Bratislava vs Dallas - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bratislava	Dallas
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1275	$2471
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3042	$5897
🏠 One person rent	$705	$1504
🏘️ Family rent	$1188	$2718
🍽️ Food expenses	$374	$617
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.7	$189
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1458	$4999
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	66	91
😀 Quality of life	80	90
🏙️ Population	476K	1.3M

The cost of living in Bratislava is 48% less expensive than in Dallas. Cities ranked 4275th and 837th ($1275 vs $2471) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 773rd in Slovakia and the United States, respectively. Check Slovakia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bratislava compared to 2 months in Dallas. Bratislava ranked 1st best city to live in Slovakia vs Dallas ranked 23rd in the United States, while ranked 568th and 130th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bratislava vs Dallas

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	Bratislava	Dallas
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.92	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$67.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.61	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$6.29
☕ Cappuccino	$2.82	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.93	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$691	$1475
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$530	$1254
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1238	$3000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$908	$2294
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.7	$63.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	6.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5323	$3484
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3848	$2244
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.14	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36	$91.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$4.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.66	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$4.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$3.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.92	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.79	$16.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$2.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.54	$9.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.33	$5.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$5.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.53	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.6	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.3	$98.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$24.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.9	$59.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$586	$1145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13266	$26393

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Cities near Bratislava

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Petrzalka	$1202
33 km or 20 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$794
44 km or 27 mi	Trnava	$1181
55 km or 34 mi	Vienna	$1844
62 km or 38 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1582
62 km or 38 mi	Modling	$1719
64 km or 40 mi	Gyor	$784
65 km or 40 mi	Sopron	$919
67 km or 42 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1627
70 km or 44 mi	Breclav	$943
72 km or 45 mi	Piestany	$935
74 km or 46 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1586
75 km or 46 mi	Nitra	$1039
78 km or 49 mi	Hodonin	$1098
81 km or 50 mi	Nove Zamky	$1019
87 km or 54 mi	Komarno	$1045
106 km or 66 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1381
108 km or 67 mi	Szombathely	$701
108 km or 67 mi	Trencin	$1118
111 km or 69 mi	Levice	$987
111 km or 69 mi	Sankt Polten	$1559
111 km or 69 mi	Znojmo	$1087
114 km or 71 mi	Tatabanya	$794
115 km or 71 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1553
123 km or 76 mi	Brno	$1329
128 km or 79 mi	Zlin	$1169
130 km or 81 mi	Kromeriz	$1107
131 km or 81 mi	Veszprem	$786
131 km or 82 mi	Prievidza	$892
143 km or 89 mi	Szekesfehervar	$762
146 km or 91 mi	Povazska Bystrica	$1085
146 km or 91 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$750
148 km or 92 mi	Prostejov	$1075
148 km or 92 mi	Vsetin	$1104
148 km or 92 mi	Prerov	$983
149 km or 93 mi	Trebic	$1120
156 km or 97 mi	Vac	$827
157 km or 98 mi	Zvolen	$1237
157 km or 98 mi	Kapfenberg	$1323
159 km or 99 mi	Erd	$790

Cities near Dallas

Distance	City	Cost of living
8 km or 5 mi	University Park	$2214
14 km or 8.5 mi	Irving	$1808
18 km or 11 mi	Duncanville	$2149
18 km or 11 mi	Farmers Branch	$2169
19 km or 12 mi	Mesquite	$2079
19 km or 12 mi	Balch Springs	$2158
20 km or 12 mi	Lancaster	$2176
21 km or 13 mi	DeSoto	$2164
21 km or 13 mi	Grand Prairie	$2065
22 km or 13 mi	Garland	$2023
22 km or 14 mi	Richardson	$2242
25 km or 15 mi	Carrollton	$2184
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Hill	$2163
27 km or 17 mi	Coppell	$2095
28 km or 17 mi	Euless	$2081
28 km or 18 mi	Rowlett	$2213
30 km or 19 mi	Sachse	$2294
30 km or 19 mi	Arlington	$1883
31 km or 19 mi	Plano	$2538
31 km or 19 mi	Grapevine	$2012
32 km or 20 mi	Bedford	$2086
32 km or 20 mi	Forney	$2190
34 km or 21 mi	Colleyville	$2105
34 km or 21 mi	Lewisville	$2025
35 km or 22 mi	Hurst	$2093
35 km or 22 mi	The Colony	$2258
36 km or 22 mi	Rockwall	$2287
37 km or 23 mi	Southlake	$2089
37 km or 23 mi	Mansfield	$2305
37 km or 23 mi	Midlothian	$2224
37 km or 23 mi	Wylie	$2526
38 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2103
38 km or 24 mi	Allen	$2253
39 km or 24 mi	North Richland Hills	$2119
40 km or 25 mi	Frisco	$2395
42 km or 26 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
42 km or 26 mi	Watauga	$2126
43 km or 27 mi	Keller	$2079
43 km or 27 mi	Haltom	$2143
44 km or 28 mi	Little Elm	$2246