Birmingham vs Bratislava - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Birmingham	Bratislava
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2204	$1590
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5203	$3784
🏠 One person rent	$1254	$911
🏘️ Family rent	$1947	$1556
🍽️ Food expenses	$557	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$225	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3956	$1723
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	96	67
😀 Quality of life	95	80
🏙️ Population	1.14M	481K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 39% more expensive than in Bratislava. Cities ranked 1471st and 3630th ($2204 vs $1590) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 57th and 1st 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 1.8 months in Birmingham compared to 1.1 months in Bratislava. Birmingham ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Bratislava ranked 1st in Slovakia, while ranked 25th and 662nd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Birmingham	Bratislava
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.5	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.4	$57.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.68	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.08	$3.13
☕ Cappuccino	$5	$3.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.57	$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1251	$971
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$940	$686
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2007	$1724
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1484	$1200
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$314	$233
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45	$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.11%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5467	$6618
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4236	$4164
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4	$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.8	$44.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.4	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.81	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.59	$4.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.16	$9.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.23	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.5	$7.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.43	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.83	$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.9	$47.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$37.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$98.2	$95.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1631	$763
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24178	$16627

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1959
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1914
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1894
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$2080
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1798
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1788
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1875
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1862
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1825
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1838
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1891
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1745
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1910
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1885
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1888
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$1971
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1756
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$2015
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2158
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1894
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1876
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1729
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1870
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1763
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1627
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1833
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1777
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1748
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1887
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1820
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1710
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1763
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1535
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1928
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1917
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1827
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1889
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1897
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1990
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1886

Cities near Bratislava

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Petrzalka	$1475
33 km or 20 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$1042
44 km or 27 mi	Trnava	$1308
55 km or 34 mi	Vienna	$2240
62 km or 38 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1883
62 km or 38 mi	Modling	$1862
64 km or 40 mi	Gyor	$974
65 km or 40 mi	Sopron	$1172
67 km or 42 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1831
70 km or 44 mi	Breclav	$1150
72 km or 45 mi	Piestany	$967
74 km or 46 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1941
75 km or 46 mi	Nitra	$1218
78 km or 49 mi	Hodonin	$1257
81 km or 50 mi	Nove Zamky	$1126
87 km or 54 mi	Komarno	$1156
106 km or 66 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1619
108 km or 67 mi	Szombathely	$917
108 km or 67 mi	Trencin	$1255
111 km or 69 mi	Levice	$928
111 km or 69 mi	Sankt Polten	$1805
111 km or 69 mi	Znojmo	$1230
114 km or 71 mi	Tatabanya	$1063
115 km or 71 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1789
123 km or 76 mi	Brno	$1628
128 km or 79 mi	Zlin	$1430
130 km or 81 mi	Kromeriz	$1265
131 km or 81 mi	Veszprem	$1124
131 km or 82 mi	Prievidza	$1032
143 km or 89 mi	Szekesfehervar	$981
146 km or 91 mi	Povazska Bystrica	$1252
146 km or 91 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$953
148 km or 92 mi	Prostejov	$1201
148 km or 92 mi	Vsetin	$1148
148 km or 92 mi	Prerov	$1065
149 km or 93 mi	Trebic	$1126
156 km or 97 mi	Vac	$1195
157 km or 98 mi	Zvolen	$1340
157 km or 98 mi	Kapfenberg	$1518
159 km or 99 mi	Erd	$973