Cost of living comparison
Missouri is 80.1% more expensive than Slovakia.
If you lived in Missouri instead of Slovakia, you would:
pay 67.3% more for restaurants
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Slovakia
|
Missouri
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.70
€7.14
|
$18.80
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.27
€6.75
|
$8.80
|
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| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
€1.39
|
$2.39
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
€1.04
|
$1.62
|
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pay 81.7% more for groceries
|
Slovakia
|
Missouri
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
€1.01
|
$2.54
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.43
€5.04
|
$4.67
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.30
€3.06
|
$3.86
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
€2.45
|
$3.74
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.84
€2.63
|
$4.24
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$2.07
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.71
|
$0.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.78
|
$1.87
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.52
€1.41
|
$2.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.41
|
$1.02
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
€0.38
|
$1.23
|
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pay 68.1% more for transportation
|
Slovakia
|
Missouri
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.62
€6.14
|
$3.09
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$23.13
€21.46
|
$80.06
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,325.40
€18,856.89
|
$29,990.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.42
€10.59
|
$15.09
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for housing
|
Slovakia
|
Missouri
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.68
€19.19
|
$74.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$525.97
€487.97
|
$998.37
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$430.57
€399.46
|
$816.85
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$154.00
€142.88
|
$159.94
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Slovakia
|
Missouri
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$367.52
€340.97
|
$1,026.85
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,594.62
€7,045.91
|
$15,161.11
|
|
pay 78.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Slovakia
|
Missouri
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.59
€1.48
|
$4.33
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
€1.91
|
$4.31
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.75
€4.41
|
$6.45
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.25
€33.63
|
$35.00
|
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| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.09
€6.58
|
$12.59
|
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pay 14.9% more for clothing
|
Slovakia
|
Missouri
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.64
€52.54
|
$49.42
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.72
€30.35
|
$38.66
|
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.42
€63.48
|
$86.06
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.74
€81.40
|
$112.38
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