Australia vs Slovakia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Australia Slovakia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2293
$1142
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5326
$2652
🏠 One person rent
$1346
$638
🏘️ Family rent
$2253
$1055
🍽️ Food expenses
$541
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$261
$52.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3598
$1240
💸 GDP per capita
$65100
$21257
😃 Human freedom index
8.52
8.04
❤️ Life expectancy
83.3
74.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
75
54
🌐 English speaking %
92.8%
25.9%
🎓 Higher education
98
76
😀 Quality of life
94
69
🏙️ Population
25.7M
5.45M

The average cost of living in Australia ($2293) is 101% more expensive than in Slovakia ($1142). Australia ranked 10th vs 58th for Slovakia in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Australia compared to 1.1 months in Slovakia. Ranked 6th and 44th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Australia vs Slovakia

We calculate prices for Australia and Slovakia as a population-weighted mean of 64 and 23 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Australia Slovakia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.6
$8.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.9
$38.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.69
$7.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7
$2.12
 Cappuccino
$3.39
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.54
$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1435
$575
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1105
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2728
$1022
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1832
$779
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$122
$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$187
$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.9
$18.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.49%
4.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10620
$3662
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7615
$2773
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.02
$0.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$112
$28.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.6
$13.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.73
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.33
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.01
$3.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.62
$7.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$13.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.24
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$3.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.15
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.5
$5.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.95
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27
$5.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.51
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.43
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.76
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.83
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52
$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$8.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.3
$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.8
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.6
$72.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$116
$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1641
$430
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15406
$9102

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Australia

City Cost of living Population
Sydney
$2741
4.84M
Melbourne
$2356
4.53M
Brisbane
$2356
2.36M
Perth
$2292
2.14M
Adelaide
$2180
1.3M
Gold Coast
$2152
638K
Canberra
$2604
381K
Wollongong
$1430
262K
Sunshine Coast
$1843
284K
Ipswich
$1785
233K
Hobart
$2203
222K
Townsville
$1249
174K
Geelong
$1688
191K
Newcastle
$1461
153K
Darwin
$1859
140K
Cairns
$1397
147K
Launceston
$1723
106K
Ballarat
$1327
116K
Bendigo
$1317
103K
Bunbury
$1601
71.1K
Toowoomba
$1552
108K
Melton
$1708
72.2K
Rockhampton
$1413
63.2K
Wagga Wagga
$1528
67.4K
Pakenham
$1719
54.1K
Orange
$1463
41.2K
Tarneit
$1658
56.4K
Frankston
$1707
37.3K
Berwick
$1716
50.3K
Hervey Bay
$1756
54.7K

In Slovakia

City Cost of living Population
Bratislava
$1269
476K
Kosice
$1171
229K
Petrzalka
$1197
114K
Zilina
$1024
82.7K
Nitra
$1125
77.6K
Presov
$944
84.8K
Banska Bystrica
$1041
76K
Trnava
$1073
63.8K
Martin
$1040
51.1K
Trencin
$1149
54.7K
Liptovsky Mikulas
$1181
30.5K
Zvolen
$1476
39.8K
Povazska Bystrica
$1089
38.6K
Prievidza
$888
45K
Poprad
$1071
49.9K
Nove Zamky
$1013
37.8K
Ruzomberok
$1119
27.4K
Michalovce
$1052
36.7K
Komarno
$1045
33K
Levice
$898
32K
Spisska Nova Ves
$1074
35.4K
Lucenec
$1238
25.9K
Piestany
$901
27.3K