Baltimore vs Bratislava - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Baltimore	Bratislava
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2287	$1275
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5428	$3042
🏠 One person rent	$1367	$705
🏘️ Family rent	$2370	$1188
🍽️ Food expenses	$617	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4207	$1458
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	97	66
😀 Quality of life	90	80
🏙️ Population	586K	476K

The cost of living in Baltimore is 79% more expensive than in Bratislava. Cities ranked 1182nd and 4275th ($2287 vs $1275) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1076th 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 1.8 months in Baltimore compared to 1.1 months in Bratislava. Baltimore ranked 24th best city to live in the United States vs Bratislava ranked 1st in Slovakia, while ranked 131st and 568th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Baltimore	Bratislava
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.3	$8.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.2	$44.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$8.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.37	$2.47
☕ Cappuccino	$5.16	$2.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1496	$691
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$530
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2801	$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1959	$908
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$104	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$80.7	$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.61%	4.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2120	$5323
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1975	$3848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.58	$1.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.8	$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.39	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.29	$3.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.66	$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.14	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$3.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$5.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.8	$5.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.05	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.34	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.76	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.2	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.2	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$72.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$87.9	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1264	$586
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22681	$13266

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2500
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2760
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2299
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2909
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2961
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2566
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2548
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2596
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2777
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3149
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2893
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2791
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2856
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2210
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2389
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2617
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2309
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2498
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2513
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1979
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2786
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2696
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2197
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$2085
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3174
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$2033
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2539
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2250
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2640
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$2149

Cities near Bratislava

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Petrzalka	$1202
33 km or 20 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$794
44 km or 27 mi	Trnava	$1181
55 km or 34 mi	Vienna	$1844
62 km or 38 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1582
62 km or 38 mi	Modling	$1719
64 km or 40 mi	Gyor	$784
65 km or 40 mi	Sopron	$919
67 km or 42 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1627
70 km or 44 mi	Breclav	$943
72 km or 45 mi	Piestany	$935
74 km or 46 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1586
75 km or 46 mi	Nitra	$1039
78 km or 49 mi	Hodonin	$1098
81 km or 50 mi	Nove Zamky	$1019
87 km or 54 mi	Komarno	$1045
106 km or 66 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1381
108 km or 67 mi	Szombathely	$701
108 km or 67 mi	Trencin	$1118
111 km or 69 mi	Levice	$987
111 km or 69 mi	Sankt Polten	$1559
111 km or 69 mi	Znojmo	$1087
114 km or 71 mi	Tatabanya	$794
115 km or 71 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1553
123 km or 76 mi	Brno	$1329
128 km or 79 mi	Zlin	$1169
130 km or 81 mi	Kromeriz	$1107
131 km or 81 mi	Veszprem	$786
131 km or 82 mi	Prievidza	$892
143 km or 89 mi	Szekesfehervar	$762
146 km or 91 mi	Povazska Bystrica	$1085
146 km or 91 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$750
148 km or 92 mi	Prostejov	$1075
148 km or 92 mi	Vsetin	$1104
148 km or 92 mi	Prerov	$983
149 km or 93 mi	Trebic	$1120
156 km or 97 mi	Vac	$827
157 km or 98 mi	Zvolen	$1237
157 km or 98 mi	Kapfenberg	$1323
159 km or 99 mi	Erd	$790