Bratislava vs Brussels - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bratislava	Brussels
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1269	$1869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2998	$4554
🏠 One person rent	$697	$1085
🏘️ Family rent	$1124	$1927
🍽️ Food expenses	$377	$557
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.9	$85.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1442	$3070
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	65	96
😀 Quality of life	79	89
🏙️ Population	476K	189K

The cost of living in Bratislava is 32% less expensive than in Brussels. Cities ranked 4266th and 2147th ($1269 vs $1869) 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 1.1 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 487th and 148th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bratislava vs Brussels

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	Bratislava	Brussels
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.65	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.5	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.43	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$5.38
☕ Cappuccino	$2.76	$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.99	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$668	$968
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$512	$834
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1195	$1848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$821	$1555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$55.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.41%	3.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5290	$4416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3780	$3736
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.19	$2.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.9	$53.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.45	$4.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.94
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.68	$8.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.32	$8.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.44	$4.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.9	$40.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$23.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$74	$101
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$596	$978
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14350	$23098

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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

Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1682
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1524
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1659
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1652
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1593
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1619
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1644
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1669
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1599
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1743
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1648
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1825
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1640
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1567
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1645
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1613
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1544
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1630
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1619
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1553
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1575
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1581
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1678
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1618
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1469
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1563
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1568
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1533
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1484
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1517
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1539
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1426
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1536
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1536
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1511
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1413
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1596
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1631
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1570
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1650