Amsterdam vs Bratislava - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amsterdam	Bratislava
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3118	$1497
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7329	$3483
🏠 One person rent	$2031	$854
🏘️ Family rent	$3485	$1426
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$424
🚐 Transport expenses	$260	$96.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4702	$1662
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	95	66
😀 Quality of life	96	82
🏙️ Population	921K	479K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 108% more expensive than in Bratislava. Cities ranked 143rd and 3966th ($3118 vs $1497) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Netherlands and Slovakia, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Slovakia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 1.1 months in Bratislava. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Bratislava ranked 1st in Slovakia, while ranked 31st and 595th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Bratislava

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	Amsterdam	Bratislava
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.3	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$49.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.4	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.2	$2.75
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2130	$883
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1705	$637
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3833	$1522
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2970	$1089
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	4.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10418	$6112
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7591	$4219
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.2	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.31	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$8.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$4.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.85	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.23	$6.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$6.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.62	$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.4	$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$84
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$96.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2892	$643
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19920	$12603

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2178
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2589
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2230
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2568
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2256
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2235
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2718
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2222
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2414
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1514
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2111
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2581
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2228
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2011
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2615
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1860
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2082
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2318
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2070
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2154
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2187
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1986
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1992
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2058
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2107
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2164
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2100
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2087
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2238

Cities near Bratislava

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Petrzalka	$1388
33 km or 20 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$917
44 km or 27 mi	Trnava	$1311
55 km or 34 mi	Vienna	$2132
62 km or 38 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1859
62 km or 38 mi	Modling	$1976
64 km or 40 mi	Gyor	$861
65 km or 40 mi	Sopron	$1052
67 km or 42 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1917
70 km or 44 mi	Breclav	$1148
72 km or 45 mi	Piestany	$985
74 km or 46 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$2019
75 km or 46 mi	Nitra	$1176
78 km or 49 mi	Hodonin	$1229
81 km or 50 mi	Nove Zamky	$1134
87 km or 54 mi	Komarno	$1148
106 km or 66 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1606
108 km or 67 mi	Szombathely	$823
108 km or 67 mi	Trencin	$1257
111 km or 69 mi	Levice	$946
111 km or 69 mi	Sankt Polten	$1774
111 km or 69 mi	Znojmo	$1233
114 km or 71 mi	Tatabanya	$943
115 km or 71 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1759
123 km or 76 mi	Brno	$1570
128 km or 79 mi	Zlin	$1282
130 km or 81 mi	Kromeriz	$1229
131 km or 81 mi	Veszprem	$973
131 km or 82 mi	Prievidza	$992
143 km or 89 mi	Szekesfehervar	$884
146 km or 91 mi	Povazska Bystrica	$1237
146 km or 91 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$845
148 km or 92 mi	Prostejov	$1182
148 km or 92 mi	Vsetin	$1155
148 km or 92 mi	Prerov	$1056
149 km or 93 mi	Trebic	$1097
156 km or 97 mi	Vac	$1070
157 km or 98 mi	Zvolen	$1346
157 km or 98 mi	Kapfenberg	$1574
159 km or 99 mi	Erd	$936