Amsterdam vs Bratislava - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Amsterdam	Bratislava
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2859	$1307
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6482	$3111
🏠 One person rent	$1887	$719
🏘️ Family rent	$3118	$1173
🍽️ Food expenses	$599	$387
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$89.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4389	$1524
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	95	65
😀 Quality of life	95	80
🏙️ Population	921K	476K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 119% more expensive than in Bratislava. Cities ranked 252nd and 4319th ($2859 vs $1307) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.2 months in Bratislava. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Bratislava ranked 1st in Slovakia, while ranked 25th and 506th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Amsterdam	Bratislava
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.7	$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$8.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$2.64
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.44	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1928	$693
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3529	$1189
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2619	$876
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$267	$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.24%	4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10663	$5419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7824	$3950
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.81	$1.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.7	$37.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.28	$1.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.01	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$8.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.41	$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.3	$36
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.1	$77
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2462	$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13828	$15558

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2064
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2373
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2076
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2180
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2072
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2088
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2184
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2228
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2375
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1412
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1916
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2094
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1991
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1821
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2219
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1782
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1897
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1968
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$1831
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1891
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2027
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1994
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1661
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1841
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1886
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2006
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1827
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1845
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1750
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1865

Cities near Bratislava

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Petrzalka	$1234
33 km or 20 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$827
44 km or 27 mi	Trnava	$1197
55 km or 34 mi	Vienna	$1965
62 km or 38 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1681
62 km or 38 mi	Modling	$1772
64 km or 40 mi	Gyor	$788
65 km or 40 mi	Sopron	$860
67 km or 42 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1698
70 km or 44 mi	Breclav	$989
72 km or 45 mi	Piestany	$935
74 km or 46 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1188
75 km or 46 mi	Nitra	$1062
78 km or 49 mi	Hodonin	$1051
81 km or 50 mi	Nove Zamky	$1037
87 km or 54 mi	Komarno	$1067
106 km or 66 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1130
108 km or 67 mi	Szombathely	$789
108 km or 67 mi	Trencin	$1150
111 km or 69 mi	Levice	$898
111 km or 69 mi	Sankt Polten	$1653
111 km or 69 mi	Znojmo	$1136
114 km or 71 mi	Tatabanya	$910
115 km or 71 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1632
123 km or 76 mi	Brno	$1344
128 km or 79 mi	Zlin	$1220
130 km or 81 mi	Kromeriz	$1094
131 km or 81 mi	Veszprem	$883
131 km or 82 mi	Prievidza	$952
143 km or 89 mi	Szekesfehervar	$805
146 km or 91 mi	Povazska Bystrica	$1065
146 km or 91 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$814
148 km or 92 mi	Prostejov	$1137
148 km or 92 mi	Vsetin	$1195
148 km or 92 mi	Prerov	$938
149 km or 93 mi	Trebic	$1211
156 km or 97 mi	Vac	$876
157 km or 98 mi	Zvolen	$1574
157 km or 98 mi	Kapfenberg	$1485
159 km or 99 mi	Erd	$849