Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Slovakia
  3. Germany
  4. Comparison
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Slovakia is 38.5% cheaper than Germany.

If you lived in Germany instead of Slovakia, you would:
local_dining

pay 75.4% more for restaurants

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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $5.48
€4.80
$11.30
€9.91
+106.3%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $5.91
€5.18
$8.34
€7.32
+41.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.38
€1.21
$2.53
€2.22
+82.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $1.06
€0.93
$2.09
€1.83
+96.9%
Slovakia vs. Germany - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 28.8% more for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $0.92
€0.81
$1.48
€1.29
+60.5%
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.22
€3.70
$5.01
€4.40
+18.7%
Milk (1 gallon) $2.99
€2.62
$3.03
€2.66
+1.3%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $2.35
€2.06
$2.05
€1.80
-12.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $2.56
€2.25
$3.76
€3.29
+46.5%
Apples (1 lb) $0.83
€0.73
$1.11
€0.97
+33.1%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.73
€0.64
$0.80
€0.70
+8.6%
Oranges (1 lb) $0.71
€0.62
$1.07
€0.94
+50.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $1.02
€0.89
$1.26
€1.11
+24.1%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.40
€0.35
$0.50
€0.44
+23.6%
Onions (1 lb) $0.31
€0.27
$0.57
€0.50
+84.5%
Slovakia vs. Germany - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 32.3% more for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.71
€5.00
$5.90
€5.18
+3.5%
Monthly public transit pass $25.13
€22.04
$71.30
€62.52
+183.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $16,862.06
€14,786.36
$22,256.34
€19,516.61
+32.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $9.51
€8.34
$23.57
€20.66
+147.7%
Slovakia vs. Germany - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 45.9% more for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $15.64
€13.71
$33.05
€28.98
+111.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $448.51
€393.30
$673.80
€590.85
+50.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $346.17
€303.56
$511.22
€448.29
+47.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $146.09
€128.11
$177.69
€155.82
+21.6%
Slovakia vs. Germany - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 2.4 times more for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $318.04
€278.89
$350.84
€307.66
+10.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,657.82
€5,838.25
$16,371.73
€14,356.39
+145.9%
Slovakia vs. Germany - Cost of childcare
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pay 29.0% more for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.45
€1.27
$3.87
€3.39
+166.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.87
€1.64
$2.96
€2.60
+58.4%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $4.20
€3.68
$7.11
€6.24
+69.2%
Monthly membership at local gym $31.30
€27.45
$32.81
€28.77
+4.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $6.57
€5.76
$11.82
€10.37
+79.8%
Slovakia vs. Germany - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 34.7% more for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $65.18
€57.15
$83.13
€72.90
+27.6%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $28.77
€25.23
$37.57
€32.95
+30.6%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $66.44
€58.26
$87.85
€77.03
+32.2%
Men's business shoes (leather) $76.71
€67.27
$110.85
€97.21
+44.5%
Slovakia vs. Germany - Cost of clothing
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