Bratislava vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bratislava Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1307
$1851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3111
$4479
🏠 One person rent
$719
$1019
🏘️ Family rent
$1173
$1819
🍽️ Food expenses
$387
$510
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.3
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1524
$3275
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
65
92
😀 Quality of life
80
97
🏙️ Population
476K
1.08M

The cost of living in Bratislava is 29% less expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 4319th and 2308th ($1307 vs $1851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 19th in Slovakia and Germany, respectively. Check Slovakia vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bratislava compared to 1.8 months in Cologne. Bratislava ranked 1st best city to live in Slovakia vs Cologne ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 506th and 16th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bratislava Cologne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.6
$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.52
$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.64
$4.71
☕ Cappuccino
$2.83
$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.01
$2.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$1023
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$529
$801
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1189
$2061
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$44
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.35%
4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5419
$6540
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3950
$5856
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.21
$3.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.8
$59.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.3
$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.1
$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$2.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.31
$6.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.51
$8.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$2.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.5
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36
$51.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$77
$103
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$628
$822
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15558
$16860

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Distance City Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi Petrzalka
$1234
33 km or 20 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$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
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861