Living in Šamorín

In Šamorín, unemployment is 2.6% (2025).

Šamorín's population was 13,622 at the end of 2025. Šamorín's unemployment stood at 2.56% at the end of 2025. Annual PM2.5 was 12 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0730 sources

Population13,622people31 Dec 2025Official source · Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic

Average gross salary1,583EUR/month31 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Regionálna štatistika práce v roku 2025 (Regional labour statistics in 2025)

Unemployment rate2.56%country median 4.1% — 38% belowOfficial source · Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny

Recorded crime800incidents per 100,000country median 1,100 — 27% belowOfficial source · MuMAP Quality of Life — Safety

PM2.5, annual mean12µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · European Environment Agency

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

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 Šamorín.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Šamorín. 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 citiesŠamorín 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 internet⁶Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	22 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	O2 Basic Paušál⁵Official · national market

Is Šamorín a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker61%strong on work, weak on housing · range 51–71%

Skilled employee64%strong on work, weak on education · range 54–74%

Student51%strong on safety, weak on education · range 40–62%

Family64%strong on family, weak on education · range 54–74%

Retirement55%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 43–67%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Šamorín?

The unemployment rate is about 2.6 % (2025-12).

Unemployment rate: 2.56 % · Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny¹⁵

Unemployment across cities in SlovakiaUnemployment in Šamorín is 2.6%. Of 143 cities with data, 99 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

0–55–1010–1525–30

Šamorín 2.6%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Average gross earnings	1,583 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Regionálna štatistika práce v roku 2025 (Regional labour statistics in 2025)⁹Official · county
Unemployment rate	2.56 %country median 4.1%	31 Dec 2025	Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny¹⁵Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Šamorín. 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

Job SearchTraining

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

Safety

How safe is Šamorín?

Police recorded 800 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 — Safety⁴

Recorded crime across major citiesŠamorín 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	800 incidents per 100,000country median 1,100	31 Dec 2025	MuMAP Quality of Life — Safety⁴Official

Mobility and administration

Šamorín's nearest airport was BTS, 17 km away and offered 18 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	18 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁷Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	17 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	BTS	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Šamorín. 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

Open official information

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.

SlovakIn Person

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

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperature moved from 0.3°C in January to 22°C in July. Šamorín's monthly precipitation totalled 37.4 mm in January and 61.8 mm in July.

Is the air quality good in Šamorín?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 12 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: European Environment Agency¹

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°-3°

6°-2°

11°2°

18°6°

22°11°

26°14°

28°16°

22°11°

16°6°

9°3°

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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

154

219

258

269

287

273

195

135

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hours

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

PM2.512WHO 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	12 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	European Environment Agency¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 3.1 · Feb 5.8 · Mar 11.1 · Apr 17.5 · May 21.7 · Jun 25.6 · Jul 28 · Aug 27.9 · Sep 21.9 · Oct 15.6 · Nov 9.3 · Dec 3.7 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -2.8 · Feb -1.7 · Mar 1.7 · Apr 5.7 · May 10.6 · Jun 14.2 · Jul 16.2 · Aug 15.9 · Sep 11.2 · Oct 6.3 · Nov 2.6 · Dec -1.5 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 0.3 · Feb 1.9 · Mar 6.1 · Apr 11.7 · May 16.2 · Jun 20.2 · Jul 22 · Aug 21.5 · Sep 16.2 · Oct 10.7 · Nov 5.7 · Dec 1.1 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁸Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 37.4 · Feb 32.9 · Mar 36.8 · Apr 35.9 · May 58.6 · Jun 59.2 · Jul 61.8 · Aug 60.5 · Sep 58.6 · Oct 43.6 · Nov 46.2 · Dec 42.7 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average sunshine by month	Jan 65.5 · Feb 99.3 · Mar 153.7 · Apr 218.6 · May 258.1 · Jun 269.4 · Jul 286.5 · Aug 273.3 · Sep 194.5 · Oct 134.6 · Nov 69.5 · Dec 51.9 hours	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI²⁰Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In Slovakia: Petržalka ±0.5 °C. Elsewhere: Kecskemét (Hungary) ±0.5 °C, Cottbus (Germany) ±1.5 °C, Arad (Romania) ±0.8 °C, Timișoara (Romania) ±1.1 °C, Berlin (Germany) ±1.6 °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

Šamorín's total area was 44.4 km² at the end of 2021. At the end of 2021, the population density reached 307 people per km².

How many people live in Šamorín?

The published population was 13,622 people in 2025. Source: Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic¹⁰

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	44.35 km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (SODB 2021)¹¹Official
Population density	307 people/km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic (SODB 2021)¹¹Official
Population	13,622 people	31 Dec 2025	Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic¹⁰Official

International community in Šamorín

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	13,628	100.0%
inhabitants born in Slovak Republic	12,977	95.2%
inhabitants born abroad	595	4.4%
not found out	56	0.4%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹²

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	13,628	100.0%
inhabitants with the citizenship of the Slovak Republic	13,399	98.3%
foreigners	227	1.7%
not found out	2	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹³

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	13,628	100.0%
Hungarian	6,752	49.5%
Slovak	5,603	41.1%
not found out	1,001	7.3%
Czech	83	0.6%
other	46	0.3%
Ukrainian	34	0.3%
Romani	24	0.2%
Russian	18	0.1%
Turkish	11	0.1%
Albanian	7	0.1%

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Published group	People	Share
Bulgarian	6	0.0%
Vietnamese	6	0.0%
Chinese	6	0.0%
Italian	6	0.0%
German	5	0.0%
Ruthenian	3	0.0%
Polish	3	0.0%
Romanian	3	0.0%
French	3	0.0%
Greek	2	0.0%
Croatian	1	0.0%
Serbian	1	0.0%
Jewish	1	0.0%
Moravian	1	0.0%
Canadian	1	0.0%
English	1	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹⁴

Alternatives for people set on Šamorín

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.

Vrakuňa as a Šamorín alternative in the same region

15 km away, better on 1 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Recorded crime, per 100k: 600 Vrakuňa vs 800 Šamorín−25%
Residents: 20,178 Vrakuňa vs 13,622 Šamorín+48%
Unemployment: 2.9% Vrakuňa vs 2.6% Šamorín+12%
Annual PM2.5: 12.0 µg/m³ Vrakuňa vs 12.0 µg/m³ Šamorínsame level

Full comparison More about Vrakuňa

Banská Bystrica as a Šamorín alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 157 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: 73,054 Banská Bystrica vs 13,622 Šamorín+436%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,200 Banská Bystrica vs 800 Šamorínno percentage
Annual PM2.5: 11.0 µg/m³ Banská Bystrica vs 12.0 µg/m³ Šamorín−8%

Full comparison More about Banská Bystrica

Cities near Šamorín

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

Alternative cities in Slovakia

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

All Slovakia cities

Levoča13,779 residents Detva13,416 residents Kysucké Nové Mesto14,213 residents Stupava12,979 residents Sereď14,946 residents Kežmarok14,984 residents

How does Šamorín compare?

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Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Šamorín 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; Šamorín's school authority applies it locally.

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

Is Šamorín part of Trnava?

Šamorín is in the published commuting zone of Trnava; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Trnava city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source²

Common questions

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

How many people live in Šamorín?

The published population was 13,622 people in 2025. Source: Statistical Office of the Slovak Republic.

Is the air quality good in Šamorín?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 12 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.

How safe is Šamorín?

Police recorded 800 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 Šamorín?

The unemployment rate is about 2.6 % (2025-12). Source: Ústredie práce, sociálnych vecí a rodiny.

Is Šamorín a good place to live?

Šamorín 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.

Is Šamorín part of Trnava?

Šamorín is in the published commuting zone of Trnava; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Šamorín?

Bratislava, Dunajská Lužná, Rovinka, Podunajské Biskupice, Vrakuňa are near Šamorín. 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 Šamorín?

The official country of birth distribution records 12,977 people (95.2%) 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 = {Šamorín, Slovakia: population, salary, cost of living, jobs},
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  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
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