Bratislava vs Brussels - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bratislava Brussels
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1307
$1958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3111
$4780
🏠 One person rent
$719
$1120
🏘️ Family rent
$1173
$1989
🍽️ Food expenses
$387
$598
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.3
$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1524
$3047
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
65
96
😀 Quality of life
80
89
🏙️ Population
476K
196K

The cost of living in Bratislava is 33% less expensive than in Brussels. Cities ranked 4319th and 1988th ($1307 vs $1958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Slovakia and Belgium, respectively. Check Slovakia vs Belgium comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bratislava compared to 1.6 months in Brussels. Bratislava ranked 1st best city to live in Slovakia vs Brussels ranked 1st in Belgium, while ranked 506th and 173rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Bratislava Brussels
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.6
$76
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.52
$13.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.64
$5.51
☕ Cappuccino
$2.83
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.01
$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$1032
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$529
$881
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1189
$2055
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$1606
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.35%
3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5419
$4722
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3950
$4382
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.21
$2.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.8
$55.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$26.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.3
$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.1
$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$3.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$3.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.31
$8.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$2.45
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.51
$10.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.5
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36
$41.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$77
$103
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$628
$1059
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15558
$23380

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$1234
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$827
44 km or 27 mi Trnava
$1197
55 km or 34 mi Vienna
$1965
62 km or 38 mi Klosterneuburg
$1681
62 km or 38 mi Modling
$1772
64 km or 40 mi Gyor
$788
65 km or 40 mi Sopron
$860
67 km or 42 mi Baden bei Wien
$1698
70 km or 44 mi Breclav
$989
72 km or 45 mi Piestany
$935
74 km or 46 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1188
75 km or 46 mi Nitra
$1062
78 km or 49 mi Hodonin
$1051
81 km or 50 mi Nove Zamky
$1037
87 km or 54 mi Komarno
$1067
106 km or 66 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1130
108 km or 67 mi Szombathely
$789
108 km or 67 mi Trencin
$1150
111 km or 69 mi Levice
$898
111 km or 69 mi Sankt Polten
$1653
111 km or 69 mi Znojmo
$1136
114 km or 71 mi Tatabanya
$910
115 km or 71 mi Krems an der Donau
$1632
123 km or 76 mi Brno
$1344
128 km or 79 mi Zlin
$1220
130 km or 81 mi Kromeriz
$1094
131 km or 81 mi Veszprem
$883
131 km or 82 mi Prievidza
$952
143 km or 89 mi Szekesfehervar
$805
146 km or 91 mi Povazska Bystrica
$1065
146 km or 91 mi Zalaegerszeg
$814
148 km or 92 mi Prostejov
$1137
148 km or 92 mi Vsetin
$1195
148 km or 92 mi Prerov
$938
149 km or 93 mi Trebic
$1211
156 km or 97 mi Vac
$876
157 km or 98 mi Zvolen
$1574
157 km or 98 mi Kapfenberg
$1485
159 km or 99 mi Erd
$849

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Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi Schaerbeek
$1752
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Saint-Gilles
$1633
4 km or 2.5 mi Anderlecht
$1734
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Forest
$1712
4.5 km or 2.8 mi Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
$1657
6.2 km or 3.8 mi Watermael-Boitsfort
$1691
7.3 km or 4.6 mi Dilbeek
$1715
10 km or 6.3 mi Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
$1738
10 km or 6.4 mi Vilvoorde
$1675
11 km or 6.8 mi Tervuren
$1799
15 km or 9 mi Overijse
$1723
15 km or 9.1 mi Waterloo
$1911
15 km or 9.1 mi Halle
$1701
17 km or 11 mi Zemst
$1636
19 km or 12 mi Braine-l'Alleud
$1702
19 km or 12 mi Rixensart
$1708
21 km or 13 mi Mechelen
$1619
21 km or 13 mi Tubize
$1696
23 km or 14 mi Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve
$1691
23 km or 14 mi Wavre
$1661
23 km or 15 mi Herent
$1693
24 km or 15 mi Ninove
$1660
24 km or 15 mi Aalst
$1779
25 km or 15 mi Leuven
$1761
26 km or 16 mi Dendermonde
$1592
28 km or 17 mi Nivelles
$1595
31 km or 20 mi Braine-le-Comte
$1630
35 km or 22 mi Lier
$1616
35 km or 22 mi Geraardsbergen
$1555
36 km or 23 mi Heist-op-den-Berg
$1593
37 km or 23 mi Mortsel
$1611
37 km or 23 mi Aarschot
$1514
37 km or 23 mi Soignies
$1598
38 km or 23 mi Zottegem
$1616
38 km or 24 mi Lokeren
$1545
38 km or 24 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1592
40 km or 25 mi Gembloux
$1667
40 km or 25 mi Beveren
$1709
41 km or 26 mi Tienen
$1560
41 km or 26 mi Antwerp
$1762