Amsterdam vs Bratislava - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Amsterdam	Bratislava
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2545	$1269
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5759	$2998
🏠 One person rent	$1649	$697
🏘️ Family rent	$2742	$1124
🍽️ Food expenses	$538	$377
🚐 Transport expenses	$217	$85.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3788	$1442
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	95	65
😀 Quality of life	94	79
🏙️ Population	921K	476K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 101% more expensive than in Bratislava. Cities ranked 612th and 4266th ($2545 vs $1269) 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 1.1 months in Bratislava. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Bratislava ranked 1st in Slovakia, while ranked 37th and 487th 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	$18.4	$9.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$77.4	$44.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$8.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.35	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$4.1	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$1.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1693	$668
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1379	$512
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2979	$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2298	$821
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$159	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$260	$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.3	$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9157	$5290
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5939	$3780
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.61	$1.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.9	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.3	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.73	$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.95	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.3	$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.49	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.3	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.94	$6.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$5.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.93	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.53	$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.21	$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.6	$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.1	$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$83.1	$74
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1976	$596
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10734	$14350

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2001
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2465
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2092
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$1647
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2135
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$1894
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$1897
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$1958
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2055
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2205
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2000
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$1939
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1501
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$1850
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1796
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$1886
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$1836
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1804
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1729
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2013
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1841
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$1890
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1873
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1818
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1793
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1919
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$1877
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$1756
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1770
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$1942
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1864
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1876
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1697
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1725
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1761
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$1901
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1746
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1734
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1822
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1833

Cities near Bratislava

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Petrzalka	$1197
33 km or 20 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$797
44 km or 27 mi	Trnava	$1073
55 km or 34 mi	Vienna	$1854
62 km or 38 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1602
62 km or 38 mi	Modling	$1621
64 km or 40 mi	Gyor	$829
65 km or 40 mi	Sopron	$765
67 km or 42 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1663
70 km or 44 mi	Breclav	$946
72 km or 45 mi	Piestany	$901
74 km or 46 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1325
75 km or 46 mi	Nitra	$1125
78 km or 49 mi	Hodonin	$988
81 km or 50 mi	Nove Zamky	$1013
87 km or 54 mi	Komarno	$1045
106 km or 66 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1020
108 km or 67 mi	Szombathely	$747
108 km or 67 mi	Trencin	$1149
111 km or 69 mi	Levice	$898
111 km or 69 mi	Sankt Polten	$1535
111 km or 69 mi	Znojmo	$995
114 km or 71 mi	Tatabanya	$857
115 km or 71 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1543
123 km or 76 mi	Brno	$1158
128 km or 79 mi	Zlin	$1033
130 km or 81 mi	Kromeriz	$1005
131 km or 81 mi	Veszprem	$852
131 km or 82 mi	Prievidza	$888
143 km or 89 mi	Szekesfehervar	$780
146 km or 91 mi	Povazska Bystrica	$1089
146 km or 91 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$762
148 km or 92 mi	Prostejov	$1084
148 km or 92 mi	Vsetin	$1085
148 km or 92 mi	Prerov	$916
149 km or 93 mi	Trebic	$1011
156 km or 97 mi	Vac	$873
157 km or 98 mi	Zvolen	$1476
157 km or 98 mi	Kapfenberg	$1229
159 km or 99 mi	Erd	$824