Bratislava, Slovakia: MOST Important Things to Know

Neil is from Ireland but lives in Bratislava, Slovakia. He talks to ExpatsEverywhere about living and working there. He mentions that the location is amazing due to its proximity to other famous cities, the cost of living is low so it's very affordable, the city it safe, and there are job opportunities for English teachers. Be sure to check out what Neil has to say about these topics along with the health care, things to do for fun, if you need to know the language, and more.

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[ExpatsEverywhere]

CORRECTION/CLARIFICATION to the video-Most schools, especially universities, are owned by the state, though since the 1990s there are also church-owned and private schools. Public schools of higher education are the basic case. They are established by law. The vast majority of schools of higher education is of this type. They are financed by the government and possible business activities. Private institutions of higher education are established and financed by non-government institutions, but approved by the Ministry of Education. This type of school is still quite rare.

[BrightStar]

Excellent commentary. INSIGHTFUL. RELEVANT

[BrightStar]

Throughly enjoyed all of your helpful information. Thanks, Ted

[philbecker]

I'm an English teacher in Slovakia but I don't live in Bratislava, I live in a tiny town about 90 minutes away from Bratislava. I only pay 190 for rent (for a big house with a garden) so I still have about 950 euros per month, which is MORE than enough to live a comfortable life in Slovakia. As long as I don't go crazy on any big nights out in Vienna (or did, before the lockdown) I can easily save 500 euros a month. That's pretty damn good for Europe! And I only work 4 days a week so I can have long weekends away if I get bored of small town life 😁

[vkdrk]

3:10 I'm sorry but that's incorrect. Slovakia is a catholic country (statistically) but our schools are state owned which means they have nothing to do with the church unless you go to a school that's actually called Church School (Cirkevná Škola) but there's not many of them. Out of 8 schools in my home town only one was specified as a religious school the rest were just public schools and in some towns we don't have any church schools.
You will have religious and non religious kids in all state (public) schools.
I went to a state (public) school and we had a mix of Roman Catholics, Greek Catholics, Orthodox, Jehovah Witnesses, Protestants, Atheists, non religious kids. People don't really care about religion to be honest so you don't have to be religious to attend or work in a public school.
We had 1 class (45 minutes) of Religious Education per week but if you aren't religious you just don't go there or you have something instead. It's usually last class of the day so some kids simply go home earlier.
We usually went out to a park to play and then home...that was our "religious education"😅.
We actually don't take religion that seriously in Slovakia.

[codingtheworld]

He explained almost all of my questions. Thanks!

[Uldrod]

Great tips man! I fell in love with Bratislava when I visited the city some years ago and I have intentions to go back. Just beautiful, best place in the world.

[abstract_duck]

3:13 NO... even tho there is a lot of church administrated schools there are also state run schools ... as well as private ones

[benjaminturner]

The cost of living is fairly low, but still high compared to typical wages. Either work for yourself ( freelance ) and work bloody hard, or make sure you've got an online business, dealing with your home country.

[peterprobala]

This guy is supposed to be a teacher, but there is a big lack of knowledge and truth in his statements about Slovakia, primary based on his opinion neither the facts. Very disappointing.

[RadkaGore]

04:04 Let me correct you about one part. You can get a job in a big corporation like Amazon, IBM, Johnsson Controls, etc... by only speaking English. You don't have to speak Slovak. Also you earn much more than 500 euros. He gave you many incorrect informations throughout the whole video.

[Espanola-hu]

I am Slovak, live in the UK for years and as a family wanted live decent life, live in decent accommodation is not any difference in the UK recently to be honest. After we pay all and we pay rent not for best accommodation and we cant really afford go often out here in the UK we maybe got left similar than in Slovakia to be honest. I dont live there now its truth I dont know lots of facts but when I got there I feel ppl are more honest, friendly and more enjoy life. Of course its up to everyone different circumstances but in our case I dont think comparing life in the UK or Slovak is at the moment so different as in the UK you pay a lot for services, rent etc and isnt easy find job with contract than before. Of course is lovely country too with many benefits to live but to be honest what he talked in video isnt entirely true as I know some ppl from Slovakia in small city and earn more than he say. My husband is from italy and say there aren't best conditions regarding employment either or salary if you dont know someone who gives you good job which is everywhere similar so to be honest I am bit disappointed with his video as lots of information were incorrect like about schools. He probably got used to more money but in many countries average ppl who got normal jobs with average salary have to budgeting. These days isnt too much differences and I lived in Slovakia, then for years in the UK, a bit in Italy and got information from my Italian husband too.

[ALDB]

I'm pretty sure you can get jobs in shared service centers of corporations (e.g.IBM but there is more) and in customer support of Slovak international eshops (Muziker, Dedoles, Eyerim).

[thechosenone]

Eastern Slovakian here ... salary around 800€.
Incaso meaning - Gas, Eletricity, Internet, Water etc... around 300-350€
Food : 100-150€
You are left with 400-350€ but still if you have car you need to pay for gas, also if you need things like clothing or just some accessories this is usually around another -100-150€
You don't save much here sadly.

[stanleyyyyyyyyyyy]

Thanks for calling our capital a village :)) that was a bit rude.. I think it is pretty far from even from the term "town". Other than that it was quite a nice description of the situation here. Considering when it was recorded of course 👍

[rolandorlandopalfy]

Automotive industries are open to english speakers

[jimmy]

The minimum wage is 500, average wage in bratislava is 1500 euros

[aranmcdonagh]

wanted to do my eurasmus year in a german speaking country(to practice), would there be decent acess to german language as the city borders austria?

[DeryantonioSimbolon]

Do you think 1500 euro a month would be enough for a single person living in Bratislava ??

[tryinghard]

Is it difficult to get on in Bratislava if you have multiple allergies to nuts, fish and seafood, certain fruits, wheat, etc?