Cost of living comparison
London is 90.2% more expensive than Bratislava.
If you lived in London instead of Bratislava, you would:
pay 36.8% more for restaurants
Bratislava
|
London
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.90
€9.28
|
$21.12
£17.07
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
€7.22
|
$9.10
£7.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
€1.90
|
$2.30
£1.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
€1.62
|
$1.75
£1.42
|
|
pay 11.1% more for groceries
Bratislava
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
€1.46
|
$1.57
£1.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
€6.01
|
$4.08
£3.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.39
€4.11
|
$5.80
£4.69
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
€3.03
|
$3.53
£2.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
€3.06
|
$3.80
£3.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$1.20
£0.97
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$0.71
£0.58
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.96
|
$1.16
£0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
€1.61
|
$1.47
£1.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$0.64
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$0.66
£0.53
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Bratislava
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.32
€6.87
|
$8.25
£6.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.93
|
$198.74
£160.67
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,287.34
€23,716.14
|
$31,052.51
£25,105.11
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.19
€12.37
|
$22.83
£18.46
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Bratislava
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.98
€19.68
|
$36.24
£29.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$743.39
€697.20
|
$2,575.57
£2,082.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$559.19
€524.45
|
$1,776.05
£1,435.89
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.41
€171.08
|
$286.24
£231.41
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Bratislava
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$567.15
€531.91
|
$1,945.82
£1,573.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,334.68
€15,319.74
|
$21,135.46
£17,087.45
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Bratislava
|
London
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.25
€2.11
|
$7.45
£6.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
€2.43
|
$4.25
£3.44
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.95
€4.64
|
$16.15
£13.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.69
€36.29
|
$56.73
£45.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.28
|
$14.91
£12.05
|
|
pay 22.3% more for clothing
Bratislava
|
London
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.13
€67.65
|
$92.70
£74.94
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.23
€31.17
|
$42.71
£34.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.53
€75.53
|
$92.09
£74.45
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.09
€95.75
|
$120.19
£97.17
|
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