and Mrázovka. Around Anděl it is busy by day and by night; uphill the streets are quieter.
Nusle
The Nusle valley with the Botič stream and Folimanka park, and above it the Nusle Bridge carrying the magistrála and metro C. Trams run through the valley across náměstí Bratří Synků; for metro C you walk to Vyšehrad or Pražského povstání. It is busy mainly around Nuselská street and under the bridge.
Which one to choose
- You want metro B, shopping and the train close by: Smíchov.
- You want a tram neighbourhood in a valley with Folimanka park: Nusle.
- Price or noise decides: look at the table above and at the noise map of the specific address.
Frequently asked questions
Is it better to live in Smíchov or Nusle?
It depends on what matters to you. Smíchov has Anděl with metro B, shopping and the railway station; Nusle has trams through the Botič valley and metro C on its edge. The table in this guide compares rent, the trip to the centre, noise and greenery in both, calculated live from the data.