Cost of living comparison
Bratislava is 30.4% cheaper than Washington.
If you lived in Bratislava instead of Washington, you would:
pay 27.5% less for restaurants
Washington
|
Bratislava
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$20.00
|
$9.90
€9.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$7.70
€7.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.43
|
$2.03
€1.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
|
$1.72
€1.61
|
|
pay 36.7% less for groceries
Washington
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.28
|
$1.56
€1.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.60
|
$6.41
€6.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.86
|
$4.39
€4.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.04
|
$3.23
€3.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.10
|
$3.26
€3.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
|
$0.79
€0.73
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
|
$0.79
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.36
|
$1.02
€0.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.67
|
$1.72
€1.61
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.51
|
$0.54
€0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.30
|
$0.47
€0.44
|
|
pay 4.1% more for transportation
Washington
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.76
|
$7.32
€6.85
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$100.00
|
$32.98
€30.84
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,190.00
|
$25,287.34
€23,640.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.74
|
$13.19
€12.33
|
|
pay 39.5% less for housing
Washington
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.10
|
$20.98
€19.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,358.41
|
$743.39
€694.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,908.82
|
$559.19
€522.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.27
|
$182.41
€170.53
|
|
pay 52.4% less for childcare
Washington
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,135.91
|
$567.15
€530.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,775.60
|
$16,334.68
€15,271.05
|
|
pay 51.7% less for entertainment and sports
Washington
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
|
$2.25
€2.11
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.96
|
$2.59
€2.43
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.00
|
$4.95
€4.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$93.33
|
$38.69
€36.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.00
|
$9.90
€9.25
|
|
pay 8.9% less for clothing
Washington
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.02
|
$72.13
€67.44
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.73
|
$33.23
€31.07
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.79
|
$80.53
€75.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$164.61
|
$102.09
€95.44
|
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