Barcelona vs Bratislava - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Bratislava
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2129
$1590
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4730
$3784
🏠 One person rent
$1308
$911
🏘️ Family rent
$2082
$1556
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$445
🚐 Transport expenses
$158
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2324
$1723
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
98
67
😀 Quality of life
90
80
🏙️ Population
1.73M
481K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 34% more expensive than in Bratislava. Cities ranked 1659th and 3630th ($2129 vs $1590) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Spain and Slovakia, respectively. Check Spain vs Slovakia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Barcelona compared to 1.1 months in Bratislava. Barcelona ranked 2nd best city to live in Spain vs Bratislava ranked 1st in Slovakia, while ranked 174th and 662nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Barcelona vs Bratislava

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Barcelona Bratislava
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.1
$57.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.9
$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.8
$3.13
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$3.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1418
$971
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1098
$686
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2417
$1724
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1738
$1200
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$173
$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$35
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.04%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7636
$6618
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5246
$4164
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.07
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.7
$44.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20
$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.84
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.86
$4.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.71
$9.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.35
$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$7.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.1
$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.48
$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.99
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.3
$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$72.6
$37.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$19
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$95.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$119
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$866
$763
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16301
$16627

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1773
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1626
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1586
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1660
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1538
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1623
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1367
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1588
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1584
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1455
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1145
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1142
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1344
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1524
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1749
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1506
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1245
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1836
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1830
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1328
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1494
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$2017
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1628
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1202
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1166
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1474
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1658
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1183
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1596
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1238
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1271
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1709
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1436
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1558
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1408
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2775
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1644
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1351
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1812

Cities near Bratislava

Distance City Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi Petrzalka
$1475
33 km or 20 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$1042
44 km or 27 mi Trnava
$1308
55 km or 34 mi Vienna
$2240
62 km or 38 mi Klosterneuburg
$1883
62 km or 38 mi Modling
$1862
64 km or 40 mi Gyor
$974
65 km or 40 mi Sopron
$1172
67 km or 42 mi Baden bei Wien
$1831
70 km or 44 mi Breclav
$1150
72 km or 45 mi Piestany
$967
74 km or 46 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1941
75 km or 46 mi Nitra
$1218
78 km or 49 mi Hodonin
$1257
81 km or 50 mi Nove Zamky
$1126
87 km or 54 mi Komarno
$1156
106 km or 66 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1619
108 km or 67 mi Szombathely
$917
108 km or 67 mi Trencin
$1255
111 km or 69 mi Levice
$928
111 km or 69 mi Sankt Polten
$1805
111 km or 69 mi Znojmo
$1230
114 km or 71 mi Tatabanya
$1063
115 km or 71 mi Krems an der Donau
$1789
123 km or 76 mi Brno
$1628
128 km or 79 mi Zlin
$1430
130 km or 81 mi Kromeriz
$1265
131 km or 81 mi Veszprem
$1124
131 km or 82 mi Prievidza
$1032
143 km or 89 mi Szekesfehervar
$981
146 km or 91 mi Povazska Bystrica
$1252
146 km or 91 mi Zalaegerszeg
$953
148 km or 92 mi Prostejov
$1201
148 km or 92 mi Vsetin
$1148
148 km or 92 mi Prerov
$1065
149 km or 93 mi Trebic
$1126
156 km or 97 mi Vac
$1195
157 km or 98 mi Zvolen
$1340
157 km or 98 mi Kapfenberg
$1518
159 km or 99 mi Erd
$973