Australia vs Slovakia - Cost of Living Comparison

Australia Slovakia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2212
$1091
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5111
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$1277
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$2068
$997
🍽️ Food expenses
$550
$336
🚐 Transport expenses
$242
$50.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$1167
💸 GDP per capita
$64491
$21258
😃 Human freedom index
8.51
7.94
❤️ Life expectancy
83.3
74.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
75
53
🌐 English speaking %
92.8%
25.9%
🎓 Higher education
99
76
😀 Quality of life
92
71
🏙️ Population
25.7M
5.45M

The average cost of living in Australia ($2212) is 103% more expensive than in Slovakia ($1091). Australia ranked 10th vs 66th 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 14th and 45th 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
$7.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.8
$37.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.8
$7.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.71
$2.04
 Cappuccino
$3.52
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$1.81
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1449
$550
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1032
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2365
$942
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1699
$728
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$109
$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53
$19.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.58%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9399
$3465
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6959
$2638
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.14
$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$111
$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.4
$12.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.07
$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.05
$7.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.94
$3.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.53
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$5.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.33
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26
$4.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.59
$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.06
$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.62
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.78
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.9
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.9
$36
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.2
$63.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$117
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1682
$420
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15153
$10668

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Australia

City Cost of living Population
Sydney
$2564
4.84M
Melbourne
$2266
4.53M
Brisbane
$2299
2.36M
Perth
$2251
2.14M
Adelaide
$2153
1.3M
Gold Coast
$2147
638K
Sunshine Coast
$1934
284K
Canberra
$2267
381K
Hobart
$1656
222K
Newcastle
$1770
153K
Geelong
$1843
191K
Cairns
$1529
147K
Wollongong
$1520
262K
Darwin
$1689
140K
Ipswich
$1782
233K
Townsville
$1412
174K
Launceston
$1411
106K
Ballarat
$1662
116K
Bunbury
$1417
71.1K
Bendigo
$1367
103K
Toowoomba
$1615
108K
Rockhampton
$1365
63.2K
Wagga Wagga
$1423
67.4K
Orange
$1486
41.2K
Bundaberg
$1496
70.5K
Hervey Bay
$1845
54.7K
Pakenham
$1756
54.1K
Berwick
$1725
50.3K
Blacktown
$1668
51K
Melton
$1688
72.2K

In Slovakia

City Cost of living Population
Bratislava
$1199
476K
Kosice
$1162
229K
Petrzalka
$1135
114K
Zilina
$1049
82.7K
Nitra
$1083
77.6K
Presov
$867
84.8K
Martin
$1052
51.1K
Banska Bystrica
$1042
76K
Trnava
$1007
63.8K
Trencin
$1243
54.7K
Prievidza
$1009
45K
Poprad
$1061
49.9K
Povazska Bystrica
$900
38.6K
Zvolen
$1250
39.8K
Nove Zamky
$1032
37.8K
Komarno
$1028
33K
Michalovce
$884
36.7K
Spisska Nova Ves
$949
35.4K
Levice
$935
32K
Piestany
$908
27.3K
Ruzomberok
$841
27.4K
Liptovsky Mikulas
$1065
30.5K
Lucenec
$899
25.9K