Cost of living comparison

Maldives

compared to

Slovakia

Bratislava vs. Male Cost of Living Summary

Bratislava is 27.0% more expensive than Male.

Restaurants: pay 69.5% more in Bratislava
Groceries: pay 1.7% less in Bratislava
Transportation: pay 31.7% more in Bratislava
Housing: pay 14.9% more in Bratislava
Childcare: pay 5.4 times more in Bratislava
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.2% less in Bratislava
Clothing: pay 49.5% more in Bratislava

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

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Bratislava vs. Male Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 69.5% more for restaurants

	Male	Bratislava
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 MVR92.74	$11.20 €10.00	+86.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.73 MVR150.39	$10.64 €9.50	+9.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 MVR25.12	$2.36 €2.10	+45.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 MVR4.59	$1.78 €1.59	+498.6%
Average			+69.5%

Male vs. Bratislava - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.7% less for groceries

	Male	Bratislava
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 MVR25.57	$1.94 €1.74	+17.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.34 MVR82.43	$7.71 €6.88	+44.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.69 MVR118.80	$4.29 €3.83	-44.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.92 MVR29.70	$4.50 €4.01	+133.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.77 MVR42.73	$4.04 €3.60	+46.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.80 MVR27.83	$1.01 €0.90	-43.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 MVR21.40	$0.87 €0.78	-37.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.85 MVR28.65	$1.24 €1.11	-32.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 MVR18.84	$2.09 €1.87	+71.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.93 MVR14.40	$0.75 €0.67	-19.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.86 MVR13.30	$0.67 €0.60	-22.2%
Average			-1.7%

Male vs. Bratislava - Cost of groceries

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pay 31.7% more for transportation

	Male	Bratislava
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.81 MVR58.81	$7.30 €6.52	+91.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.82 MVR476.23	$45.35 €40.49	+47.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,446.46 MVR501K	$26,078.64 €23,285.54	-19.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.52 MVR270.70	$20.72 €18.50	+18.2%
Average			+31.7%

Male vs. Bratislava - Cost of transportation

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pay 14.9% more for housing

	Male	Bratislava
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$73.00 MVR1,127.92	$18.65 €16.66	-74.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$951.14 MVR14,695.19	$1,055.75 €942.68	+11.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$699.92 MVR10,813.71	$786.21 €702.01	+12.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$90.98 MVR1,405.60	$200.86 €179.34	+120.8%
Average			+14.9%

Male vs. Bratislava - Cost of housing

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pay 5.4 times more for childcare

	Male	Bratislava
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$184.98 MVR2,857.90	$859.09 €767.08	+364.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,004.83 MVR46,424.59	$18,610.01 €16,616.82	+519.3%
Average			+436.3%

Male vs. Bratislava - Cost of childcare

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pay 14.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Male	Bratislava
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.87 MVR75.19	$3.36 €3.00	-31.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.55 MVR54.84	$3.57 €3.19	+0.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.93 MVR230.60	$6.72 €6.00	-55.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.81 MVR1,093.98	$55.89 €49.91	-21.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 MVR150.39	$12.32 €11.00	+26.5%
Average			-14.2%

Male vs. Bratislava - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 49.5% more for clothing

	Male	Bratislava
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.51 MVR610.48	$101.18 €90.35	+156.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.64 MVR766.88	$40.44 €36.11	-18.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.13 MVR1,346.11	$101.82 €90.92	+16.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$52.52 MVR811.39	$107.72 €96.18	+105.1%
Average			+49.5%

Male vs. Bratislava - Cost of clothing

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