Cost of living comparison
compared to
Carlow vs. Trnava Cost of Living Summary
Carlow is 58.4% more expensive than Trnava.
Carlow vs. Trnava Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Carlow instead of Trnava, you would:
pay 67.6% more for restaurants
|
Trnava
|
Carlow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.08
€8.97
|
$21.27
€18.94
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.24
€8.22
|
$13.44
€11.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.10
€1.87
|
$2.72
€2.42
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.78
€1.58
|
$2.24
€1.99
|
|
Trnava vs. Carlow - Cost of restaurants
pay 27.7% more for groceries
|
Trnava
|
Carlow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
€1.47
|
$1.98
€1.76
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.71
€6.86
|
$6.71
€5.97
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.03
€3.58
|
$6.08
€5.41
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.31
€2.95
|
$4.29
€3.82
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.88
€2.56
|
$4.96
€4.42
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.59
|
$1.37
€1.22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.78
|
$1.00
€0.89
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.88
|
$1.39
€1.24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.98
€1.76
|
$1.52
€1.35
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
€0.57
|
$0.92
€0.82
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.54
|
$0.68
€0.61
|
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Trnava vs. Carlow - Cost of groceries
pay 31.6% more for transportation
|
Trnava
|
Carlow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.46
€5.75
|
$7.64
€6.80
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.64
€15.70
|
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| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,966.67
€23,111.27
|
$39,000.39
€34,711.75
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.16
€11.71
|
$16.88
€15.02
|
|
Trnava vs. Carlow - Cost of transportation
pay 84.3% more for housing
|
Trnava
|
Carlow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.65
€16.60
|
$50.95
€45.35
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$727.83
€647.79
|
$1,427.66
€1,270.67
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$597.19
€531.52
|
$1,273.70
€1,133.64
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$200.33
€178.30
|
$185.51
€165.11
|
|
Trnava vs. Carlow - Cost of housing
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
|
Trnava
|
Carlow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$419.90
€373.73
|
$1,007.76
€896.94
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,206.77
€4,634.21
|
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Trnava vs. Carlow - Cost of childcare
pay 81.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Trnava
|
Carlow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.24
€1.99
|
$7.28
€6.48
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.17
€2.82
|
$4.56
€4.06
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.93
€5.28
|
$18.48
€16.44
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.12
€48.17
|
$77.45
€68.93
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.63
€8.57
|
$13.44
€11.96
|
|
Trnava vs. Carlow - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 20.6% more for clothing
|
Trnava
|
Carlow
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.32
€58.14
|
$83.61
€74.41
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.44
€35.99
|
$48.18
€42.89
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.18
€59.80
|
$93.31
€83.05
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$83.98
€74.75
|
$83.98
€74.75
|
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Trnava vs. Carlow - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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