Cost of living comparison
Bratislava is 31.1% cheaper than Paris.
If you lived in Bratislava instead of Paris, you would:
pay 43.9% less for restaurants
Paris
|
Bratislava
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.49
€17.92
|
$9.75
€8.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.00
€11.95
|
$8.66
€7.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.72
€3.42
|
$1.94
€1.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$3.01
€2.77
|
$1.67
€1.53
|
|
pay 29.3% less for groceries
Paris
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.93
€1.78
|
$1.90
€1.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$11.66
€10.72
|
$6.67
€6.13
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.86
€5.38
|
$4.72
€4.34
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
€4.32
|
$3.64
€3.35
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.05
€6.48
|
$3.60
€3.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.40
|
$0.75
€0.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.00
|
$0.85
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.67
€1.53
|
$1.04
€0.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.90
€1.75
|
$1.96
€1.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.00
|
$0.70
€0.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.07
|
$0.67
€0.62
|
|
pay 32.1% less for transportation
Paris
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.76
€7.13
|
$6.52
€5.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$92.05
€84.61
|
$38.99
€35.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,489.61
€29,862.83
|
$25,439.37
€23,382.59
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.63
€21.72
|
$15.81
€14.53
|
|
pay 28.6% less for housing
Paris
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.31
€29.70
|
$20.61
€18.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,462.11
€1,343.90
|
$774.70
€712.06
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,074.44
€987.57
|
$602.14
€553.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$171.90
€158.00
|
$194.23
€178.53
|
|
pay 20.0% less for childcare
Paris
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$829.69
€762.61
|
$609.18
€559.93
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,485.47
€15,152.62
|
$14,273.77
€13,119.74
|
|
pay 36.2% less for entertainment and sports
Paris
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.58
€6.97
|
$2.71
€2.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.52
€4.15
|
$2.85
€2.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.00
€11.95
|
$5.41
€4.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.22
€37.89
|
$41.90
€38.52
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.08
€12.94
|
$10.83
€9.95
|
|
pay 27.4% less for clothing
Paris
|
Bratislava
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$102.11
€93.85
|
$69.61
€63.98
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.38
€40.79
|
$34.95
€32.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.05
€101.15
|
$83.87
€77.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$156.00
€143.38
|
$104.95
€96.46
|
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