Living in Šahy

In Šahy, unemployment is 4.7% (2025).

Residents of Šahy numbered 6,857 at the end of 2025. The city faced an unemployment rate of 4.68% at the end of 2025. Annual PM2.5 was 22 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0720 sources

Population6,857people31 Dec 2025Official source · Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic

Average gross salary1,781EUR/month31 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Regionálna štatistika práce v roku 2025 (Regional labour statistics in 2025)

Unemployment rate4.68%country median 4.1% — 13% aboveOfficial source · Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny

Recorded crime900incidents per 100,000country median 1,100 — 18% belowOfficial source · MuMAP Quality of Life — Safety

PM2.5, annual mean22µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency (EEA)

Which Slovakia-wide rules apply when you move to Šahy?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in SlovakiaNational rates and thresholds that apply in Šahy.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Šahy. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€28

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Net rent across major citiesŠahy highlighted among comparable cities

net rent, € / m² / month

Žilina€4.83

Prešov€4.67

Nitra€3.93

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	27.68 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	O2 Zlatý home internet⁴Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	22 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	O2 Basic Paušál³Official · national market

Is Šahy a good place to live?

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Remote worker57%strong on work, weak on housing · range 47–67%

Skilled employee63%strong on work, weak on education · range 53–73%

Student56%strong on safety, weak on education · range 45–67%

Family62%strong on family, weak on education · range 52–72%

Retirement59%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 47–71%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Šahy?

The unemployment rate is about 4.7 % (2025-12).

Unemployment rate: 4.68 % · Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny¹²

Unemployment across cities in SlovakiaUnemployment in Šahy is 4.7%. Of 143 cities with data, 99 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

0–55–1010–1525–30

Šahy 4.7%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	1,781 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Regionálna štatistika práce v roku 2025 (Regional labour statistics in 2025)⁶Official · county
Unemployment rate	4.68 %country median 4.1%	31 Dec 2025	Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny¹²Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Šahy. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Central Office of Labour, Social Affairs and Family — Public employment service

Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Šahy. Sources checked through 12 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Šahy?

Police recorded 900 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: MuMAP Quality of Life — Safety²

Recorded crime across major citiesŠahy highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Žilina1,300

Banská Bystrica1,200

Petržalka1,100

Nitra1,100

Trnava1,100

Martin1,000

Trenčín900

Prešov800

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	900 incidents per 100,000country median 1,100	31 Dec 2025	MuMAP Quality of Life — Safety²Official

Mobility and administration

Šahy's nearest major airport was 64 km away.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Distance to the nearest major airport	64 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁵Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	SLD	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁵Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Šahy. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Integration of third-country nationals including migrants — national project — Integration course

Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family of the Slovak Republic

For third-country nationals, migrants.

SlovakIn Person

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Integration policy of the Slovak Republic — Welcome Program

Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family of the Slovak Republic / Government of Slovakia

For foreigners with long-term residence, third-country nationals.

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Šahy.

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperature moved from −1.2°C in January to 21.2°C in July. Šahy's monthly precipitation totalled 39 mm in January and 75.7 mm in July. Average monthly sunshine totalled 61.3 hours in January and 281.1 hours in July.

Is the air quality good in Šahy?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 22 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency (EEA)¹

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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3°-5°

6°-4°

11°0°

18°4°

23°9°

26°12°

29°14°

28°14°

23°10°

16°5°

9°2°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

JFMAMJJASOND

Sunshine through the yearAverage monthly sunshine, hours

157

216

252

268

281

272

193

140

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Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.522WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	22 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency (EEA)¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 2.7 · Feb 5.9 · Mar 11.4 · Apr 18.1 · May 22.8 · Jun 26.3 · Jul 28.6 · Aug 28.5 · Sep 22.7 · Oct 16.2 · Nov 9.3 · Dec 3.3 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹³Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -4.8 · Feb -3.9 · Mar -0.4 · Apr 3.9 · May 8.7 · Jun 12.3 · Jul 13.9 · Aug 13.8 · Sep 9.5 · Oct 5 · Nov 1.5 · Dec -3.3 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -1.2 · Feb 0.7 · Mar 5 · Apr 11 · May 15.8 · Jun 19.5 · Jul 21.2 · Aug 20.6 · Sep 15.2 · Oct 9.8 · Nov 5.1 · Dec 0 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 39 · Feb 34.1 · Mar 35.6 · Apr 37.8 · May 66.5 · Jun 71.1 · Jul 75.7 · Aug 64.1 · Sep 54.8 · Oct 48.5 · Nov 49.4 · Dec 42.5 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 61.3 · Feb 96.3 · Mar 157 · Apr 215.7 · May 252 · Jun 267.9 · Jul 281.1 · Aug 271.6 · Sep 193 · Oct 139.7 · Nov 72.8 · Dec 49.4 hours	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Slovakia: Petržalka ±1.6 °C. Elsewhere: Cottbus (Germany) ±1.4 °C, Hoyerswerda (Germany) ±1.6 °C, Kecskemét (Hungary) ±0.9 °C, Berlin (Germany) ±1.6 °C, Traunreut (Germany) ±1.7 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

Šahy covered an area of 42.7 km² at the end of 2021. Šahy's population density measured 170 people per km² at the end of 2021.

How many people live in Šahy?

The published population was 6,857 people in 2025. Source: Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic⁷

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	42.73 km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (SODB 2021)⁸Official
Population density	170 people/km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (SODB 2021)⁸Official
Population	6,857 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic⁷Official

International community in Šahy

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Population covered by the Slovak 2021 Census basic-result tables; total published row for each official municipality/urban-part geography · SODB 2021 Population and Housing Census

Published group	People	Share
Total	7,267	100.0%
inhabitants born in Slovak Republic	6,910	95.1%
inhabitants born abroad	339	4.7%
not found out	18	0.3%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source⁹

Citizenship

Population covered by the Slovak 2021 Census basic-result tables; total published row for each official municipality/urban-part geography · SODB 2021 Population and Housing Census

Published group	People	Share
Total	7,267	100.0%
inhabitants with the citizenship of the Slovak Republic	7,105	97.8%
foreigners	160	2.2%
not found out	2	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁰

Ancestry or ethnicity

Population covered by the Slovak 2021 Census basic-result tables; total published row for each official municipality/urban-part geography · SODB 2021 Population and Housing Census

Published group	People	Share
Total	7,267	100.0%
Hungarian	4,162	57.3%
Slovak	2,637	36.3%
not found out	392	5.4%
Romani	27	0.4%
Czech	16	0.2%
other	14	0.2%
Polish	6	0.1%
Italian	4	0.1%
Ukrainian	2	0.0%
Vietnamese	2	0.0%

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Published group	People	Share
German	1	0.0%
Serbian	1	0.0%
Romanian	1	0.0%
Austrian	1	0.0%
Chinese	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹¹

Alternatives for people set on Šahy

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Želiezovce as a Šahy alternative in the same region

23 km away, better on 2 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Unemployment: 3.4% Želiezovce vs 4.7% Šahy−26%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 700 Želiezovce vs 900 Šahy−22%
Residents: 6,519 Želiezovce vs 6,857 Šahy−5%

Full comparison More about Želiezovce

Petržalka as a Šahy alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 138 km, better on 1 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 112,118 Petržalka vs 6,857 Šahy+1535%
Unemployment: 2.8% Petržalka vs 4.7% Šahy−41%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,100 Petržalka vs 900 Šahyno percentage

Full comparison More about Petržalka

Cities near Šahy

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Alternative cities in Slovakia

Other cities in Slovakia to compare with Šahy, nearest in population first.

All Slovakia cities

Hriňová6,867 residents Trstená6,900 residents Nová Baňa6,799 residents Turzovka6,769 residents Liptovský Hrádok6,979 residents Veľký Šariš7,035 residents

How does Šahy compare?

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Šahy when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

School for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 6 to 16, and public school is free. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: jazykové kurzy pre deti cudzincov (language courses for children of foreigners, organised and funded by self-governing regions). How to enrol a child (minedu.sk).

A country-wide rule for Slovakia; Šahy's school authority applies it locally.

Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Šahy?

The published population was 6,857 people in 2025. Source: Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic.

Is the air quality good in Šahy?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 22 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency (EEA).

How safe is Šahy?

Police recorded 900 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: MuMAP Quality of Life — Safety.

What is the unemployment rate in Šahy?

The unemployment rate is about 4.7 % (2025-12). Source: Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny.

Is Šahy a good place to live?

Šahy may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Šahy?

Želiezovce, Balassagyarmat are near Šahy. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

How many people born in inhabitants born in Slovak Republic live in Šahy?

The official country of birth distribution records 6,910 people (95.1%) in the source-defined population for SODB 2021 Population and Housing Census. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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  title = {Šahy, Slovakia: population, salary, cost of living, jobs},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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