Belgrade vs Bratislava - Cost of Living Comparison

Belgrade Bratislava
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1018
$1120
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2372
$2728
🏠 One person rent
$546
$611
🏘️ Family rent
$920
$1014
🍽️ Food expenses
$289
$328
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.9
$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$687
$1301
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
50
66
😀 Quality of life
70
80
🏙️ Population
1.38M
476K

The cost of living in Belgrade is 9% less expensive than in Bratislava. Cities ranked 5500th and 4375th ($1018 vs $1120) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Serbia and Slovakia, respectively. Check Serbia vs Slovakia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Belgrade compared to 1.2 months in Bratislava. Belgrade ranked 1st best city to live in Serbia vs Bratislava ranked 1st in Slovakia, while ranked 2726th and 359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Belgrade Bratislava
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.44
$7.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$37.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.26
$7.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.21
$2.11
☕ Cappuccino
$2.03
$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.89
$2.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$588
$605
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$393
$449
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$1056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$672
$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.3
$115
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$178
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.1
$15.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.44%
1.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3369
$5073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2084
$3681
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28.8
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.44
$12.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.72
$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$1.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.45
$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.34
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$7.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.22
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.75
$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.74
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.69
$5.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.64
$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.95
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.17
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.84
$2.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.4
$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.74
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$24.1
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.77
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.5
$74.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.6
$79.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$299
$546
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7008
$16141

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Distance City Cost of living
70 km or 44 mi Novi Sad
$839
77 km or 48 mi Valjevo
$508
97 km or 60 mi Kragujevac
$546
99 km or 61 mi Bijeljina
$578
103 km or 64 mi Cacak
$606
121 km or 75 mi Timisoara
$707
124 km or 77 mi Resita
$545
145 km or 90 mi Tuzla
$626
155 km or 97 mi Subotica
$633
161 km or 100 mi Szeged
$761
163 km or 101 mi Osijek
$804
164 km or 102 mi Arad
$633
174 km or 108 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$555
180 km or 112 mi Hodmezovasarhely
$696
184 km or 115 mi Doboj
$533
185 km or 115 mi Novi Pazar
$463
192 km or 120 mi Baja
$650
194 km or 121 mi Sarajevo
$689
196 km or 122 mi Slavonski Brod
$683
202 km or 125 mi Nis
$571
213 km or 132 mi Vidin
$500
213 km or 132 mi Bekescsaba
$655
214 km or 133 mi Zenica
$505
217 km or 135 mi Mitrovica
$441
218 km or 136 mi Mojkovac
$686
219 km or 136 mi Hunedoara
$646
219 km or 136 mi Szekszard
$670
222 km or 138 mi Targu Jiu
$512
223 km or 139 mi Pecs
$658
224 km or 139 mi Berane
$575
224 km or 139 mi Deva
$535
240 km or 149 mi Kecskemet
$644
246 km or 153 mi Pristina
$636
251 km or 156 mi Plav
$764
259 km or 161 mi Banja Luka
$683
263 km or 164 mi Szolnok
$603
267 km or 166 mi Mostar
$640
268 km or 166 mi Cegled
$724
269 km or 167 mi Dunaujvaros
$666
271 km or 168 mi Kaposvar
$634

Cities near Bratislava

Distance City Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi Petrzalka
$945
33 km or 20 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$703
44 km or 27 mi Trnava
$968
55 km or 34 mi Vienna
$1631
62 km or 38 mi Klosterneuburg
$1412
62 km or 38 mi Modling
$1357
64 km or 40 mi Gyor
$729
65 km or 40 mi Sopron
$713
67 km or 42 mi Baden bei Wien
$1680
70 km or 44 mi Breclav
$1021
72 km or 45 mi Piestany
$838
74 km or 46 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1384
75 km or 46 mi Nitra
$1032
78 km or 49 mi Hodonin
$1016
81 km or 50 mi Nove Zamky
$933
87 km or 54 mi Komarno
$940
106 km or 66 mi Uherske Hradiste
$979
108 km or 67 mi Szombathely
$748
108 km or 67 mi Trencin
$1162
111 km or 69 mi Levice
$892
111 km or 69 mi Sankt Polten
$1403
111 km or 69 mi Znojmo
$924
114 km or 71 mi Tatabanya
$701
115 km or 71 mi Krems an der Donau
$1407
123 km or 76 mi Brno
$1153
128 km or 79 mi Zlin
$1095
130 km or 81 mi Kromeriz
$1019
131 km or 81 mi Veszprem
$726
131 km or 82 mi Prievidza
$918
143 km or 89 mi Szekesfehervar
$820
146 km or 91 mi Povazska Bystrica
$839
146 km or 91 mi Zalaegerszeg
$716
148 km or 92 mi Prostejov
$897
148 km or 92 mi Vsetin
$1020
148 km or 92 mi Prerov
$1469
149 km or 93 mi Trebic
$946
156 km or 97 mi Vac
$753
157 km or 98 mi Zvolen
$1203
157 km or 98 mi Kapfenberg
$1103
159 km or 99 mi Erd
$737