Bratislava vs Dusseldorf - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bratislava	Dusseldorf
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1307	$1861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3111	$4578
🏠 One person rent	$719	$1029
🏘️ Family rent	$1173	$1905
🍽️ Food expenses	$387	$527
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.3	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1524	$3480
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	65	92
😀 Quality of life	80	95
🏙️ Population	476K	629K

The cost of living in Bratislava is 30% less expensive than in Dusseldorf. Cities ranked 4319th and 2278th ($1307 vs $1861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 18th 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 1.9 months in Dusseldorf. Bratislava ranked 1st best city to live in Slovakia vs Dusseldorf ranked 4th in Germany, while ranked 506th and 26th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bratislava vs Dusseldorf

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	Bratislava	Dusseldorf
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.1	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.6	$71.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.52	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.64	$4.8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.83	$4.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.01	$3.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$693	$959
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$529	$761
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1189	$1887
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$876	$1501
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$186
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$285
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.2	$42.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.35%	3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5419	$7923
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3950	$6295
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.21	$3.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.8	$55.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$28.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.75	$1.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$2.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.9
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.3	$4.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.1	$14.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.01	$4.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.31	$6.69
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.51	$8.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.28	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36	$58.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$77	$94.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$628	$657
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15558	$22103

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Cities near Bratislava

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

Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1566
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1548
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1571
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1556
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1578
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1527
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1620
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1505
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1647
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1558
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1489
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1634
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1441
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1538
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1464
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1567
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1612
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1463
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1465
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1425
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1652
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1497
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1563
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1638
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$1947
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1511
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1543
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1461
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1469
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1206
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1479
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1415
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1569
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1525
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1582
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1493
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1441
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1478
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1470
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1851