Berlin vs Bratislava - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Bratislava
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$1275
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$3042
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$705
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$1188
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$1458
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	66
😀 Quality of life	95	80
🏙️ Population	3.78M	476K

The cost of living in Berlin is 59% more expensive than in Bratislava. Cities ranked 1762nd and 4275th ($2027 vs $1275) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Germany and Slovakia, respectively. Check Germany vs Slovakia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 1.1 months in Bratislava. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Bratislava ranked 1st in Slovakia, while ranked 21st and 568th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Bratislava

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	Berlin	Bratislava
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.6	$8.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$44.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$8.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$2.47
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$2.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$691
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$530
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$908
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	4.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$5323
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$3848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$1.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$3.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$3.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$5.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$5.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$72.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$586
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$13266

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1707
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1782
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1770
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1714
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1763
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1724
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1691
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1796
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1695
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1711
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1714
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1632
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1663
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1686
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1723
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1690
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1534
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1644
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1442
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1437
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1319
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1241
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1315
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1332
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1350
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1421
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1351
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1395
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1310
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1282
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1108
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1346
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1022
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1373

Cities near Bratislava

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Petrzalka	$1202
33 km or 20 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$794
44 km or 27 mi	Trnava	$1181
55 km or 34 mi	Vienna	$1844
62 km or 38 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1582
62 km or 38 mi	Modling	$1719
64 km or 40 mi	Gyor	$784
65 km or 40 mi	Sopron	$919
67 km or 42 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1627
70 km or 44 mi	Breclav	$943
72 km or 45 mi	Piestany	$935
74 km or 46 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1586
75 km or 46 mi	Nitra	$1039
78 km or 49 mi	Hodonin	$1098
81 km or 50 mi	Nove Zamky	$1019
87 km or 54 mi	Komarno	$1045
106 km or 66 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1381
108 km or 67 mi	Szombathely	$701
108 km or 67 mi	Trencin	$1118
111 km or 69 mi	Levice	$987
111 km or 69 mi	Sankt Polten	$1559
111 km or 69 mi	Znojmo	$1087
114 km or 71 mi	Tatabanya	$794
115 km or 71 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1553
123 km or 76 mi	Brno	$1329
128 km or 79 mi	Zlin	$1169
130 km or 81 mi	Kromeriz	$1107
131 km or 81 mi	Veszprem	$786
131 km or 82 mi	Prievidza	$892
143 km or 89 mi	Szekesfehervar	$762
146 km or 91 mi	Povazska Bystrica	$1085
146 km or 91 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$750
148 km or 92 mi	Prostejov	$1075
148 km or 92 mi	Vsetin	$1104
148 km or 92 mi	Prerov	$983
149 km or 93 mi	Trebic	$1120
156 km or 97 mi	Vac	$827
157 km or 98 mi	Zvolen	$1237
157 km or 98 mi	Kapfenberg	$1323
159 km or 99 mi	Erd	$790