Baltimore vs Bratislava - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Baltimore	Bratislava
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2197	$1269
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5257	$2998
🏠 One person rent	$1386	$697
🏘️ Family rent	$2455	$1124
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$377
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$85.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4752	$1442
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	98	65
😀 Quality of life	92	79
🏙️ Population	586K	476K

The cost of living in Baltimore is 73% more expensive than in Bratislava. Cities ranked 1292nd and 4266th ($2197 vs $1269) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1152nd and 2nd 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 2.2 months in Baltimore compared to 1.1 months in Bratislava. Baltimore ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs Bratislava ranked 1st in Slovakia, while ranked 89th and 487th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Baltimore	Bratislava
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.1	$9.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$67.5	$44.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.08	$8.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.96	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$4.74	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.48	$1.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1343	$668
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1181	$512
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2857	$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2073	$821
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98.1	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.5	$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.59%	4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2109	$5290
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1818	$3780
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.11	$1.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.6	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.6	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.18	$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.55	$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.77	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.54	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$6.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$5.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.98	$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.73	$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$66.9	$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.9	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$91.8	$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$39.5	$74
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.2	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1210	$596
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$30623	$14350

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Cities near Baltimore

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Catonsville	$2421
21 km or 13 mi	Owings Mills	$2518
23 km or 14 mi	Columbia	$2674
30 km or 19 mi	Laurel	$2258
31 km or 19 mi	Edgewood	$2433
32 km or 20 mi	Eldersburg	$2367
35 km or 22 mi	Bel Air South	$2416
36 km or 22 mi	Annapolis	$2849
37 km or 23 mi	Bel Air North	$2401
37 km or 23 mi	Bowie	$2362
40 km or 25 mi	Greenbelt	$2359
42 km or 26 mi	College Park	$2369
47 km or 29 mi	Silver Spring	$2150
52 km or 32 mi	Rockville	$2325
54 km or 34 mi	Bethesda	$2685
55 km or 34 mi	Gaithersburg	$2662
57 km or 35 mi	Washington	$3079
57 km or 36 mi	Georgetown	$2844
58 km or 36 mi	Germantown	$2591
65 km or 41 mi	Alexandria	$2982
66 km or 41 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2535
66 km or 41 mi	Hanover	$2116
71 km or 44 mi	Frederick	$2308
73 km or 45 mi	Reston	$2714
74 km or 46 mi	Springfield	$2215
75 km or 47 mi	Waldorf	$2428
75 km or 47 mi	Herndon	$2518
76 km or 47 mi	York	$1846
77 km or 48 mi	Fairfax	$2730
80 km or 50 mi	Ashburn	$2863
84 km or 52 mi	Leesburg	$2685
86 km or 54 mi	Newark	$1861
87 km or 54 mi	Centreville	$3110
88 km or 55 mi	Lancaster	$1886
91 km or 56 mi	Woodbridge	$2592
91 km or 57 mi	Marumsco	$2522
95 km or 59 mi	Dover	$2144
95 km or 59 mi	Manassas	$2426
98 km or 61 mi	Waynesboro	$2107
103 km or 64 mi	Hagerstown	$1906

Cities near Bratislava

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Petrzalka	$1197
33 km or 20 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$797
44 km or 27 mi	Trnava	$1073
55 km or 34 mi	Vienna	$1854
62 km or 38 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1602
62 km or 38 mi	Modling	$1621
64 km or 40 mi	Gyor	$829
65 km or 40 mi	Sopron	$765
67 km or 42 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1663
70 km or 44 mi	Breclav	$946
72 km or 45 mi	Piestany	$901
74 km or 46 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1325
75 km or 46 mi	Nitra	$1125
78 km or 49 mi	Hodonin	$988
81 km or 50 mi	Nove Zamky	$1013
87 km or 54 mi	Komarno	$1045
106 km or 66 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1020
108 km or 67 mi	Szombathely	$747
108 km or 67 mi	Trencin	$1149
111 km or 69 mi	Levice	$898
111 km or 69 mi	Sankt Polten	$1535
111 km or 69 mi	Znojmo	$995
114 km or 71 mi	Tatabanya	$857
115 km or 71 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1543
123 km or 76 mi	Brno	$1158
128 km or 79 mi	Zlin	$1033
130 km or 81 mi	Kromeriz	$1005
131 km or 81 mi	Veszprem	$852
131 km or 82 mi	Prievidza	$888
143 km or 89 mi	Szekesfehervar	$780
146 km or 91 mi	Povazska Bystrica	$1089
146 km or 91 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$762
148 km or 92 mi	Prostejov	$1084
148 km or 92 mi	Vsetin	$1085
148 km or 92 mi	Prerov	$916
149 km or 93 mi	Trebic	$1011
156 km or 97 mi	Vac	$873
157 km or 98 mi	Zvolen	$1476
157 km or 98 mi	Kapfenberg	$1229
159 km or 99 mi	Erd	$824