Cost of living comparison
Bratislava is 8.0% more expensive than Warsaw.
If you lived in Bratislava instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 1.2% more for restaurants
Warsaw
|
Bratislava
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.16
PLN40.59
|
$9.75
€9.04
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.38
PLN33.49
|
$8.66
€8.04
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
PLN7.23
|
$1.94
€1.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
PLN6.78
|
$1.67
€1.55
|
|
pay 40.7% more for groceries
Warsaw
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
PLN4.38
|
$1.90
€1.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.61
PLN18.44
|
$6.67
€6.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.88
PLN15.48
|
$4.72
€4.38
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.08
PLN12.32
|
$3.64
€3.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.68
PLN10.70
|
$3.60
€3.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.72
|
$0.75
€0.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.74
PLN2.97
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.85
PLN3.39
|
$1.04
€0.97
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.38
PLN5.50
|
$1.96
€1.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
PLN1.56
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
PLN2.14
|
$0.67
€0.62
|
|
pay 29.5% more for transportation
Warsaw
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.40
PLN25.56
|
$6.52
€6.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.94
PLN111.63
|
$38.99
€36.17
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,011.90
PLN123,909.48
|
$25,439.37
€23,601.37
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.13
PLN32.47
|
$15.81
€14.67
|
|
pay 11.7% less for housing
Warsaw
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.13
PLN64.43
|
$20.61
€19.12
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,108.48
PLN4,428.98
|
$774.70
€718.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$848.90
PLN3,391.82
|
$602.14
€558.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$229.74
PLN917.95
|
$194.23
€180.20
|
|
pay 9.3% more for childcare
Warsaw
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$527.99
PLN2,109.62
|
$609.18
€565.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,833.43
PLN55,272.09
|
$14,273.77
€13,242.49
|
|
pay 0.3% less for entertainment and sports
Warsaw
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.06
PLN16.24
|
$2.71
€2.51
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
PLN14.64
|
$2.85
€2.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.83
PLN19.28
|
$5.41
€5.02
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.12
PLN168.30
|
$41.90
€38.88
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.62
PLN30.44
|
$10.83
€10.05
|
|
pay 12.9% less for clothing
Warsaw
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.42
PLN373.27
|
$69.61
€64.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.56
PLN170.04
|
$34.95
€32.43
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.76
PLN362.63
|
$83.87
€77.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.66
PLN422.16
|
$104.95
€97.36
|
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