Hungary / Central Europe
Szombathely is an indexed city in Hungary (Central Europe), with a metropolitan population of about ~77K. This profile brings together deterministic city-intelligence indicators for Szombathely spanning cost of living, climate, safety and quality of life, economy and jobs, education, and healthcare. Szombathely is a central europe city of about ~77K in Hungary. On the composite city-intelligence score, Szombathely sits below the indexed median, with practical gaps to close (65/100).
8 of 8 published intelligence dimensions. Positions compare Szombathely with other indexed cities in Hungary.
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Where a position is shown, it compares Szombathely with the other indexed cities in Hungary — using the data currently published on this site, not any external benchmark. Cities whose indicators are still pending integration are excluded from those comparisons entirely, and no position is shown for a country with fewer than 10 comparable cities. Where too many cities share the same published value to separate them honestly, the card says “Typical for this country” instead of a stronger claim, and positions describe rank order rather than a fixed percentage.
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Composite profile
65/100
Use the Szombathely profile to compare affordability, livability, and economic indicators against other indexed cities in Hungary and across Central Europe, and to explore nearby nature and weekend destinations.
65/100
Composite directional score across affordability, air quality, clean energy, and resilience.
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Directional indicators pending integration of verified city-level data.
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| Metric | Value | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 65/100 | Composite score across major city intelligence modules. |
| Cost of Living | 67/100 | Szombathely's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Air Quality | 64/100 | Szombathely'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 | 65/100 | Szombathely's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Safety | 65/100 | Szombathely's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Internet Speed | 65/100 | Szombathely's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references. |
| Climate Risk | 64/100 | Szombathely'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, air quality, internet speed and energy for Szombathely, each as a 0–100 GCI model indicator.
A GCI model indicator for orientation (model edition 2025), not an official statistic. How it is built.
A GCI model indicator for orientation (model edition 2025), not an official statistic. How it is built.
A GCI model indicator for orientation (model edition 2025), not an official statistic. How it is built.
A GCI model indicator for orientation (model edition 2025), not an official statistic. How it is built.
Deterministic safety estimates from our index — planning signals derived from country priors and city data, not official crime statistics.
Szombathely is estimated to be a generally safe city (69/100 in our safety index), with solid personal-safety indicators.
A composite quality-of-life estimate and its component indicators.
Szombathely has a high quality-of-life estimate (74/100), with notable strengths in green space.
How the city scores for raising a family, with the indicators that drive it.
Szombathely scores high for family living (75/100), helped by education access, parks and green space and healthcare.
Suitability for remote workers, based on connectivity, mobility, and livability.
Szombathely is high for remote workers (70/100), based on connectivity, affordability, walkability and overall livability and day-to-day amenities.
Suitability for retirement, weighing healthcare, affordability, climate, and environment.
Szombathely is high for retirement (72/100), appealing for healthcare access, affordability and a comfortable climate.
Local public safety guidance for Szombathely, with the country-level emergency contacts that apply when calling for police, fire, or ambulance.
For the universal emergency contacts that apply in Szombathely, including police, fire, and ambulance, see the Hungary 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 context for Szombathely, with national-level information from Hungary 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 Szombathely, see the Hungary healthcare profile, which currently lists no verified national healthcare information.
Related sections: emergency and public safety, scoring methodology, and data sources.
Local mobility context for Szombathely, with national-level context from Hungary where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only.
For national transport authorities and operators that apply in Szombathely, see the Hungary 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.
Source-attributed air-quality dataset for Szombathely. Verified measurements are surfaced when published from accepted official datasets; transparent fallback is shown otherwise.
Source-attributed values for Szombathely 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. | ||
Global City Intelligence — air-quality dataset
Verified data unavailableThe 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).
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.
Quick, evidence-based answers about Szombathely 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.
Yes — strong quality of life (74/100), with nearby nature such as Potyondi-mocsár, Trockenbiotop beim Friedhof.
Strong (75/100) on safety, schools and green space.
More affordable than average; about 331,000 HUF/month for one person (estimate).
Late spring to early autumn; warmest in Jul, coldest in Jan.
Mainly manufacturing, automotive, tourism.
A humid continental climate, averaging about 10.1°C.
Higher education is good (58/100).
Healthcare access is good (60/100).
Retirement suitability is strong (66/100).
Within ~170 km: Potyondi-mocsár, Trockenbiotop beim Friedhof.
Rankings and topic pages for Szombathely.
Compare this city against other indexed cities in crawlable ranking tables.
Cost of living estimates for Szombathely — 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 profile for Szombathely — Humid Continental climate, annual average 10.1°C, comfort score 68/100. Month-by-month temperatures, rainfall, sunshine, and the best months to visit. Deterministic planning estimates, not a forecast.
Economy and jobs profile for Szombathely — industrial city, economy score 62/100, key industries including manufacturing, automotive, tourism. Employment, salary, startup, remote-work, and career indicators. Deterministic planning estimates.
Education profile for Szombathely — regional education center, education score 56/100, 4 representative universities, plus research, student life, and international-student indicators. Deterministic dataset, not institutional rankings.
Healthcare and retirement profile for Szombathely — regional healthcare center, healthcare score 60/100, retirement score 66/100. Medical access, specialist and emergency care, affordability, and retirement suitability. Deterministic planning estimates.
Source-attributed visual context for Szombathely 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 checklist for Szombathely — 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.
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 Szombathely 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 Szombathely using your own accommodation, food, local transport, activities, travel, healthcare buffer, and emergency buffer inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official travel cost estimate.
Szombathely across Global City Intelligence — comparisons, rankings, places and editorial coverage.
Global ranking pages. Linking to one says nothing about how Szombathely places in it.
18 indexed destinations within reach — 10 cities and 8 natural places — grouped by measured straight-line distance. Cross-border options reach Austria, Slovakia, Slovenia.
8 classified outdoor destinations within weekend reach, grouped by what kind of place they are. Distances are straight-line kilometres from the city centre.
Where else nearby you could spend a day or a weekend from Szombathely. Links are derived from geographic proximity, shared region, shared natural-recreation areas, transport corridors, and country borders — not popularity or tourism rankings.
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Common questions about living in, visiting, working in, studying in and retiring to Szombathely, answered from the indexed cost-of-living, climate, safety, economy, education, healthcare and nearby-nature data on this profile.
Szombathely has a high quality-of-life estimate (74/100), with notable strengths in green space. Visitors can also reach nature such as Potyondi-mocsár, Trockenbiotop beim Friedhof and Schlosspark Rechnitz within weekend range.
Szombathely has a high quality-of-life estimate (74/100), with notable strengths in green space. It indexes 74/100 for overall quality of life.
A single resident of Szombathely spends roughly 331,000 HUF per month, with a one-bedroom rent near 176,000 HUF. Overall the city is more affordable than average for Hungary. These are modelled estimates, not live quotes — verify locally.
Plan for below-average living costs and check current rents before relocating. Szombathely is high for remote workers (70/100), based on connectivity, affordability, walkability and overall livability and day-to-day amenities.
Szombathely's labour market is moderate, with opportunities concentrated in manufacturing, tourism and hospitality and technology. Szombathely has a manufacturing-oriented economy with strengths in manufacturing, automotive and tourism.
Szombathely offers solid infrastructure and amenities for remote professionals, with a remote-work score of 68/100.
Szombathely is a regional education center with a mix of universities and research activity in our dataset, spanning fields such as Law, Engineering and Computer Science.
Szombathely offers a moderate student environment, supported by walkable neighborhoods, relatively affordable living and strong quality of life.
Szombathely has a regional healthcare center, supported by hospitals, specialist services, and public-health infrastructure, with a healthcare score of 60/100. Residents have solid access to healthcare across primary, specialist, and emergency care.
Szombathely offers a combination of healthcare access, safety, and amenities that may appeal to retirees, with a retirement score of 66/100. Residents benefit from parks and green space, walkable streets and broad urban amenities and day-to-day services.
Szombathely has a humid continental climate, averaging about 10.1°C annually with roughly 600 mm of rain. The hottest month is Jul and the coldest Jan. The driest is typically Jan.
Szombathely is estimated to be a generally safe city (69/100 in our safety index), with solid personal-safety indicators.
Szombathely indexes a walkability score of 72 and a cycling score of 59 out of 100. Check the local operator for live transit routes and fares.
Nature destinations within about 170 km of Szombathely include Potyondi-mocsár, Trockenbiotop beim Friedhof and Schlosspark Rechnitz. Each is linked with its official source on the profile.
Szombathely scores high for family living (75/100), helped by education access, parks and green space and healthcare.
Szombathely rates 55/100 for outdoor lifestyle and 92/100 for green space. Nearby nature such as Potyondi-mocsár, Trockenbiotop beim Friedhof and Schlosspark Rechnitz supports day hikes, water activities and weekend trips.
Use the Szombathely profile to compare affordability, livability, and economic indicators against other indexed cities in Hungary and across Central Europe, and to explore nearby nature and weekend destinations. Its standout dimensions are cost of living (67/100) and energy (65/100). The area most worth watching is climate risk (64/100), 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 Hungary country page. Related rankings include Overall Intelligence, Quality of Life, Remote Work. See where Szombathely 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.
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.
Used as a policy and methodology reference for urban exposure and resilience signals.
Used where European city comparisons need monitored air-quality context.
Used as an energy-resource and weather-normalization reference.
Used to explain urban climate vulnerability and adaptation scoring logic.