Cost of living comparison
Bratislava is 4.9% cheaper than Madrid.
If you lived in Bratislava instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 22.0% less for restaurants
Madrid
|
Bratislava
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
€13.97
|
$9.75
€8.98
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.32
€9.50
|
$8.66
€7.98
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.49
|
$1.94
€1.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
€1.67
|
$1.67
€1.53
|
|
pay 4.0% more for groceries
Madrid
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.74
€1.60
|
$1.90
€1.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.67
€7.06
|
$6.67
€6.15
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.36
€4.02
|
$4.72
€4.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.78
|
$3.64
€3.35
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.57
|
$3.60
€3.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.05
|
$0.75
€0.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.82
|
$0.85
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.89
|
$1.04
€0.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.04
|
$1.96
€1.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.67
|
$0.70
€0.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.71
|
$0.67
€0.62
|
|
pay 13.4% less for transportation
Madrid
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.78
€6.25
|
$6.52
€6.01
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.15
€49.88
|
$38.99
€35.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,133.87
€33,283.16
|
$25,439.37
€23,432.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.65
€13.49
|
$15.81
€14.56
|
|
pay 16.0% less for housing
Madrid
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.64
€30.98
|
$20.61
€18.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,370.72
€1,262.58
|
$774.70
€713.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$989.21
€911.16
|
$602.14
€554.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.32
€113.59
|
$194.23
€178.91
|
|
pay 27.6% more for childcare
Madrid
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$543.23
€500.37
|
$609.18
€561.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,978.95
€9,191.68
|
$14,273.77
€13,147.67
|
|
pay 11.2% less for entertainment and sports
Madrid
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.79
€3.49
|
$2.71
€2.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
€2.42
|
$2.85
€2.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.12
€5.64
|
$5.41
€4.99
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.46
€44.64
|
$41.90
€38.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€9.98
|
$10.83
€9.98
|
|
pay 3.2% less for clothing
Madrid
|
Bratislava
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.95
€77.32
|
$69.61
€64.12
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.93
€31.26
|
$34.95
€32.19
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.19
€80.32
|
$83.87
€77.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.93
€92.05
|
$104.95
€96.67
|
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