Cost of living comparison
Kingstown is 14.1% more expensive than Bratislava.
If you lived in Kingstown instead of Bratislava, you would:
pay 6.0% more for restaurants
Bratislava
|
Kingstown
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.75
€9.04
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.66
€8.04
|
$10.18
EC$27.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
€1.80
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
€1.55
|
$1.94
EC$5.25
|
|
pay 93.3% more for groceries
Bratislava
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
€1.76
|
$1.91
EC$5.17
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.67
€6.19
|
$8.24
EC$22.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.72
€4.38
|
$11.67
EC$31.55
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.64
€3.38
|
$3.84
EC$10.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.60
€3.34
|
$2.44
EC$6.60
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$3.18
EC$8.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
$0.92
EC$2.48
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.97
|
$4.47
EC$12.07
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.96
€1.81
|
$2.02
EC$5.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
|
pay 39.5% more for transportation
Bratislava
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.52
€6.05
|
$7.88
EC$21.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.99
€36.17
|
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,439.37
€23,601.37
|
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.81
€14.67
|
$24.98
EC$67.50
|
|
pay 2.2% less for housing
Bratislava
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.61
€19.12
|
$51.80
EC$140.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$774.70
€718.72
|
$425.52
EC$1,150.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$602.14
€558.64
|
$314.52
EC$850.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$194.23
€180.20
|
$63.67
EC$172.06
|
|
pay 76.2% less for childcare
Bratislava
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$609.18
€565.17
|
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,273.77
€13,242.49
|
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
|
pay 5.3% less for entertainment and sports
Bratislava
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
€2.51
|
$2.22
EC$6.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.85
€2.65
|
$2.71
EC$7.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.41
€5.02
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.90
€38.88
|
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€10.05
|
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
|
pay 43.6% more for clothing
Bratislava
|
Kingstown
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.61
€64.58
|
$82.64
EC$223.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.95
€32.43
|
$83.25
EC$225.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.87
€77.81
|
$98.67
EC$266.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.95
€97.36
|
$104.84
EC$283.33
|
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