Barcelona vs Bratislava - Cost of Living Comparison

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Barcelona Bratislava
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1773
$1269
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4086
$2998
🏠 One person rent
$1039
$697
🏘️ Family rent
$1779
$1124
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$377
🚐 Transport expenses
$164
$85.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2149
$1442
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
98
65
😀 Quality of life
88
79
🏙️ Population
1.64M
476K

The cost of living in Barcelona is 40% more expensive than in Bratislava. Cities ranked 2423rd and 4266th ($1773 vs $1269) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 2nd in Spain and Slovakia, respectively. Check Spain vs Slovakia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 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 193rd and 487th among best cities to live in the world.

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Barcelona Bratislava
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.3
$9.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$44.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.6
$8.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.16
$2.53
 Cappuccino
$2.96
$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.39
$1.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1095
$668
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$847
$512
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1939
$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1488
$821
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6090
$5290
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3928
$3780
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$1.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.2
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.5
$14.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.2
$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.72
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.23
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$6.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.21
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.65
$5.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.5
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.75
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$58.3
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.6
$74
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.4
$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$571
$596
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12100
$14350

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Distance City Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi L'Hospitalet de Llobregat
$1571
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Badalona
$1995
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Cornella de Llobregat
$1426
12 km or 7.5 mi Sant Boi de Llobregat
$1400
13 km or 8 mi Ripollet
$1562
17 km or 11 mi Rubi
$1421
19 km or 12 mi Sabadell
$1443
24 km or 15 mi Terrassa
$1409
27 km or 17 mi Granollers
$1475
28 km or 18 mi Mataro
$1478
42 km or 26 mi Vilanova i la Geltru
$1265
48 km or 30 mi Manresa
$1076
61 km or 38 mi Vic
$1418
65 km or 40 mi Lloret de Mar
$1216
83 km or 52 mi Tarragona
$1148
85 km or 53 mi Girona
$1333
117 km or 73 mi Figueres
$1362
131 km or 81 mi Lleida
$1023
136 km or 85 mi Andorra la Vella
$1601
141 km or 88 mi Ordino
$1593
158 km or 98 mi Perpignan
$1260
176 km or 109 mi Vinaros
$1234
206 km or 128 mi Palma de Mallorca
$1710
208 km or 129 mi Ciutadella de Menorca
$1419
212 km or 131 mi Narbonne
$1062
230 km or 143 mi Huesca
$1112
234 km or 145 mi Beziers
$1181
242 km or 150 mi Mahon
$1416
245 km or 152 mi Castellon de la Plana
$1087
247 km or 154 mi Castres
$1429
250 km or 156 mi Villarreal
$1128
253 km or 157 mi Borriana
$1147
254 km or 158 mi Toulouse
$1448
257 km or 159 mi Zaragoza
$1327
269 km or 167 mi Tarbes
$1364
281 km or 174 mi Sagunto
$1262
282 km or 175 mi Ibiza
$2629
284 km or 177 mi Montpellier
$1458
299 km or 186 mi Pau
$1353
303 km or 189 mi Valencia
$1437

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