Bratislava vs Bucharest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bratislava Bucharest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$1138
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3697
$2971
🏠 One person rent
$884
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$1498
$931
🍽️ Food expenses
$447
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$84.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1756
$1467
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
67
78
😀 Quality of life
81
84
🏙️ Population
479K
1.72M

The cost of living in Bratislava is 37% more expensive than in Bucharest. Cities ranked 3861st and 4935th ($1561 vs $1138) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Slovakia and Romania, respectively. Check Slovakia vs Romania comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bratislava compared to 1.3 months in Bucharest. Bratislava ranked 1st best city to live in Slovakia vs Bucharest ranked 1st in Romania, while ranked 669th and 508th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bratislava Bucharest
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.1
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.3
$57.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$8.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$3.53
☕ Cappuccino
$3.42
$3.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.33
$2.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$921
$586
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$664
$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1639
$1055
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1149
$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$99.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.6
$10.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
7.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6104
$4123
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4214
$2286
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.44
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$6.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.32
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.42
$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.07
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$2.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.61
$7.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.68
$6.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.24
$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$4.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.83
$3.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$8.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$69.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.8
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.9
$86.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$746
$769
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14476
$16525

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$1885
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$1898
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$930
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$1114
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$1829
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$1180
72 km or 45 mi Piestany
$1036
74 km or 46 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1922
75 km or 46 mi Nitra
$1278
78 km or 49 mi Hodonin
$1284
81 km or 50 mi Nove Zamky
$1166
87 km or 54 mi Komarno
$1196
106 km or 66 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1633
108 km or 67 mi Szombathely
$875
108 km or 67 mi Trencin
$1291
111 km or 69 mi Levice
$989
111 km or 69 mi Sankt Polten
$1821
111 km or 69 mi Znojmo
$1263
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$991
115 km or 71 mi Krems an der Donau
$1804
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$1639
128 km or 79 mi Zlin
$1404
130 km or 81 mi Kromeriz
$1312
131 km or 81 mi Veszprem
$1036
131 km or 82 mi Prievidza
$1026
143 km or 89 mi Szekesfehervar
$939
146 km or 91 mi Povazska Bystrica
$1281
146 km or 91 mi Zalaegerszeg
$893
148 km or 92 mi Prostejov
$1247
148 km or 92 mi Vsetin
$1246
148 km or 92 mi Prerov
$1119
149 km or 93 mi Trebic
$1153
156 km or 97 mi Vac
$1130
157 km or 98 mi Zvolen
$1394
157 km or 98 mi Kapfenberg
$1566
159 km or 99 mi Erd
$998

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$999
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$956
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$926
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$784
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$800
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$724
102 km or 63 mi Buzau
$831
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$758
103 km or 64 mi Slobozia
$777
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$970
137 km or 85 mi Slatina
$695
143 km or 89 mi Shumen
$666
144 km or 90 mi Brasov
$1150
151 km or 94 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$759
156 km or 97 mi Ramnicu Valcea
$826
161 km or 100 mi Pleven
$704
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$732
168 km or 104 mi Dobrich
$805
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$910
177 km or 110 mi Braila
$871
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$983
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$665
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$950
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$607
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$1099
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$1062
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$1132
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$644
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$840
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$716
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$916
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$844
236 km or 146 mi Cahul
$864
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$841
238 km or 148 mi Medias
$738
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$872
243 km or 151 mi Vratsa
$763
251 km or 156 mi Bacau
$773
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$683
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$795