Cost of living comparison

Slovakia

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United Kingdom

Surrey vs. Bratislava Cost of Living Summary

Surrey is 33.4% more expensive than Bratislava.

Restaurants: pay 28.8% more in Surrey
Groceries: pay 9.3% less in Surrey
Transportation: pay 17.9% more in Surrey
Housing: pay 85.1% more in Surrey
Childcare: pay 96.1% more in Surrey
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.8% more in Surrey
Clothing: pay 21.5% less in Surrey

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and transportation in Surrey are more expensive than in Bratislava. Expenses including clothing and groceries are lower in Surrey. Notably, childcare and housing are significantly more expensive in Surrey.

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Surrey vs. Bratislava Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Surrey instead of Bratislava, you would:

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pay 28.8% more for restaurants

	Bratislava	Surrey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.20 €9.97	$23.13 £17.35	+106.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.64 €9.47	$9.25 £6.94	-13.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.36 €2.10	$2.26 £1.70	-4.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.78 €1.58	$1.45 £1.09	-18.6%
Average			+28.8%

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pay 9.3% less for groceries

	Bratislava	Surrey
Bread 1 loaf	$1.94 €1.73	$2.07 £1.55	+6.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.71 €6.86	$4.18 £3.14	-45.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.29 €3.82	$4.88 £3.66	+13.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.50 €4.00	$4.18 £3.13	-7.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.04 €3.59	$4.10 £3.07	+1.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.01 €0.90	$1.40 £1.05	+38.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 €0.78	$0.66 £0.49	-24.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.24 €1.11	$0.90 £0.67	-27.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.09 €1.86	$1.48 £1.11	-29.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 €0.67	$0.64 £0.48	-14.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.67 €0.60	$0.82 £0.62	+22.4%
Average			-9.3%

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pay 17.9% more for transportation

	Bratislava	Surrey
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.30 €6.50	$7.14 £5.36	-2.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$45.35 €40.36	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,078.64 €23,210.93	$38,182.92 £28,648.64	+46.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.72 €18.44	??
Average			+17.9%

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pay 85.1% more for housing

	Bratislava	Surrey
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$18.65 €16.60	$35.02 £26.27	+87.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,055.75 €939.66	$1,894.06 £1,421.11	+79.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$786.21 €699.76	$1,883.05 £1,412.85	+139.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$200.86 €178.77	$202.10 £151.64	+0.6%
Average			+85.1%

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pay 96.1% more for childcare

	Bratislava	Surrey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$859.09 €764.62	$2,114.30 £1,586.36	+146.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$18,610.01 €16,563.57	$29,071.61 £21,812.43	+56.2%
Average			+96.1%

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pay 37.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Bratislava	Surrey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.36 €2.99	$6.61 £4.96	+96.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.57 €3.17	$4.79 £3.59	+34.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.72 €5.98	$22.96 £17.23	+241.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.89 €49.75	$52.86 £39.66	-5.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.32 €10.96	$13.21 £9.91	+7.3%
Average			+37.8%

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pay 21.5% less for clothing

	Bratislava	Surrey
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$101.18 €90.06	$52.86 £39.66	-47.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.44 €35.99	$39.64 £29.74	-2.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.82 €90.62	$88.10 £66.10	-13.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.72 €95.87	$92.50 £69.40	-14.1%
Average			-21.5%

Bratislava vs. Surrey - Cost of clothing

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