Birmingham vs Bratislava - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Birmingham	Bratislava
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2137	$1497
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5026	$3483
🏠 One person rent	$1237	$854
🏘️ Family rent	$1974	$1426
🍽️ Food expenses	$535	$424
🚐 Transport expenses	$198	$96.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3365	$1662
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	95	66
😀 Quality of life	95	82
🏙️ Population	1.14M	479K

The cost of living in Birmingham is 43% more expensive than in Bratislava. Cities ranked 1622nd and 3966th ($2137 vs $1497) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 65th 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 1.6 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 48th and 595th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Birmingham	Bratislava
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$49.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.92	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.83	$2.75
☕ Cappuccino	$4.58	$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1226	$883
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$939	$637
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2079	$1522
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1511	$1089
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$310	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.8	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.57%	4.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5209	$6112
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3967	$4219
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.44	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.6	$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.9	$16.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.64	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.43	$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$8.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$4.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.05	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.27	$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$6.58
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.51	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.5	$6.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.77	$3.69
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.72	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.8	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$36.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.1	$84
👟 Brand Sneakers	$110	$96.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1583	$643
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18334	$12603

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Cities near Birmingham

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.7 km or 2.9 mi	Smethwick	$1933
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	West Bromwich	$1892
11 km or 6.6 mi	Halesowen	$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi	Solihull	$1940
12 km or 7.6 mi	Walsall	$1787
14 km or 8.7 mi	Dudley	$1745
14 km or 8.7 mi	Aldridge	$1830
15 km or 9.6 mi	Willenhall	$1812
17 km or 10 mi	Stourbridge	$1818
19 km or 12 mi	Wolverhampton	$1775
19 km or 12 mi	Bromsgrove	$1847
20 km or 12 mi	Redditch	$1716
22 km or 14 mi	Tamworth	$1840
25 km or 15 mi	Cannock	$1835
26 km or 16 mi	Kidderminster	$1853
27 km or 17 mi	Coventry	$2051
30 km or 19 mi	Nuneaton	$1608
31 km or 19 mi	Warwick	$1951
32 km or 20 mi	Leamington Spa	$2134
35 km or 22 mi	Stratford-upon-Avon	$1890
37 km or 23 mi	Hinckley	$1790
39 km or 24 mi	Worcester	$1696
39 km or 24 mi	Stafford	$1851
40 km or 25 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1768
43 km or 27 mi	Telford	$1612
45 km or 28 mi	Rugby	$1709
55 km or 34 mi	Leicester	$1899
57 km or 35 mi	Derby	$1658
57 km or 35 mi	Loughborough	$1849
60 km or 37 mi	Banbury	$1795
61 km or 38 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1633
63 km or 39 mi	Shrewsbury	$1728
63 km or 39 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1484
66 km or 41 mi	Cheltenham	$1827
66 km or 41 mi	Market Harborough	$1902
70 km or 44 mi	Leek	$1783
72 km or 45 mi	Gloucester	$1900
73 km or 45 mi	Hereford	$1885
73 km or 46 mi	Nottingham	$1831
73 km or 46 mi	Northampton	$1901

Cities near Bratislava

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Petrzalka	$1388
33 km or 20 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$917
44 km or 27 mi	Trnava	$1311
55 km or 34 mi	Vienna	$2132
62 km or 38 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1859
62 km or 38 mi	Modling	$1976
64 km or 40 mi	Gyor	$861
65 km or 40 mi	Sopron	$1052
67 km or 42 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1917
70 km or 44 mi	Breclav	$1148
72 km or 45 mi	Piestany	$985
74 km or 46 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$2019
75 km or 46 mi	Nitra	$1176
78 km or 49 mi	Hodonin	$1229
81 km or 50 mi	Nove Zamky	$1134
87 km or 54 mi	Komarno	$1148
106 km or 66 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1606
108 km or 67 mi	Szombathely	$823
108 km or 67 mi	Trencin	$1257
111 km or 69 mi	Levice	$946
111 km or 69 mi	Sankt Polten	$1774
111 km or 69 mi	Znojmo	$1233
114 km or 71 mi	Tatabanya	$943
115 km or 71 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1759
123 km or 76 mi	Brno	$1570
128 km or 79 mi	Zlin	$1282
130 km or 81 mi	Kromeriz	$1229
131 km or 81 mi	Veszprem	$973
131 km or 82 mi	Prievidza	$992
143 km or 89 mi	Szekesfehervar	$884
146 km or 91 mi	Povazska Bystrica	$1237
146 km or 91 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$845
148 km or 92 mi	Prostejov	$1182
148 km or 92 mi	Vsetin	$1155
148 km or 92 mi	Prerov	$1056
149 km or 93 mi	Trebic	$1097
156 km or 97 mi	Vac	$1070
157 km or 98 mi	Zvolen	$1346
157 km or 98 mi	Kapfenberg	$1574
159 km or 99 mi	Erd	$936