Bratislava vs Brussels - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bratislava Brussels
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1497
$2028
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3483
$4874
🏠 One person rent
$854
$1133
🏘️ Family rent
$1426
$1958
🍽️ Food expenses
$424
$649
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.6
$97.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1662
$3458
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
66
96
😀 Quality of life
82
91
🏙️ Population
479K
196K

The cost of living in Bratislava is 26% less expensive than in Brussels. Cities ranked 3966th and 1913th ($1497 vs $2028) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Slovakia and Belgium, respectively. Check Slovakia vs Belgium comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bratislava compared to 1.7 months in Brussels. Bratislava ranked 1st best city to live in Slovakia vs Brussels ranked 1st in Belgium, while ranked 595th and 165th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bratislava Brussels
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$25.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.6
$77.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.75
$6.38
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$4.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.22
$3.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$883
$1090
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$879
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1522
$1983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1089
$1587
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$235
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$57.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.08%
3.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6112
$4704
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4219
$3801
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.7
$63.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$2.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$4.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.58
$9.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$2.34
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.26
$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$5.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.3
$41.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$15.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.9
$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.6
$28.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$84
$102
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.7
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$643
$1055
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12603
$22658

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$1388
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1854
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1876
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1889
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1931
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1758
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1847
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1858
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1870
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1732
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1845
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1816
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$2025
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1835
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1791
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1863
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1787
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1835
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1801
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1806
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1745
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1823
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1768
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1846
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1867
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1571
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1648
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1746
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1737
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1657
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1830
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1696
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1794
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1722
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1724
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1745
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1671
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1867
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1804
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1666
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1818