Barcelona vs Bratislava - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Bratislava
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2087
$1497
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4665
$3483
🏠 One person rent
$1268
$854
🏘️ Family rent
$2065
$1426
🍽️ Food expenses
$498
$424
🚐 Transport expenses
$170
$96.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2248
$1662
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
98
66
😀 Quality of life
90
82
🏙️ Population
1.7M
479K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 39% more expensive than in Bratislava. Cities ranked 1764th and 3966th ($2087 vs $1497) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 229th and 595th among best cities to live in the world.

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Barcelona Bratislava
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17
$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$49.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.8
$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.66
$2.75
☕ Cappuccino
$3.44
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.75
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1373
$883
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1063
$637
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2298
$1522
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1757
$1089
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$36.1
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.22%
4.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6508
$6112
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4968
$4219
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.94
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.1
$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.9
$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.78
$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.7
$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$8.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$4.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.59
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7
$6.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.04
$6.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.9
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.42
$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.03
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.65
$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$57.4
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$71.4
$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.9
$84
👟 Brand Sneakers
$110
$96.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$643
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15137
$12603

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1746
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$2170
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1603
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1557
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1687
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1598
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1637
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1590
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1610
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1575
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1408
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1200
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1192
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1322
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1445
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1580
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1490
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1229
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1828
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1839
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1374
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1468
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1930
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1608
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1216
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1157
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1501
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1632
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1158
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1555
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1212
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1239
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1657
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1457
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1531
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1363
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2804
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1593
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1318
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1703

Cities near Bratislava

Distance City Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi Petrzalka
$1388
33 km or 20 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$917
44 km or 27 mi Trnava
$1311
55 km or 34 mi Vienna
$2132
62 km or 38 mi Klosterneuburg
$1859
62 km or 38 mi Modling
$1976
64 km or 40 mi Gyor
$861
65 km or 40 mi Sopron
$1052
67 km or 42 mi Baden bei Wien
$1917
70 km or 44 mi Breclav
$1148
72 km or 45 mi Piestany
$985
74 km or 46 mi Wiener Neustadt
$2019
75 km or 46 mi Nitra
$1176
78 km or 49 mi Hodonin
$1229
81 km or 50 mi Nove Zamky
$1134
87 km or 54 mi Komarno
$1148
106 km or 66 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1606
108 km or 67 mi Szombathely
$823
108 km or 67 mi Trencin
$1257
111 km or 69 mi Levice
$946
111 km or 69 mi Sankt Polten
$1774
111 km or 69 mi Znojmo
$1233
114 km or 71 mi Tatabanya
$943
115 km or 71 mi Krems an der Donau
$1759
123 km or 76 mi Brno
$1570
128 km or 79 mi Zlin
$1282
130 km or 81 mi Kromeriz
$1229
131 km or 81 mi Veszprem
$973
131 km or 82 mi Prievidza
$992
143 km or 89 mi Szekesfehervar
$884
146 km or 91 mi Povazska Bystrica
$1237
146 km or 91 mi Zalaegerszeg
$845
148 km or 92 mi Prostejov
$1182
148 km or 92 mi Vsetin
$1155
148 km or 92 mi Prerov
$1056
149 km or 93 mi Trebic
$1097
156 km or 97 mi Vac
$1070
157 km or 98 mi Zvolen
$1346
157 km or 98 mi Kapfenberg
$1574
159 km or 99 mi Erd
$936