Boston vs Bratislava - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Boston	Bratislava
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3547	$1275
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7979	$3042
🏠 One person rent	$2453	$705
🏘️ Family rent	$4007	$1188
🍽️ Food expenses	$729	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$86.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5732	$1458
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	100	66
😀 Quality of life	91	80
🏙️ Population	676K	476K

The cost of living in Boston is 178% more expensive than in Bratislava. Cities ranked 24th and 4275th ($3547 vs $1275) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 21st and 1st in the United States and Slovakia, respectively. Check the United States vs Slovakia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Boston compared to 1.1 months in Bratislava. Boston ranked 17th best city to live in the United States vs Bratislava ranked 1st in Slovakia, while ranked 103rd and 568th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Boston vs Bratislava

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	Boston	Bratislava
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.6	$8.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$101	$44.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$8.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.36	$2.47
☕ Cappuccino	$5.8	$2.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$1.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2794	$691
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2107	$530
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5075	$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3386	$908
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$215	$198
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$16.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.63%	4.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10352	$5323
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5877	$3848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.39	$1.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.1	$36
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$15.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.63
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.95	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.06	$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.67	$3.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.17	$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.54	$3.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$1.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.78	$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$5.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.77	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.5	$5.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.78	$8.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8.02	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.05	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.2	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.2	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$195	$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.7	$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.8	$72.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2725	$586
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$31112	$13266

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Cities near Boston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Cambridge	$3805
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Chelsea	$3101
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Somerville	$3627
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Everett	$2936
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Brookline	$3088
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Revere	$2948
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Malden	$2922
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Medford	$2320
10 km or 6.2 mi	Belmont	$2943
10 km or 6.2 mi	Arlington	$2834
10 km or 6.2 mi	Watertown	$2906
11 km or 6.9 mi	Melrose	$2803
12 km or 7.5 mi	Milton	$2939
12 km or 7.5 mi	Winchester	$2710
12 km or 7.7 mi	Newton	$2784
13 km or 7.8 mi	Saugus	$2883
13 km or 8.1 mi	Quincy	$3131
14 km or 8.6 mi	Stoneham	$2740
14 km or 8.9 mi	Waltham	$2813
15 km or 9.4 mi	Lynn	$3088
15 km or 9.5 mi	Woburn	$2601
16 km or 9.6 mi	Dedham	$2873
16 km or 10 mi	Needham	$2824
16 km or 10 mi	Lexington	$2774
16 km or 10 mi	Wakefield	$2783
18 km or 11 mi	Braintree	$2934
18 km or 11 mi	Weymouth	$2922
19 km or 12 mi	Reading	$2732
19 km or 12 mi	Hingham	$2882
20 km or 12 mi	Burlington	$2403
20 km or 13 mi	Wellesley	$2805
21 km or 13 mi	Norwood	$2844
22 km or 14 mi	Peabody	$2851
22 km or 14 mi	Randolph	$2866
22 km or 14 mi	Salem	$3022
23 km or 14 mi	Wilmington	$2592
23 km or 14 mi	Marblehead	$2848
23 km or 14 mi	Canton	$2833
25 km or 16 mi	Natick	$2861
26 km or 16 mi	Stoughton	$2825

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