Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. United Kingdom
  3. Slovakia
  4. Bratislava
  5. Comparison
GBP
COMPARED TO
EUR

Bratislava is 18.9% cheaper than United Kingdom.

If you lived in Bratislava instead of United Kingdom, you would:
local_dining

pay 2.9% less for restaurants

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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.50
£12.75
$7.07
€6.20
-57.1%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $7.16
£5.53
$7.07
€6.20
-1.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.70
£1.32
$1.97
€1.73
+15.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $1.23
£0.95
$1.61
€1.41
+31.1%
Average -2.9%
United Kingdom vs. Bratislava - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 0.9% less for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $1.29
£0.99
$1.18
€1.03
-8.6%
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.53
£2.73
$4.78
€4.19
+35.4%
Milk (1 gallon) $4.37
£3.37
$3.54
€3.11
-18.8%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $2.45
£1.89
$2.31
€2.02
-5.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $3.31
£2.56
$2.98
€2.61
-10.2%
Apples (1 lb) $1.05
£0.81
$0.79
€0.69
-25.0%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.66
£0.51
$0.85
€0.74
+27.8%
Oranges (1 lb) $0.95
£0.73
$0.88
€0.77
-7.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $1.03
£0.79
$1.42
€1.25
+38.3%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.71
£0.55
$0.49
€0.43
-30.2%
Onions (1 lb) $0.58
£0.45
$0.55
€0.48
-5.9%
Average -0.9%
United Kingdom vs. Bratislava - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 29.6% less for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.24
£4.82
$5.74
€5.04
-7.9%
Monthly public transit pass $90.78
£70.13
$31.83
€27.91
-64.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $24,437.61
£18,880.98
$19,899.25
€17,449.68
-18.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $16.77
£12.96
$12.26
€10.75
-26.9%
Average -29.6%
United Kingdom vs. Bratislava - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 26.4% less for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $40.34
£31.17
$18.00
€15.79
-55.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $980.41
£757.48
$741.87
€650.55
-24.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $798.08
£616.61
$546.64
€479.35
-31.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $155.53
£120.16
$164.03
€143.83
+5.5%
Average -26.4%
United Kingdom vs. Bratislava - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 34.4% less for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,156.61
£893.62
$509.99
€447.21
-55.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $15,884.71
£12,272.84
$13,841.85
€12,137.93
-12.9%
Average -34.4%
United Kingdom vs. Bratislava - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 37.8% less for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.49
£3.47
$2.36
€2.07
-47.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.49
£2.70
$2.42
€2.12
-30.7%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $13.58
£10.49
$4.66
€4.09
-65.7%
Monthly membership at local gym $42.89
£33.14
$33.82
€29.66
-21.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $12.43
£9.61
$9.43
€8.27
-24.1%
Average -37.8%
United Kingdom vs. Bratislava - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 0.1% less for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $73.87
£57.07
$70.28
€61.63
-4.9%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $37.88
£29.27
$31.24
€27.39
-17.5%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $79.02
£61.05
$78.94
€69.22
-0.1%
Men's business shoes (leather) $78.98
£61.02
$96.53
€84.65
+22.2%
Average -0.1%
United Kingdom vs. Bratislava - Cost of clothing
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