Beijing vs Bratislava - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Beijing	Bratislava
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1029	$1497
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2645	$3483
🏠 One person rent	$589	$854
🏘️ Family rent	$1040	$1426
🍽️ Food expenses	$246	$424
🚐 Transport expenses	$98	$96.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$658	$1662
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	66
😀 Quality of life	73	82
🏙️ Population	21.9M	479K

The cost of living in Beijing is 31% less expensive than in Bratislava. Cities ranked 5355th and 3966th ($1029 vs $1497) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in China and Slovakia, respectively. Check China vs Slovakia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Beijing compared to 1.1 months in Bratislava. Beijing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Bratislava ranked 1st in Slovakia, while ranked 2546th and 595th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Bratislava

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	Beijing	Bratislava
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$4.24	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.8	$49.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.16	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$2.75
☕ Cappuccino	$2.82	$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$850	$883
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$469	$637
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1549	$1522
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$839	$1089
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.5	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$46.5	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	4.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14720	$6112
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6180	$4219
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.56	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$31.3	$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.61	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$8.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$4.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.33	$6.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.79	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.04	$6.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.7	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.4	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.35	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.7	$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.03	$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.1	$84
👟 Brand Sneakers	$78.2	$96.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$713	$643
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22823	$12603

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$707
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$724
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$750
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$634
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$634
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$646
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$565
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$660
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$456
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$641
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$688
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$652
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$558
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$694
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$638
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$619
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$533
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$574
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$616
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$614
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$564
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$505
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$535
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$615
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$527
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$523
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$454
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$580
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$505
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$748
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$499
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$558
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$480
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$642
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$654
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$601
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$550
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$629
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$741

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