Birmingham vs Bratislava - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Birmingham	Bratislava
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2046	$1307
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4833	$3111
🏠 One person rent	$1197	$719
🏘️ Family rent	$1902	$1173
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$387
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$89.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3394	$1524
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	95	65
😀 Quality of life	95	80
🏙️ Population	1.14M	476K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 56% more expensive than in Bratislava. Cities ranked 1731st and 4319th ($2046 vs $1307) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 79th and 2nd in the United Kingdom and Slovakia, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Slovakia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Birmingham compared to 1.2 months in Bratislava. Birmingham ranked 4th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Bratislava ranked 1st in Slovakia, while ranked 32nd and 506th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Birmingham	Bratislava
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.6	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.3	$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.59	$8.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.71	$2.64
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.18	$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1172	$693
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$905	$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2143	$1189
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1412	$876
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$305	$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.3	$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.8%	4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5216	$5419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4012	$3950
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$1.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$37.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$1.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.59	$1.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.3	$3.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.86	$8.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.74	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.28	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$6.31
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.2	$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.8	$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.01	$3.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.17	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$40.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$118	$36
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.6	$77
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1575	$628
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19729	$15558

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1869
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1838
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1818
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1827
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1748
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1797
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1799
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1771
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1743
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1717
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1799
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1695
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1849
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1799
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1819
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2050
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1572
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1750
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2205
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1896
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1760
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1680
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1855
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1803
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1560
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1666
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1898
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1817
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1845
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1755
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1614
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1755
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1712
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1869
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1865
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1780
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1711
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1813
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1944
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1755

Cities near Bratislava

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Petrzalka	$1234
33 km or 20 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$827
44 km or 27 mi	Trnava	$1197
55 km or 34 mi	Vienna	$1965
62 km or 38 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1681
62 km or 38 mi	Modling	$1772
64 km or 40 mi	Gyor	$788
65 km or 40 mi	Sopron	$860
67 km or 42 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1698
70 km or 44 mi	Breclav	$989
72 km or 45 mi	Piestany	$935
74 km or 46 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1188
75 km or 46 mi	Nitra	$1062
78 km or 49 mi	Hodonin	$1051
81 km or 50 mi	Nove Zamky	$1037
87 km or 54 mi	Komarno	$1067
106 km or 66 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1130
108 km or 67 mi	Szombathely	$789
108 km or 67 mi	Trencin	$1150
111 km or 69 mi	Levice	$898
111 km or 69 mi	Sankt Polten	$1653
111 km or 69 mi	Znojmo	$1136
114 km or 71 mi	Tatabanya	$910
115 km or 71 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1632
123 km or 76 mi	Brno	$1344
128 km or 79 mi	Zlin	$1220
130 km or 81 mi	Kromeriz	$1094
131 km or 81 mi	Veszprem	$883
131 km or 82 mi	Prievidza	$952
143 km or 89 mi	Szekesfehervar	$805
146 km or 91 mi	Povazska Bystrica	$1065
146 km or 91 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$814
148 km or 92 mi	Prostejov	$1137
148 km or 92 mi	Vsetin	$1195
148 km or 92 mi	Prerov	$938
149 km or 93 mi	Trebic	$1211
156 km or 97 mi	Vac	$876
157 km or 98 mi	Zvolen	$1574
157 km or 98 mi	Kapfenberg	$1485
159 km or 99 mi	Erd	$849