Czechia / Central Europe
Zlín is a southeastern-Moravian regional capital built around a footwear and engineering company-town legacy, with a functionalist urban layout, university activity, and manufacturing-led cost framing. Zlín is a central europe city of about ~130K metro in Czechia. On the composite city-intelligence score, Zlín sits below the indexed median, with practical gaps to close (68/100).
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Composite profile
68/100
Use the Zlín profile to compare cost framing, transport access, industrial-base context, and country-level intelligence alongside Brno and Olomouc.
68/100
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 | 68/100 | Composite score across major city intelligence modules. |
| Cost of Living | 77/100 | Zlín's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Air Quality | 68/100 | Zlín'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 | 69/100 | Zlín's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Safety | 68/100 | Zlín's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Internet Speed | 69/100 | Zlín's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references. |
| Climate Risk | 67/100 | Zlín's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Resilience | 67/100 | Climate adaptation and infrastructure continuity context. |
Deterministic safety estimates from our index — planning signals derived from country priors and city data, not official crime statistics.
Zlín ranks in the upper tier of our safety index (80/100), with strong personal-safety and low night-time indicators.
A composite quality-of-life estimate and its component indicators.
Zlín has a very high quality-of-life estimate (81/100), with notable strengths in healthcare, green space, cleanliness and infrastructure.
How the city scores for raising a family, with the indicators that drive it.
Zlín scores very high for family living (83/100), helped by education access, safety, parks and green space and healthcare.
Suitability for remote workers, based on connectivity, mobility, and livability.
Zlín is high for remote workers (78/100), based on connectivity, affordability, walkability, safety and overall livability and day-to-day amenities.
Suitability for retirement, weighing healthcare, affordability, climate, and environment.
Zlín is very high for retirement (81/100), appealing for healthcare access, affordability and a clean environment.
Local public safety guidance for Zlín, 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. |
| Police | 15824/7 | — |
| Ambulance | 15524/7 | — |
| Fire | 15024/7 | — |
For the universal emergency contacts that apply in Zlín, including police, fire, and ambulance, see the Czechia emergency profile.
Each emergency contact above is attributed to an official emergency service or government publisher. Confirm current numbers directly with these sources.
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 context for Zlín, with national-level information from Czechia 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 Zlín, see the Czechia 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 Zlín, with national-level context from Czechia where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only.
For national transport authorities and operators that apply in Zlín, see the Czechia 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 Zlín. Verified measurements are surfaced when published from accepted official datasets; transparent fallback is shown otherwise.
Source-attributed values for Zlín 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
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Quick, evidence-based answers about Zlín 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 — excellent quality of life (81/100), with nearby nature such as Chřiby, Beskydy Protected Landscape Area.
Excellent (83/100) on safety, schools and green space.
More affordable than average; about 23,300 CZK/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 8.8°C.
Higher education is good (64/100).
Healthcare access is strong (69/100).
Retirement suitability is strong (72/100).
Within ~170 km: Chřiby, Beskydy Protected Landscape Area.
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Zlín's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies.
Zlín'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.
Zlín's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context.
Zlín's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available.
Zlín's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references.
Zlín's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.
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Cost of living estimates for Zlín — 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 Zlín — Humid Continental climate, annual average 8.8°C, comfort score 67/100. Month-by-month temperatures, rainfall, sunshine, and the best months to visit. Deterministic planning estimates, not a forecast.
Economy and jobs profile for Zlín — industrial city, economy score 64/100, key industries including manufacturing, automotive, tourism. Employment, salary, startup, remote-work, and career indicators. Deterministic planning estimates.
Education profile for Zlín — regional education center, education score 60/100, 4 representative universities, plus research, student life, and international-student indicators. Deterministic dataset, not institutional rankings.
Healthcare and retirement profile for Zlín — healthcare access city, healthcare score 69/100, retirement score 72/100. Medical access, specialist and emergency care, affordability, and retirement suitability. Deterministic planning estimates.
Source-attributed visual context for Zlín 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 Zlín — 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 Zlín 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 Zlín using your own accommodation, food, local transport, activities, travel, healthcare buffer, and emergency buffer inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official travel cost estimate.
Where else nearby you could spend a day or a weekend from Zlín. 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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Regional discovery collections that include Zlín — named natural regions grouping nearby nature, parks, lakes, coasts, and mountains for local-first day and weekend planning.
Mountain region · 30 places across 80 cities.
Mountain region · 25 places across 61 cities.
Cross-border region · 30 places across 38 cities.
Cross-border region · 30 places across 36 cities.
Weekend escapes · 29 places across 42 cities.
Theme-first discovery collections that include Zlín — grouped by outdoor interest (mountains, lakes, coasts, forests, national parks) rather than geography.
Cycling Friendly Areas · 11 places across 57 cities.
Family Outdoor Escapes · 9 places across 56 cities.
Hiking Areas · 29 places across 62 cities.
Mountain Escapes · 21 places across 61 cities.
Nature Photography Spots · 23 places across 61 cities.
Weekend Nature Retreats · 26 places across 62 cities.
Common questions about living in, visiting, working in, studying in and retiring to Zlín, answered from the indexed cost-of-living, climate, safety, economy, education, healthcare and nearby-nature data on this profile.
Zlín has a very high quality-of-life estimate (81/100), with notable strengths in healthcare, green space, cleanliness and infrastructure. Visitors can also reach nature such as Chřiby, Beskydy Protected Landscape Area and Velká Javořina within weekend range.
Zlín has a very high quality-of-life estimate (81/100), with notable strengths in healthcare, green space, cleanliness and infrastructure. It indexes 81/100 for overall quality of life.
A single resident of Zlín spends roughly 23,300 CZK per month, with a one-bedroom rent near 12,400 CZK. Overall the city is more affordable than average for the Czechia. These are modelled estimates, not live quotes — verify locally.
Plan for below-average living costs and check current rents before relocating. Zlín is high for remote workers (78/100), based on connectivity, affordability, walkability, safety and overall livability and day-to-day amenities.
Zlín's labour market is moderate, with opportunities concentrated in manufacturing, tourism and hospitality and healthcare. Zlín has a manufacturing-oriented economy with strengths in manufacturing, automotive and tourism.
Zlín offers strong infrastructure and amenities for remote professionals, with a remote-work score of 72/100.
Zlín is a regional education center with a mix of universities and research activity in our dataset, spanning fields such as Social Sciences, Mathematics and Healthcare.
Zlín offers a strong student environment, supported by walkable neighborhoods, relatively affordable living and strong quality of life.
Zlín has solid baseline healthcare access, supported by hospitals, specialist services, and public-health infrastructure, with a healthcare score of 69/100. Residents have strong access to healthcare across primary, specialist, and emergency care.
Zlín offers a combination of healthcare access, safety, and amenities that may appeal to retirees, with a retirement score of 72/100. Residents benefit from parks and green space, walkable streets and broad urban amenities and day-to-day services.
Zlín has a humid continental climate, averaging about 8.8°C annually with roughly 600 mm of rain. The hottest month is Jul and the coldest Jan. The driest is typically Jan.
Zlín ranks in the upper tier of our safety index (80/100), with strong personal-safety and low night-time indicators.
Zlín indexes a walkability score of 81 and a cycling score of 64 out of 100. Check the local operator for live transit routes and fares.
Nature destinations within about 170 km of Zlín include Chřiby, Beskydy Protected Landscape Area and Velká Javořina. Each is linked with its official source on the profile.
Zlín scores very high for family living (83/100), helped by education access, safety, parks and green space and healthcare.
Zlín rates 48/100 for outdoor lifestyle and 86/100 for green space. Nearby nature such as Chřiby, Beskydy Protected Landscape Area and Velká Javořina supports day hikes, water activities and weekend trips.
Use the Zlín profile to compare cost framing, transport access, industrial-base context, and country-level intelligence alongside Brno and Olomouc. Its standout dimensions are cost of living (77/100) and energy (69/100). The area most worth watching is climate risk (67/100), 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 Czechia country page. Related rankings include Overall Intelligence, Quality of Life, Remote Work. See where Zlín 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.