Bratislava vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bratislava Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$1990
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3697
$4775
🏠 One person rent
$884
$1083
🏘️ Family rent
$1498
$1841
🍽️ Food expenses
$447
$556
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1756
$3654
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
67
92
😀 Quality of life
81
96
🏙️ Population
479K
1.09M

The cost of living in Bratislava is 22% less expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 3861st and 2067th ($1561 vs $1990) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th in Slovakia and Germany, respectively. Check Slovakia vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bratislava compared to 1.8 months in Cologne. Bratislava ranked 1st best city to live in Slovakia vs Cologne ranked 1st in Germany, while ranked 669th and 15th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bratislava vs Cologne

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Bratislava Cologne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.1
$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.3
$79.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$5.6
☕ Cappuccino
$3.42
$4.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.33
$3.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$921
$1084
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$664
$844
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1639
$1926
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1149
$1474
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.6
$39.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6104
$7562
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4214
$5093
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.44
$4.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46
$68.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.42
$4.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.07
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$23.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$3.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.61
$8.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.68
$9.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.24
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$2.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.83
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$42.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$57
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.8
$20
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.9
$97
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$746
$897
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14476
$22470

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Distance City Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi Petrzalka
$1451
33 km or 20 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$984
44 km or 27 mi Trnava
$1335
55 km or 34 mi Vienna
$2213
62 km or 38 mi Klosterneuburg
$1885
62 km or 38 mi Modling
$1898
64 km or 40 mi Gyor
$930
65 km or 40 mi Sopron
$1114
67 km or 42 mi Baden bei Wien
$1829
70 km or 44 mi Breclav
$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
114 km or 71 mi Tatabanya
$991
115 km or 71 mi Krems an der Donau
$1804
123 km or 76 mi Brno
$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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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1745
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2007
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1728
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1743
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1734
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1757
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1740
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1711
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1739
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1722
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1694
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1724
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1731
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1701
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1689
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1759
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1700
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1686
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1708
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1663
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1908
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1663
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1661
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1629
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1640
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1671
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1670
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1665
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1609
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1601
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1668
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1620
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1653
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1676
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1944