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Cost living

  • Every student has different needs and requirements - therefore every student has different costs of living
  • For all expenses incouding food, accommodation, transportation, etc., students need about EUR 350 per month
  • If you want to check out how much money you spend for food, internet, clothes, transportation, personal care or entertainment, check out the website where you can switch prices to your currency.

Check out some prices below!

Lunchtime menu in the city centre 93 CZK / € 3.43
Basic dinner out for two 342 CZK / € 13
1 l (1 qt.) of milk 15 CZK / € 0.66
1 kg (2 lb.) of apples 26 CZK / € 0.97
1 beer in neighbourhood pub 28 CZK / € 0.94
Monthly ticket public transport 435 CZK / € 16
Medicine against cold 104 CZK / € 3.84
Cinema ticket 80 - 150 CZK / € 3 – 5.5
Accommodation at VSB dormitory 70 – 106 CZK / € 2.6 – 4 per day

Medical facilities

All international students must arrange health insurance before their arrival to the Czech Republic. When they do so, they are entitled to visit any general practitioner. A valid insurance card is required in all cases of medical care.

A modern hospital complex „Fakultní nemocnice Ostrava“ together with an emergency department and usual doctor´s offices of general practitioners, dentists, ophthalmologists and other specialists, is situated just next to the University campus in Ostrava-Poruba, within walking distance.

An appointment should be arranged before any regular visit to the out-patient part of the hospital. The out-patient section is accessible every working day, the hospital is accessible non-stop in emergency cases. For appointments call 597 371 111 or see the website: http://eng.fno.cz/ .Foreign students can of course use this medical service in both usual and emergency cases.

In case of sudden illness, accidents and the like can be resolved using theEmergency servicein hospital (the special department in hospital) or in very serious cases it is possible to call the Central emergency line 112.

Important  phone number

Emergency Call System in The Czech Republic

112  Non-stop European Emergency phone number (Integrated Rescue System = Firefighters, Police, Emergency Medical Service)

150 (Firefighters),

155 (Emergency Medical Service),

158 (Police),

156 (Metropolitan / local police).

There are some essential answers on questions concerning the European Emergency phone number 112: http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/112/ms/cz/index_en.htm