Cost of living comparison
Vienna is 21.0% more expensive than Bratislava.
If you lived in Vienna instead of Bratislava, you would:
pay 44.4% more for restaurants
Bratislava
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.90
€9.25
|
$16.49
€15.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
€7.20
|
$9.90
€9.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
€1.89
|
$2.97
€2.77
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
€1.61
|
$2.34
€2.19
|
|
pay 26.7% more for groceries
Bratislava
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
€1.46
|
$2.25
€2.10
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
€6.00
|
$5.98
€5.59
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.39
€4.10
|
$5.64
€5.27
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.23
€3.02
|
$4.12
€3.85
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
€3.05
|
$5.24
€4.90
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.73
|
$1.11
€1.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.96
|
$1.12
€1.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.72
€1.61
|
$1.62
€1.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
€0.50
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.47
€0.44
|
$0.67
€0.63
|
|
pay 26.4% more for transportation
Bratislava
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.32
€6.85
|
$7.47
€6.99
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.98
€30.84
|
$49.48
€46.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,287.34
€23,640.76
|
$28,585.69
€26,724.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.19
€12.33
|
$18.56
€17.35
|
|
pay 28.1% more for housing
Bratislava
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.98
€19.61
|
$32.60
€30.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$743.39
€694.98
|
$918.12
€858.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$559.19
€522.78
|
$715.20
€668.63
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.41
€170.53
|
$192.75
€180.20
|
|
pay 36.1% less for childcare
Bratislava
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$567.15
€530.22
|
$275.36
€257.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,334.68
€15,271.05
|
$12,936.40
€12,094.04
|
|
pay 41.2% more for entertainment and sports
Bratislava
|
Vienna
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.25
€2.11
|
$4.84
€4.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
€2.43
|
$4.00
€3.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.95
€4.63
|
$6.60
€6.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.69
€36.17
|
$31.68
€29.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.25
|
$12.09
€11.31
|
|
pay 16.2% more for clothing
Bratislava
|
Vienna
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$72.13
€67.44
|
$94.30
€88.16
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.23
€31.07
|
$35.86
€33.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.53
€75.29
|
$90.35
€84.47
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.09
€95.44
|
$116.35
€108.78
|
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