Composite profile
Overall score
60/100
Use the Sopot profile to compare affordability, air quality, and resilience alongside Gdansk, Gdynia, and Szczecin.
Overall60/100
Affordability45/100
Air quality66/100
Energy60/100
Poland / Central Europe
Sopot, Poland City Intelligence
Sopot is a Baltic seaside spa town within the Gdansk-Sopot-Gdynia Tricity conurbation, with a commuter-rail corridor and a long-standing resort and tourism economy. Sopot is a central europe city of about ~32K (Tricity ~1M metro) in Poland. On the composite city-intelligence score, Sopot sits below the indexed median, with practical gaps to close (60/100).
- Last updated
- 2026-05-16
- Data year
- 2025
- Population
- ~32K (Tricity ~1M metro)
Image credit: Image: Emptywords / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Overall city intelligence
Mixed60/100
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.
Sopot data table
The table is part of the initial server-rendered HTML and mirrors the key city score cards.
| Metric | Value | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 60/100 | Composite score across major city intelligence modules. |
| Cost of Living | 45/100 | Sopot's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Air Quality | 66/100 | Sopot'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 | 60/100 | Sopot's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Safety | 62/100 | Sopot's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Internet Speed | 60/100 | Sopot's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references. |
| Climate Risk | 64/100 | Sopot's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Resilience | 64/100 | Climate 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 safety69/100
Low crime70/100
Personal safety70/100
Night safety66/100
Road safety68/100
Sopot is estimated to be a generally safe city (69/100 in our safety index), with solid personal-safety indicators.
Quality of Life
A composite quality-of-life estimate and its component indicators.
Quality of Life
Quality of life74/100
Healthcare74/100
Education74/100
Green space99/100
Cleanliness74/100
Infrastructure72/100
Mobility55/100
Sopot has a high quality-of-life estimate (74/100), 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 friendliness74/100
Education74/100
Green space99/100
Overall safety69/100
Sopot scores high for family living (74/100), helped by education access, parks and green space and healthcare.
Digital Nomad Suitability
Suitability for remote workers, based on connectivity, mobility, and livability.
Digital Nomad Suitability
Digital nomad suitability64/100
Walkability69/100
Cycling58/100
Infrastructure72/100
Sopot is moderate for remote workers (64/100), based on connectivity, overall livability and day-to-day amenities.
Retirement Suitability
Suitability for retirement, weighing healthcare, affordability, climate, and environment.
Retirement Suitability
Retirement suitability69/100
Healthcare74/100
Cleanliness74/100
Outdoor lifestyle59/100
Sopot is high for retirement (69/100), appealing for healthcare access and a clean environment.
Emergency and public safety in Sopot
Local public safety guidance for Sopot, with the country-level emergency contacts that apply when calling for police, fire, or ambulance.
| Service | Number | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| European emergency | 11224/7 | 112 reaches police, fire, and ambulance dispatch across the European Union from any phone, free of charge. |
For the universal emergency contacts that apply in Sopot, including police, fire, and ambulance, see the Poland emergency profile.
Public safety sources
Each emergency contact above is attributed to an official emergency service or government publisher. Confirm current numbers directly with these sources.
- European Commission: 112 — The European emergency number
Used as the primary attribution for the EU-wide 112 universal emergency number on European country profiles.
Last verified: 2026-05-16
Methodology and the wider source registry are documented on the scoring methodology and data sources pages.
Healthcare and hospitals in Sopot
Healthcare context for Sopot, with national-level information from Poland where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only and does not provide medical advice.
For the national healthcare and public-health context that applies in Sopot, see the Poland 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 Sopot
Local mobility context for Sopot, with national-level context from Poland where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only.
For national transport authorities and operators that apply in Sopot, see the Poland 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 Sopot. Verified measurements are surfaced when published from accepted official datasets; transparent fallback is shown otherwise.
Air quality dataset for Sopot
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 Sopot 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.
| Metric | Value | Data year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air quality | Verified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location. | ||
Data provenance
Source attributionGlobal 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).
Methodology and context
Numeric measurements appear in this section only after they are sourced from accepted official publishers. The dataset is independently validated at build time; malformed records cannot ship to production.
- Scoring methodology — how indicators across the platform are constructed.
- Data sources registry — the official sources cited by verified datasets.
- Open the Sopot air-quality module
- Browse the clean-air city collection
Quick answers
Quick, evidence-based answers about Sopot drawn from this profile's indexed cost, climate, safety, economy, education, healthcare and nearby-nature data. Figures are deterministic estimates for orientation — verify specifics with official sources.
Quick answers about Sopot
Is Sopot worth visiting?
Yes — strong quality of life (74/100), with nearby nature such as Tricity Landscape Park, Sobieszewo Island.
Is Sopot good for families?
Strong (74/100) on safety, schools and green space.
Is Sopot affordable?
Relatively expensive; about PLN 4,480/month for one person (estimate).
When is the best time to visit Sopot?
Late spring to early autumn; warmest in Jul, coldest in Jan.
What are Sopot's main industries?
Mainly manufacturing, tourism, hospitality.
What is the climate in Sopot?
A humid continental climate, averaging about 5.1°C.
Does Sopot have universities?
Higher education is good (56/100).
What is healthcare like in Sopot?
Healthcare access is good (57/100).
Is Sopot good for retirement?
Retirement suitability is good (60/100).
What nature is near Sopot?
Within ~170 km: Tricity Landscape Park, Sobieszewo Island.
Explore Sopot modules
City pages link to module and ranking pages so crawlers can move through the topic cluster naturally.
Cost of Living in Sopot
Sopot's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies.
Air Quality in Sopot
Sopot'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 Sopot
Sopot's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context.
Safety in Sopot
Sopot's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available.
Internet Speed in Sopot
Sopot's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references.
Climate Risk in Sopot
Sopot'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 Sopot
Cost of living estimates for Sopot — 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 Sopot
Climate profile for Sopot — Humid Continental climate, annual average 5.1°C, comfort score 64/100. Month-by-month temperatures, rainfall, sunshine, and the best months to visit. Deterministic planning estimates, not a forecast.
Economy and jobs in Sopot
Economy and jobs profile for Sopot — industrial city, economy score 59/100, key industries including manufacturing, tourism, hospitality. Employment, salary, startup, remote-work, and career indicators. Deterministic planning estimates.
Universities and education in Sopot
Education profile for Sopot — mixed education base, education score 52/100, 3 representative universities, plus research, student life, and international-student indicators. Deterministic dataset, not institutional rankings.
Healthcare and retirement in Sopot
Healthcare and retirement profile for Sopot — mixed healthcare profile, healthcare score 57/100, retirement score 60/100. Medical access, specialist and emergency care, affordability, and retirement suitability. Deterministic planning estimates.
Visual guide to Sopot
Source-attributed visual context for Sopot 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 Sopot
Weekend trip planning checklist for Sopot — 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 Sopot
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 Sopot
Estimate a monthly budget for Sopot 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 Sopot
Plan a trip budget for Sopot 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 Sopot
Where else nearby you could spend a day or a weekend from Sopot. Links are derived from geographic proximity, shared region, shared natural-recreation areas, transport corridors, and country borders — not popularity or tourism rankings.
Gdynia, Poland
Nearby city · about 8 km from Sopot. Explore Gdynia's city intelligence profile.
Gdansk, Poland
Same region · about 12 km from Sopot. Explore Gdansk's city intelligence profile.
Elbląg, Poland
Same region · about 64 km from Sopot. Explore Elbląg's city intelligence profile.
Słupsk, Poland
Same region · about 98 km from Sopot. Explore Słupsk's city intelligence profile.
Grudziadz, Poland
Same region · about 107 km from Sopot. Explore Grudziadz's city intelligence profile.
Olsztyn, Poland
Lake cluster · about 147 km from Sopot. Explore Olsztyn's city intelligence profile.
Bydgoszcz, Poland
Same corridor · about 152 km from Sopot. Explore Bydgoszcz's city intelligence profile.
Koszalin, Poland
Same region · about 156 km from Sopot. Explore Koszalin's city intelligence profile.
Toruń, Poland
Lake cluster · about 159 km from Sopot. Explore Toruń's city intelligence profile.
Kolobrzeg, Poland
Same region · about 195 km from Sopot. Explore Kolobrzeg's city intelligence profile.
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Sopot FAQ
Common questions about living in, visiting, working in, studying in and retiring to Sopot, answered from the indexed cost-of-living, climate, safety, economy, education, healthcare and nearby-nature data on this profile.
Frequently asked questions about Sopot
Is Sopot worth visiting?
Sopot has a high quality-of-life estimate (74/100), with notable strengths in green space. Visitors can also reach nature such as Tricity Landscape Park, Sobieszewo Island and Bay of Puck within weekend range.
What is it like to live in Sopot?
Sopot has a high quality-of-life estimate (74/100), with notable strengths in green space. It indexes 74/100 for overall quality of life.
How much does it cost to live in Sopot?
A single resident of Sopot spends roughly PLN 4,480 per month, with a one-bedroom rent near PLN 2,380. Overall the city is relatively expensive for Poland. These are modelled estimates, not live quotes — verify locally.
What should I know about moving to Sopot?
Plan for above-average living costs and check current rents before relocating. Sopot is moderate for remote workers (64/100), based on connectivity, overall livability and day-to-day amenities.
What is the job market like in Sopot?
Sopot's labour market is moderate, with opportunities concentrated in manufacturing, tourism and hospitality and technology. Sopot has a manufacturing-oriented economy with strengths in manufacturing, tourism and hospitality.
Is Sopot good for digital nomads and remote work?
Sopot offers solid infrastructure and amenities for remote professionals, with a remote-work score of 65/100.
What are the education options in Sopot?
Sopot is a developing education base with a mix of universities and research activity in our dataset, spanning fields such as Mathematics, Business and Finance.
Is Sopot a good place to study?
Sopot offers a moderate student environment, supported by strong quality of life.
What is healthcare like in Sopot?
Sopot has a mixed healthcare profile, supported by hospitals, specialist services, and public-health infrastructure, with a healthcare score of 57/100. Residents have solid access to healthcare across primary, specialist, and emergency care.
Is Sopot a good place to retire?
Sopot offers a combination of healthcare access, safety, and amenities that may appeal to retirees, with a retirement score of 60/100. Residents benefit from parks and green space, walkable streets and broad urban amenities and day-to-day services.
What is the climate like in Sopot?
Sopot has a humid continental climate, averaging about 5.1°C annually with roughly 600 mm of rain. The hottest month is Jul and the coldest Jan. The driest is typically Jan.
Is Sopot a safe place to live?
Sopot is estimated to be a generally safe city (69/100 in our safety index), with solid personal-safety indicators.
How easy is it to get around Sopot?
Sopot indexes a walkability score of 69 and a cycling score of 58 out of 100. Check the local operator for live transit routes and fares.
What nature and outdoor places are near Sopot?
Nature destinations within about 170 km of Sopot include Tricity Landscape Park, Sobieszewo Island and Bay of Puck. Each is linked with its official source on the profile.
Is Sopot good for families?
Sopot scores high for family living (74/100), helped by education access, parks and green space and healthcare.
What outdoor activities are there around Sopot?
Sopot rates 59/100 for outdoor lifestyle and 99/100 for green space. Nearby nature such as Tricity Landscape Park, Sobieszewo Island and Bay of Puck supports day hikes, water activities and weekend trips.
Interpretation
Use the Sopot profile to compare affordability, air quality, and resilience alongside Gdansk, Gdynia, and Szczecin. Its standout dimensions are air quality (66/100) and climate risk (64/100). The area most worth watching is cost of living (45/100), 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 Poland country page. Related rankings include Overall Intelligence, Quality of Life, Remote Work. See where Sopot 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.
- UN-Habitat: World Cities Report 2024
Used as a policy and methodology reference for urban exposure and resilience signals.
- European Environment Agency: Air Quality Status Report
Used where European city comparisons need monitored air-quality context.
- NASA: NASA POWER
Used as an energy-resource and weather-normalization reference.
- IPCC: AR6 WGII Chapter 6: Cities, settlements and key infrastructure
Used to explain urban climate vulnerability and adaptation scoring logic.