Cost of living comparison
Bratislava is 3.8% cheaper than Ljubljana.
If you lived in Bratislava instead of Ljubljana, you would:
pay 14.1% less for restaurants
Ljubljana
|
Bratislava
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.99
€10.20
|
$9.90
€9.18
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
€7.14
|
$7.70
€7.14
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
€2.34
|
$2.03
€1.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.83
|
$1.72
€1.60
|
|
pay 2.9% less for groceries
Ljubljana
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.96
€1.82
|
$1.56
€1.44
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.23
€5.78
|
$6.41
€5.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.80
€4.45
|
$4.39
€4.07
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
€2.76
|
$3.23
€3.00
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.36
€4.04
|
$3.26
€3.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.90
|
$0.79
€0.73
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$1.02
€0.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.38
|
$1.72
€1.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.42
|
$0.54
€0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.47
€0.43
|
|
pay 0.3% less for transportation
Ljubljana
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.59
€6.11
|
$7.32
€6.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.68
€37.74
|
$32.98
€30.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,881.54
€24,939.35
|
$25,287.34
€23,460.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.73
€10.88
|
$13.19
€12.24
|
|
pay 19.0% less for housing
Ljubljana
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.03
€34.35
|
$20.98
€19.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$757.80
€703.05
|
$743.39
€689.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$621.47
€576.57
|
$559.19
€518.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$230.30
€213.66
|
$182.41
€169.23
|
|
pay 31.2% more for childcare
Ljubljana
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$497.50
€461.56
|
$567.15
€526.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,001.37
€10,206.52
|
$16,334.68
€15,154.50
|
|
pay 3.6% less for entertainment and sports
Ljubljana
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.30
€3.06
|
$2.25
€2.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.18
€2.02
|
$2.59
€2.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.95
€4.59
|
$4.95
€4.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.99
€41.74
|
$38.69
€35.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.16
|
$9.90
€9.18
|
|
pay 17.9% less for clothing
Ljubljana
|
Bratislava
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.95
€78.81
|
$72.13
€66.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.91
€36.10
|
$33.23
€30.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.99
€98.33
|
$80.53
€74.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.37
€115.39
|
$102.09
€94.72
|
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