Atlanta vs Bratislava - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Atlanta	Bratislava
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2641	$1497
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5926	$3483
🏠 One person rent	$1592	$854
🏘️ Family rent	$2480	$1426
🍽️ Food expenses	$711	$424
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$96.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5005	$1662
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	95	66
😀 Quality of life	91	82
🏙️ Population	499K	479K

The cost of living in Atlanta is 76% more expensive than in Bratislava. Cities ranked 647th and 3966th ($2641 vs $1497) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 572nd and 1st in the United States and Slovakia, respectively. Check the United States vs Slovakia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Atlanta compared to 1.1 months in Bratislava. Atlanta ranked 51st best city to live in the United States vs Bratislava ranked 1st in Slovakia, while ranked 179th and 595th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Atlanta	Bratislava
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.5	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.8	$49.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.03	$2.75
☕ Cappuccino	$5.17	$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1682	$883
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1323	$637
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2780	$1522
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2071	$1089
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.6	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	4.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2885	$6112
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2139	$4219
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.1	$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.37	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.22	$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$8.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.15	$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$4.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.73	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.3	$6.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.1	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.63	$6.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.72	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$159	$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.4	$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.7	$84
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$96.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1237	$643
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26158	$12603

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Cities near Atlanta

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	East Point	$2416
11 km or 7 mi	Candler-McAfee	$2419
12 km or 7.7 mi	Brookhaven	$2384
17 km or 11 mi	Chamblee	$2379
17 km or 11 mi	Smyrna	$2503
19 km or 12 mi	Tucker	$2370
20 km or 13 mi	Sandy Springs	$2423
21 km or 13 mi	Stonecrest	$2345
22 km or 13 mi	Dunwoody	$2413
26 km or 16 mi	Marietta	$2412
29 km or 18 mi	Stockbridge	$2333
29 km or 18 mi	Peachtree Corners	$2421
31 km or 19 mi	Douglasville	$2193
31 km or 19 mi	Roswell	$2466
35 km or 22 mi	Johns Creek	$2421
35 km or 22 mi	Duluth	$2454
36 km or 22 mi	Kennesaw	$2242
37 km or 23 mi	Alpharetta	$2563
40 km or 25 mi	Woodstock	$3016
41 km or 26 mi	McDonough	$2298
43 km or 26 mi	Milton	$2478
43 km or 27 mi	Acworth	$1902
43 km or 27 mi	Lawrenceville	$2098
43 km or 27 mi	Peachtree	$2279
53 km or 33 mi	Canton	$2492
56 km or 35 mi	Newnan	$2131
58 km or 36 mi	Griffin	$2246
66 km or 41 mi	Carrollton	$2252
67 km or 42 mi	Winder	$1982
80 km or 49 mi	Gainesville	$2362
92 km or 57 mi	Rome	$1891
96 km or 59 mi	Athens	$1879
100 km or 62 mi	LaGrange	$2186
124 km or 77 mi	Macon	$1824
125 km or 78 mi	Dalton	$1600
128 km or 80 mi	Valley	$1820
133 km or 83 mi	Anniston	$1925
135 km or 84 mi	Oxford	$1910
146 km or 90 mi	Warner Robins	$1948
150 km or 93 mi	Columbus	$1981

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