Bratislava vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bratislava Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1307
$2246
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3111
$5663
🏠 One person rent
$719
$1326
🏘️ Family rent
$1173
$2459
🍽️ Food expenses
$387
$573
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.3
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1524
$3703
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
65
88
😀 Quality of life
80
94
🏙️ Population
476K
488K

The cost of living in Bratislava is 42% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 4319th and 1263rd ($1307 vs $2246) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 34th in Slovakia and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Slovakia vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bratislava compared to 1.6 months in Edinburgh. Bratislava ranked 1st best city to live in Slovakia vs Edinburgh ranked 5th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 506th and 40th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bratislava Edinburgh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.6
$83.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.52
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.64
$7.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.83
$4.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.01
$2.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$1425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$529
$1009
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1189
$2692
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$1980
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$42.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.35%
5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5419
$7033
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3950
$4677
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.21
$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.8
$87.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$23.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$1.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.3
$4.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.1
$10.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$5.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$3.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.31
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$2.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.51
$19.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.5
$52.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36
$113
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$77
$119
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$628
$1775
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15558
$23136

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$1965
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$1681
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$1772
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$788
65 km or 40 mi Sopron
$860
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$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
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1704
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1744
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1724
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1710
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1767
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1625
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1647
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1793
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1545
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1818
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$2013
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1793
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1470
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1599
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1573
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1390
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1420
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1732
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1847
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1701
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1800
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1712
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1734
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1706
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1688
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1828
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1571
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1602
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1640
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1830
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1424
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1459
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1364
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1467
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1528
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1783
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1467
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1763
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1989
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1767