Bratislava vs Bucharest - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bratislava Bucharest
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$961
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2998
$2436
🏠 One person rent
$697
$449
🏘️ Family rent
$1124
$782
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.9
$70.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1442
$1072
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
65
76
😀 Quality of life
79
77
🏙️ Population
476K
1.72M

The cost of living in Bratislava is 32% more expensive than in Bucharest. Cities ranked 4266th and 5593rd ($1269 vs $961) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 1.1 months in Bucharest. Bratislava ranked 1st best city to live in Slovakia vs Bucharest ranked 1st in Romania, while ranked 487th and 703rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Bratislava Bucharest
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.65
$9.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$44.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.43
$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$2.68
☕ Cappuccino
$2.76
$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.99
$2.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$668
$464
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1195
$863
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$821
$587
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$92.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$8.75
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
7.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5290
$2654
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3780
$1649
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.9
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$5.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.74
$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.45
$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$6.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$2.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$6.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.32
$5.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$6.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.44
$5.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$43.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$7.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.9
$54.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$74
$73.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.1
$81.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$596
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14350
$9569

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$829
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$765
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$1663
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$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
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$1020
108 km or 67 mi Szombathely
$747
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$1149
111 km or 69 mi Levice
$898
111 km or 69 mi Sankt Polten
$1535
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$995
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$857
115 km or 71 mi Krems an der Donau
$1543
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$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
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$1229
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$824

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$846
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$817
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$868
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$619
77 km or 48 mi Targoviste
$702
77 km or 48 mi Alexandria
$681
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$758
102 km or 63 mi Calarasi
$701
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$739
108 km or 67 mi Pitesti
$758
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$610
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$611
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$928
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$654
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$595
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$719
164 km or 102 mi Sfantu Gheorghe
$718
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$646
168 km or 105 mi Focsani
$748
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$639
180 km or 112 mi Craiova
$813
181 km or 112 mi Gabrovo
$495
192 km or 119 mi Galati
$743
192 km or 119 mi Sliven
$616
198 km or 123 mi Varna
$851
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$898
205 km or 127 mi Constanta
$962
216 km or 134 mi Yambol
$563
217 km or 135 mi Sibiu
$800
223 km or 138 mi Stara Zagora
$641
232 km or 144 mi Tulcea
$746
233 km or 145 mi Targu Jiu
$702
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$812
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$730
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$561
239 km or 148 mi Burgas
$508
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$865
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$670
260 km or 161 mi Vidin
$661
267 km or 166 mi Targu Mures
$678