Boston vs Bratislava - Cost of Living Comparison

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Boston Bratislava
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3345
$1269
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7700
$2998
🏠 One person rent
$2257
$697
🏘️ Family rent
$3867
$1124
🍽️ Food expenses
$739
$377
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$85.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5860
$1442
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
100
65
😀 Quality of life
92
79
🏙️ Population
676K
476K

The cost of living in Boston is 164% more expensive than in Bratislava. Cities ranked 35th and 4266th ($3345 vs $1269) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 2nd 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 1.8 months in Boston compared to 1.1 months in Bratislava. Boston ranked 10th best city to live in the United States vs Bratislava ranked 1st in Slovakia, while ranked 83rd and 487th among best cities to live in the world.

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Boston Bratislava
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.1
$9.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$90.5
$44.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$8.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.95
$2.53
 Cappuccino
$5.4
$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.65
$1.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2636
$668
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1919
$512
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4850
$1195
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3294
$821
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$194
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.3
$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.55%
4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11687
$5290
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6831
$3780
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.4
$1.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$90.6
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$14.3
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.24
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$4.14
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.29
$3.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.4
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.3
$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.24
$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.67
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.6
$6.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.1
$5.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.3
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.01
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.02
$1.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.01
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$165
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$24.2
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.3
$74
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.5
$88.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2399
$596
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27937
$14350

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Cities near Boston

Distance City Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi Cambridge
$3795
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Chelsea
$3105
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Somerville
$3630
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Everett
$2892
5.7 km or 3.5 mi Brookline
$3114
6.9 km or 4.3 mi Revere
$2953
7.4 km or 4.6 mi Malden
$2770
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Medford
$2989
10 km or 6.2 mi Belmont
$3022
10 km or 6.2 mi Arlington
$3023
10 km or 6.2 mi Watertown
$2958
11 km or 6.9 mi Melrose
$2802
12 km or 7.5 mi Milton
$2947
12 km or 7.5 mi Winchester
$2820
12 km or 7.7 mi Newton
$2890
13 km or 7.8 mi Saugus
$2841
13 km or 8.1 mi Quincy
$3122
14 km or 8.6 mi Stoneham
$2761
14 km or 8.9 mi Waltham
$2846
15 km or 9.4 mi Lynn
$3042
15 km or 9.5 mi Woburn
$2618
16 km or 9.6 mi Dedham
$2847
16 km or 10 mi Needham
$2796
16 km or 10 mi Lexington
$2723
16 km or 10 mi Wakefield
$2746
18 km or 11 mi Braintree
$2915
18 km or 11 mi Weymouth
$2905
19 km or 12 mi Reading
$2698
19 km or 12 mi Hingham
$2859
20 km or 12 mi Burlington
$2338
20 km or 13 mi Wellesley
$2677
21 km or 13 mi Norwood
$2773
22 km or 14 mi Peabody
$2556
22 km or 14 mi Randolph
$2823
22 km or 14 mi Salem
$2537
23 km or 14 mi Wilmington
$2522
23 km or 14 mi Marblehead
$2594
23 km or 14 mi Canton
$2787
25 km or 16 mi Natick
$2395
26 km or 16 mi Stoughton
$2750

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