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Bratislava vs. Saint John's Cost of Living Summary

Bratislava is 93.9% more expensive than Saint John's.

Restaurants: pay 15.3% more in Bratislava
Groceries: pay 24.7% less in Bratislava
Transportation: pay 10.5% less in Bratislava
Housing: pay 6.0% more in Bratislava
Childcare: pay 6.9 times more in Bratislava
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.7% more in Bratislava
Clothing: pay 50.5% more in Bratislava

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

Bratislava vs. Saint John's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Bratislava instead of Saint John's, you would:

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pay 15.3% more for restaurants

	Saint John's	Bratislava
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.88 EC$37.50	$11.68 €10.07	-15.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.10 EC$30.00	$10.22 €8.81	-7.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.07 EC$5.60	$2.25 €1.94	+8.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 EC$2.58	$1.69 €1.45	+76.3%
Average			+15.3%

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pay 24.7% less for groceries

	Saint John's	Bratislava
Bread 1 loaf	$2.78 EC$7.50	$1.79 €1.54	-35.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.07 EC$11.00	$7.78 €6.70	+91.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.40 EC$22.71	$4.82 €4.16	-42.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.37 EC$14.50	$3.98 €3.44	-25.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.69 EC$9.98	$3.85 €3.32	+4.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.96 EC$8.00	$0.96 €0.83	-67.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$0.91 €0.79	-17.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$1.20 €1.04	-67.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$2.11 €1.82	-43.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$0.87 €0.75	-33.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$0.84 €0.73	-34.8%
Average			-24.7%

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pay 10.5% less for transportation

	Saint John's	Bratislava
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.29 EC$17.00	$6.78 €5.85	+7.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$42.05 €36.26
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,681.34 EC$64,000.00	$29,199.74 €25,179.72	+23.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$51.53 EC$139.27	$19.27 €16.62	-62.6%
Average			-10.5%

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pay 6.0% more for housing

	Saint John's	Bratislava
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.58 EC$209.67	$21.47 €18.51	-72.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,048.39 EC$2,833.33	$959.42 €827.33	-8.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$678.37 EC$1,833.33	$734.16 €633.09	+8.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$99.04 EC$267.65	$194.94 €168.10	+96.8%
Average			+6.0%

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pay 6.9 times more for childcare

	Saint John's	Bratislava
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$652.73 €562.86
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,850.10 EC$5,000.00	$12,707.73 €10,958.22	+586.9%
Average			+586.9%

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pay 33.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Saint John's	Bratislava
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$2.92 €2.52	+57.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.95 EC$10.67	$3.31 €2.85	-16.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$6.42 €5.54
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.67 EC$166.67	$53.03 €45.73	-14.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.20 EC$16.75	$12.85 €11.08	+107.3%
Average			+33.7%

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pay 50.5% more for clothing

	Saint John's	Bratislava
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.00 EC$135.13	$90.35 €77.91	+80.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$41.49 €35.78
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	$89.14 €76.86	+20.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$110.59 €95.37
Average			+50.5%

Saint John's vs. Bratislava - Cost of clothing

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