Cost of living comparison
Bratislava is 52.4% more expensive than Kingstown.
If you lived in Bratislava instead of Kingstown, you would:
pay 9.6% less for restaurants
Kingstown
|
Bratislava
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
EC$27.50
|
$7.70
€7.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$2.03
€1.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
EC$5.33
|
$1.72
€1.61
|
|
pay 35.2% less for groceries
Kingstown
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.77
EC$4.79
|
$1.56
€1.45
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.24
EC$22.26
|
$6.41
€5.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.80
EC$26.50
|
$4.39
€4.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
EC$9.72
|
$3.23
€3.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
EC$7.20
|
$3.26
€3.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.18
EC$8.59
|
$0.79
€0.73
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
EC$2.48
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.47
EC$12.07
|
$1.02
€0.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
EC$5.45
|
$1.72
€1.60
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
EC$4.31
|
$0.54
€0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
EC$3.40
|
$0.47
€0.44
|
|
pay 40.8% less for transportation
Kingstown
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$14.01
EC$37.85
|
$7.32
€6.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.20
EC$160.00
|
$32.98
€30.81
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,376.83
EC$87,500.00
|
$25,287.34
€23,621.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
$13.19
€12.32
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Kingstown
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.10
EC$130.00
|
$20.98
€19.60
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$351.52
EC$950.00
|
$743.39
€694.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$254.39
EC$687.50
|
$559.19
€522.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.76
EC$145.29
|
$182.41
€170.39
|
|
pay 4.4 times more for childcare
Kingstown
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$148.01
EC$400.00
|
$567.15
€529.78
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,330.19
EC$9,000.00
|
$16,334.68
€15,258.32
|
|
pay 31.7% more for entertainment and sports
Kingstown
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.59
EC$7.00
|
$2.25
€2.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$2.59
€2.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$4.95
€4.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.29
EC$73.75
|
$38.69
€36.14
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.55
EC$15.00
|
$9.90
€9.24
|
|
pay 19.5% less for clothing
Kingstown
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.48
EC$204.00
|
$72.13
€67.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.30
EC$190.00
|
$33.23
€31.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.51
EC$250.00
|
$80.53
€75.23
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
$102.09
€95.36
|
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