Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 74.7% more expensive than Slovakia.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Slovakia, you would:
pay 42.2% more for restaurants
Slovakia
|
United Kingdom
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.70
€7.22
|
$17.09
£13.81
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.27
€6.82
|
$7.46
£6.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
€1.40
|
$1.84
£1.49
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
€1.05
|
$1.36
£1.10
|
|
pay 12.6% more for groceries
Slovakia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.09
€1.03
|
$1.25
£1.01
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.43
€5.09
|
$3.60
£2.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.30
€3.10
|
$4.68
£3.78
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
€2.47
|
$2.58
£2.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.84
€2.66
|
$3.16
£2.55
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.67
|
$1.05
£0.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.72
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.79
|
$0.99
£0.80
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.52
€1.43
|
$1.17
£0.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
€0.41
|
$0.63
£0.51
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
€0.39
|
$0.58
£0.47
|
|
pay 93.7% more for transportation
Slovakia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.62
€6.21
|
$7.31
£5.91
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.13
€21.69
|
$91.63
£74.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,325.40
€19,062.50
|
$25,486.21
£20,604.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.42
€10.71
|
$16.30
£13.18
|
|
pay 74.0% more for housing
Slovakia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.68
€19.40
|
$37.72
£30.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$525.97
€493.29
|
$1,053.04
£851.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$430.57
€403.81
|
$836.18
£676.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$154.00
€144.43
|
$183.29
£148.19
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Slovakia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$367.52
€344.69
|
$1,186.33
£959.12
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,594.62
€7,122.73
|
$16,551.73
£13,381.62
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Slovakia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.59
€1.49
|
$4.95
£4.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.06
€1.93
|
$3.59
£2.90
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.75
€4.45
|
$14.82
£11.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.25
€34.00
|
$41.78
£33.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.09
€6.65
|
$11.97
£9.68
|
|
pay 13.7% more for clothing
Slovakia
|
United Kingdom
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$56.64
€53.12
|
$73.74
£59.62
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.72
€30.68
|
$38.00
£30.72
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.42
€64.17
|
$79.51
£64.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.74
€82.29
|
$80.83
£65.35
|
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