Bratislava vs Cologne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bratislava Cologne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1497
$1968
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3483
$4619
🏠 One person rent
$854
$1091
🏘️ Family rent
$1426
$1830
🍽️ Food expenses
$424
$536
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.6
$196
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1662
$3266
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
66
91
😀 Quality of life
82
96
🏙️ Population
479K
1.09M

The cost of living in Bratislava is 24% less expensive than in Cologne. Cities ranked 3966th and 2104th ($1497 vs $1968) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th 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 1.7 months in Cologne. Bratislava ranked 1st best city to live in Slovakia vs Cologne ranked 1st in Germany, while ranked 595th and 23rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Bratislava Cologne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.6
$71.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.75
$5.26
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.22
$3.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$883
$1103
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$870
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1522
$1997
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1089
$1478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.08%
3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6112
$6855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4219
$5848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$3.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.7
$67.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$4.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$23.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$3.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.17
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.58
$7.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.26
$9.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$8.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$2.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.3
$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.9
$54.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.6
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$84
$98
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.7
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$643
$773
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12603
$19386

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Distance City Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi Petrzalka
$1388
33 km or 20 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$917
44 km or 27 mi Trnava
$1311
55 km or 34 mi Vienna
$2132
62 km or 38 mi Klosterneuburg
$1859
62 km or 38 mi Modling
$1976
64 km or 40 mi Gyor
$861
65 km or 40 mi Sopron
$1052
67 km or 42 mi Baden bei Wien
$1917
70 km or 44 mi Breclav
$1148
72 km or 45 mi Piestany
$985
74 km or 46 mi Wiener Neustadt
$2019
75 km or 46 mi Nitra
$1176
78 km or 49 mi Hodonin
$1229
81 km or 50 mi Nove Zamky
$1134
87 km or 54 mi Komarno
$1148
106 km or 66 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1606
108 km or 67 mi Szombathely
$823
108 km or 67 mi Trencin
$1257
111 km or 69 mi Levice
$946
111 km or 69 mi Sankt Polten
$1774
111 km or 69 mi Znojmo
$1233
114 km or 71 mi Tatabanya
$943
115 km or 71 mi Krems an der Donau
$1759
123 km or 76 mi Brno
$1570
128 km or 79 mi Zlin
$1282
130 km or 81 mi Kromeriz
$1229
131 km or 81 mi Veszprem
$973
131 km or 82 mi Prievidza
$992
143 km or 89 mi Szekesfehervar
$884
146 km or 91 mi Povazska Bystrica
$1237
146 km or 91 mi Zalaegerszeg
$845
148 km or 92 mi Prostejov
$1182
148 km or 92 mi Vsetin
$1155
148 km or 92 mi Prerov
$1056
149 km or 93 mi Trebic
$1097
156 km or 97 mi Vac
$1070
157 km or 98 mi Zvolen
$1346
157 km or 98 mi Kapfenberg
$1574
159 km or 99 mi Erd
$936

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1759
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2037
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1745
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1744
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1741
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1740
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1726
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1750
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1699
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1740
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1711
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1702
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1727
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1736
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1708
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1695
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1770
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1694
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1678
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1716
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1642
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1747
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1957
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1674
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1691
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1654
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1630
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1645
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1650
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1666
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1659
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1608
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1611
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1650
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1613
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1662
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1979