Berlin vs Bratislava - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Berlin	Bratislava
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2013	$1269
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4765	$2998
🏠 One person rent	$1134	$697
🏘️ Family rent	$2203	$1124
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$377
🚐 Transport expenses	$266	$85.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3496	$1442
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	65
😀 Quality of life	95	79
🏙️ Population	3.68M	476K

The cost of living in Berlin is 59% more expensive than in Bratislava. Cities ranked 1759th and 4266th ($2013 vs $1269) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 2nd in Germany and Slovakia, respectively. Check Germany vs Slovakia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Berlin compared to 1.1 months in Bratislava. Berlin ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Bratislava ranked 1st in Slovakia, while ranked 19th and 487th 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	$12.4	$9.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.5	$44.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$8.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.77	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.02	$1.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1192	$668
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$858	$512
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1755	$821
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.7	$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9186	$5290
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6527	$3780
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.8	$1.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.2	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.84	$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.29	$6.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.14	$5.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.88	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.43	$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.8	$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.6	$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.1	$74
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.4	$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$228	$596
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9556	$14350

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1671
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1729
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1715
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1656
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1735
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1601
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1629
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1701
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1673
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1581
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1695
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1689
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1622
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1607
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1618
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1656
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1628
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1536
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1677
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1258
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1372
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1443
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1280
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1288
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1298
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1263
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1253
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1271
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1379
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1384
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1370
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1264
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1295
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1348
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1297
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1196
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1249
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$848
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1303
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1323

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