Cost of living comparison
Bratislava is 17.4% more expensive than Spain.
If you lived in Bratislava instead of Spain, you would:
pay 1.4% less for restaurants
Spain
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.45
€11.47
|
$9.90
€9.11
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
€7.80
|
$7.70
€7.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.84
|
$2.03
€1.86
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
€1.29
|
$1.72
€1.59
|
|
pay 16.5% more for groceries
Spain
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
$1.56
€1.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.28
|
$6.41
€5.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.55
€3.27
|
$4.39
€4.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
€2.17
|
$3.23
€2.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
€2.86
|
$3.26
€3.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$0.79
€0.72
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$0.79
€0.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$1.02
€0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$1.72
€1.58
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$0.54
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.47
€0.43
|
|
pay 2.6% less for transportation
Spain
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
€6.15
|
$7.32
€6.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.84
€36.69
|
$32.98
€30.38
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,357.72
€22,432.25
|
$25,287.34
€23,288.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.14
€13.02
|
$13.19
€12.15
|
|
pay 6.8% more for housing
Spain
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.62
€37.41
|
$20.98
€19.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$697.48
€642.34
|
$743.39
€684.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$570.67
€525.56
|
$559.19
€514.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.79
€98.35
|
$182.41
€167.99
|
|
pay 93.7% more for childcare
Spain
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.46
€315.39
|
$567.15
€522.32
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,368.05
€6,785.60
|
$16,334.68
€15,043.42
|
|
pay 4.2% more for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.66
€2.45
|
$2.25
€2.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.70
|
$2.59
€2.39
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
€5.11
|
$4.95
€4.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.33
€39.90
|
$38.69
€35.63
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
€7.75
|
$9.90
€9.11
|
|
pay 4.7% more for clothing
Spain
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.58
€67.76
|
$72.13
€66.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.02
€30.41
|
$33.23
€30.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.35
€68.47
|
$80.53
€74.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.35
€84.13
|
$102.09
€94.02
|
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