Global CityIntelligence

Serbia / Southeastern Europe

Niš City Intelligence

Niš is the largest city in southern Serbia and a regional administrative and university hub, with a road and rail corridor crossroads, an airport, and an industrial and healthcare profile that frames its lower cost base. Niš is a southeastern europe city of about ~260K metro in Serbia. On the composite city-intelligence score, Niš sits below the indexed median, with practical gaps to close (60/100).

Last updated
2026-05-16
Data year
2025
Population
~260K metro
View of Niš, Serbia

Image credit: Image: IvanJzov / Wikimedia Commons, CC0

Overall score

Use the Niš profile to compare affordability, air quality, energy, and resilience dimensions alongside regional peers such as Belgrade and Novi Sad.

Overall60/100
Affordability80/100
Air quality52/100
Energy52/100

Overall city intelligence

Mixed

60/100

Composite directional score across affordability, air quality, clean energy, and resilience.

Data confidence

Directional

Directional indicators pending integration of verified city-level data.

Verified utility layers

See country hub

Emergency, healthcare, and transport verification status appears on the country hub.

Niš data table

The table is part of the initial server-rendered HTML and mirrors the key city score cards.

Niš city intelligence data table
MetricValueContext
Overall score60/100Composite score across major city intelligence modules.
Cost of Living80/100Niš's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies.
Air Quality52/100Niš's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated.
Energy52/100Niš's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context.
Safety59/100Niš's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available.
Internet Speed56/100Niš's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references.
Climate Risk58/100Niš's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.
Resilience58/100Climate adaptation and infrastructure continuity context.

Safety

Deterministic safety estimates from our index — planning signals derived from country priors and city data, not official crime statistics.

Safety

Overall safety57/100
Low crime58/100
Personal safety58/100
Night safety54/100
Road safety57/100

Niš has a moderate safety estimate (57/100); standard urban precautions are advised, particularly after dark.

Quality of Life

A composite quality-of-life estimate and its component indicators.

Quality of Life

Quality of life63/100
Healthcare62/100
Education65/100
Green space74/100
Cleanliness58/100
Infrastructure62/100
Mobility53/100

Niš has a moderate quality-of-life estimate (63/100), with notable strengths in green space.

Family Friendliness

How the city scores for raising a family, with the indicators that drive it.

Family Friendliness

Family friendliness64/100
Education65/100
Green space74/100
Overall safety57/100

Niš scores moderate for family living (64/100), helped by parks and green space.

Digital Nomad Suitability

Suitability for remote workers, based on connectivity, mobility, and livability.

Digital Nomad Suitability

Digital nomad suitability64/100
Walkability70/100
Cycling52/100
Infrastructure62/100

Niš is moderate for remote workers (64/100), based on connectivity, affordability and day-to-day amenities.

Retirement Suitability

Suitability for retirement, weighing healthcare, affordability, climate, and environment.

Retirement Suitability

Retirement suitability66/100
Healthcare62/100
Cleanliness58/100
Outdoor lifestyle45/100

Niš is moderate for retirement (66/100), appealing for affordability and a comfortable climate.

Emergency and public safety in Niš

Local public safety guidance for Niš, with the country-level emergency contacts that apply when calling for police, fire, or ambulance.

Unverified

For the universal emergency contacts that apply in Niš, including police, fire, and ambulance, see the Serbia emergency profile, which currently lists no verified national contacts.

Methodology and the wider source registry are documented on the scoring methodology and data sources pages.

Healthcare and hospitals in Niš

Healthcare context for Niš, with national-level information from Serbia where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only and does not provide medical advice.

Unverified

For the national healthcare and public-health context that applies in Niš, see the Serbia healthcare profile, which currently lists no verified national healthcare information.

Related sections: emergency and public safety, scoring methodology, and data sources.

Transport and mobility in Niš

Local mobility context for Niš, with national-level context from Serbia where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only.

Unverified

For national transport authorities and operators that apply in Niš, see the Serbia transport profile, which currently lists no verified national transport information.

Related sections: emergency and public safety, healthcare and hospitals, cities directory, countries directory, scoring methodology, data sources.

Air quality dataset

Source-attributed air-quality dataset for Niš. Verified measurements are surfaced when published from accepted official datasets; transparent fallback is shown otherwise.

Air quality dataset for Niš

Verified data unavailableLast updated 2026-05-16 / data year 2025

Verified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location

Source-attributed values for Niš will appear here after the platform integrates verified measurements from accepted official publishers. Until then, structured air-quality module context remains available on the dedicated module page.

Niš air-quality dataset coverage
MetricValueData yearStatus
Air qualityVerified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location.

Data provenance

Source attribution

  • Global City Intelligence — air-quality dataset

    Verified data unavailable
    Publisher
    Global City Intelligence
    Last verified
    2026-05-16

    The air-quality dataset begins empty by design. Verified city-level measurements appear here only after they are sourced from accepted publishers (WHO, EEA, US EPA, OpenAQ, OECD, or official national/city environmental agencies).

Explore Niš modules

City pages link to module and ranking pages so crawlers can move through the topic cluster naturally.

Cost of Living in Niš

Niš's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies.

Air Quality in Niš

Niš's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated.

Energy in Niš

Niš's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context.

Safety in Niš

Niš's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available.

Internet Speed in Niš

Niš's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references.

Climate Risk in Niš

Niš's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.

City rankings

Compare this city against other indexed cities in crawlable ranking tables.

Cost of living in Niš

Cost of living estimates for Niš — monthly budgets, rent, food, and transport in the local currency, plus an affordability score for comparison. Planning estimates derived from country baselines, not live prices.

Climate in Niš

Climate profile for Niš — Humid Continental climate, annual average 12.4°C, comfort score 74/100. Month-by-month temperatures, rainfall, sunshine, and the best months to visit. Deterministic planning estimates, not a forecast.

Economy and jobs in Niš

Economy and jobs profile for Niš — industrial city, economy score 54/100, key industries including manufacturing, tourism, hospitality. Employment, salary, startup, remote-work, and career indicators. Deterministic planning estimates.

Universities and education in Niš

Education profile for Niš — mixed education base, education score 51/100, 3 representative universities, plus research, student life, and international-student indicators. Deterministic dataset, not institutional rankings.

Visual guide to Niš

Source-attributed visual context for Niš using verified Wikimedia imagery from the existing media catalog, alongside structured city intelligence and planning links. Not a tourism guide or attractions ranking.

Weekend trip planning guide for Niš

Weekend trip planning checklist for Niš — links into arrival planning, Summer 2026 travel context, visual orientation, budget tools, transport, public safety, and healthcare context. Not an itinerary, events calendar, hotel-price guide, restaurant guide, or tourism ranking.

Nearby weekend places from Niš

Source-backed nearby place records for local-first weekend planning, with verification status, official source links, Wikidata identity, and visual context.

Estimate a monthly budget for Niš

Estimate a monthly budget for Niš using your own housing, food, transport, healthcare, and lifestyle inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official cost-of-living measurement.

Plan a trip budget for Niš

Plan a trip budget for Niš using your own accommodation, food, local transport, activities, travel, healthcare buffer, and emergency buffer inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official travel cost estimate.

Nearby cities from Niš

Where else nearby you could spend a day or a weekend from Niš. Links are derived from geographic proximity, shared region, shared natural-recreation areas, transport corridors, and country borders — not popularity or tourism rankings.

Kraljevo, Serbia

Same region · about 107 km from Niš. Explore Kraljevo's city intelligence profile.

Sofia, Bulgaria

Cross-border · about 135 km from Niš. Explore Sofia's city intelligence profile.

Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria

Cross-border · about 175 km from Niš. Explore Blagoevgrad's city intelligence profile.

Craiova, Romania

Cross-border · about 191 km from Niš. Explore Craiova's city intelligence profile.

Belgrade, Serbia

Same region · about 202 km from Niš. Explore Belgrade's city intelligence profile.

Bansko, Bulgaria

Cross-border · about 210 km from Niš. Explore Bansko's city intelligence profile.

Targu Jiu, Romania

Cross-border · about 220 km from Niš. Explore Targu Jiu's city intelligence profile.

Pleven, Bulgaria

Cross-border · about 220 km from Niš. Explore Pleven's city intelligence profile.

Themed collections

Theme-first discovery collections that include Niš — grouped by outdoor interest (mountains, lakes, coasts, forests, national parks) rather than geography.

Interpretation

Use the Niš profile to compare affordability, air quality, energy, and resilience dimensions alongside regional peers such as Belgrade and Novi Sad. Its standout dimensions are cost of living (80/100) and safety (59/100). The area most worth watching is energy (52/100), where the model registers practical gaps. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-16. Drawn from 4 institutional references.

Country context is available on the Serbia country page. Related rankings include Overall Intelligence, Quality of Life, Remote Work. See where Niš appears in global rankings or read the scoring methodology.

Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation. Verified datasets are being integrated; official sources should be used for critical decisions.

Sources

4 institutional references inform this view, listed below with reliability notes. Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation; verified datasets are being integrated and official sources should be used for critical decisions.