Antwerp vs Bratislava - Cost of Living Comparison

Antwerp Bratislava
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1537
$1120
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3603
$2728
🏠 One person rent
$780
$611
🏘️ Family rent
$1224
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$502
$328
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2561
$1301
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
87
66
😀 Quality of life
89
80
🏙️ Population
529K
476K

The cost of living in Antwerp is 37% more expensive than in Bratislava. Cities ranked 2677th and 4375th ($1537 vs $1120) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 3rd in Belgium and Slovakia, respectively. Check Belgium vs Slovakia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Antwerp compared to 1.2 months in Bratislava. Antwerp ranked 2nd best city to live in Belgium vs Bratislava ranked 1st in Slovakia, while ranked 146th and 359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antwerp vs Bratislava

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Antwerp Bratislava
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.9
$7.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.9
$37.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$7.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.53
$2.11
☕ Cappuccino
$3.55
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$737
$605
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$581
$449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1173
$1056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$946
$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$115
$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$178
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52.5
$15.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.13%
1.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3456
$5073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2728
$3681
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.72
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.8
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.84
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.33
$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$7.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.7
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.82
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.23
$5.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.45
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.88
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.7
$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.9
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.2
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.8
$74.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.9
$79.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$450
$546
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17368
$16141

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Distance City Cost of living
6.2 km or 3.9 mi Mortsel
$1556
11 km or 6.6 mi Beveren
$1558
15 km or 9.3 mi Lier
$1403
19 km or 12 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1466
23 km or 14 mi Mechelen
$1425
26 km or 16 mi Zemst
$1390
28 km or 17 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1389
30 km or 19 mi Herentals
$1481
31 km or 19 mi Dendermonde
$1372
32 km or 20 mi Lokeren
$1449
32 km or 20 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1661
32 km or 20 mi Hoogstraten
$1412
32 km or 20 mi Vilvoorde
$1454
35 km or 22 mi Roosendaal
$1663
39 km or 24 mi Schaerbeek
$1413
39 km or 24 mi Turnhout
$1345
39 km or 24 mi Herent
$1312
40 km or 25 mi Aarschot
$1351
41 km or 25 mi Aalst
$1418
41 km or 25 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1371
41 km or 26 mi Brussels
$1578
42 km or 26 mi Geel
$1549
42 km or 26 mi Etten-Leur
$1624
43 km or 27 mi Anderlecht
$1410
43 km or 27 mi Leuven
$1551
44 km or 27 mi Dilbeek
$1414
45 km or 28 mi Saint-Gilles
$1345
45 km or 28 mi Forest
$1438
45 km or 28 mi Tervuren
$1708
46 km or 29 mi Scherpenheuvel-Zichem
$1401
46 km or 29 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1407
48 km or 30 mi Goes
$1493
49 km or 30 mi Breda
$1797
49 km or 31 mi Overijse
$1407
49 km or 31 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1457
50 km or 31 mi Ninove
$1408
51 km or 32 mi Ghent
$1448
52 km or 33 mi Diest
$1406
55 km or 34 mi Halle
$1408
56 km or 35 mi Waterloo
$1448

Cities near Bratislava

Distance City Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi Petrzalka
$945
33 km or 20 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$703
44 km or 27 mi Trnava
$968
55 km or 34 mi Vienna
$1631
62 km or 38 mi Klosterneuburg
$1412
62 km or 38 mi Modling
$1357
64 km or 40 mi Gyor
$729
65 km or 40 mi Sopron
$713
67 km or 42 mi Baden bei Wien
$1680
70 km or 44 mi Breclav
$1021
72 km or 45 mi Piestany
$838
74 km or 46 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1384
75 km or 46 mi Nitra
$1032
78 km or 49 mi Hodonin
$1016
81 km or 50 mi Nove Zamky
$933
87 km or 54 mi Komarno
$940
106 km or 66 mi Uherske Hradiste
$979
108 km or 67 mi Szombathely
$748
108 km or 67 mi Trencin
$1162
111 km or 69 mi Levice
$892
111 km or 69 mi Sankt Polten
$1403
111 km or 69 mi Znojmo
$924
114 km or 71 mi Tatabanya
$701
115 km or 71 mi Krems an der Donau
$1407
123 km or 76 mi Brno
$1153
128 km or 79 mi Zlin
$1095
130 km or 81 mi Kromeriz
$1019
131 km or 81 mi Veszprem
$726
131 km or 82 mi Prievidza
$918
143 km or 89 mi Szekesfehervar
$820
146 km or 91 mi Povazska Bystrica
$839
146 km or 91 mi Zalaegerszeg
$716
148 km or 92 mi Prostejov
$897
148 km or 92 mi Vsetin
$1020
148 km or 92 mi Prerov
$1469
149 km or 93 mi Trebic
$946
156 km or 97 mi Vac
$753
157 km or 98 mi Zvolen
$1203
157 km or 98 mi Kapfenberg
$1103
159 km or 99 mi Erd
$737