Cost of living comparison
Bratislava is 5.3% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in Bratislava instead of Germany, you would:
pay 23.1% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.84
€11.91
|
$9.90
€9.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.44
€8.76
|
$7.70
€7.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
€2.46
|
$2.03
€1.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
€2.20
|
$1.72
€1.60
|
|
pay 7.3% more for groceries
Germany
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.85
|
$1.56
€1.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
€6.26
|
$6.41
€5.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.92
|
$4.39
€4.07
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
€2.72
|
$3.23
€3.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
€3.62
|
$3.26
€3.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.12
|
$0.79
€0.73
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.74
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.95
|
$1.02
€0.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$1.72
€1.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.54
€0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.47
€0.43
|
|
pay 28.3% less for transportation
Germany
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.31
€7.71
|
$7.32
€6.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$73.47
€68.16
|
$32.98
€30.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,050.12
€25,095.75
|
$25,287.34
€23,460.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.90
€20.32
|
$13.19
€12.24
|
|
pay 15.0% less for housing
Germany
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.93
€35.19
|
$20.98
€19.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$759.74
€704.85
|
$743.39
€689.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$577.93
€536.17
|
$559.19
€518.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.18
€187.57
|
$182.41
€169.23
|
|
pay 55.8% more for childcare
Germany
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.78
€302.24
|
$567.15
€526.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,890.74
€11,031.63
|
$16,334.68
€15,154.50
|
|
pay 22.1% less for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.05
€3.76
|
$2.25
€2.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
€3.03
|
$2.59
€2.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.03
€7.45
|
$4.95
€4.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.77
€32.26
|
$38.69
€35.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.08
€11.20
|
$9.90
€9.18
|
|
pay 11.4% less for clothing
Germany
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.79
€74.95
|
$72.13
€66.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.60
€36.74
|
$33.23
€30.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.39
€82.01
|
$80.53
€74.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
€105.28
|
$102.09
€94.72
|
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