Bratislava vs Edinburgh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Bratislava Edinburgh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$2043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2998
$5104
🏠 One person rent
$697
$1223
🏘️ Family rent
$1124
$2302
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$520
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.9
$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1442
$3083
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
65
88
😀 Quality of life
79
93
🏙️ Population
476K
488K

The cost of living in Bratislava is 38% less expensive than in Edinburgh. Cities ranked 4266th and 1692nd ($1269 vs $2043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 46th 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 1.1 months in Bratislava compared to 1.5 months in Edinburgh. Bratislava ranked 1st best city to live in Slovakia vs Edinburgh ranked 4th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 487th and 64th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Bratislava vs Edinburgh infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Bratislava vs Edinburgh

Prices for goods and services in Bratislava and Edinburgh are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Bratislava Edinburgh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.65
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$78.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.43
$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$6.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.76
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.99
$2.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$668
$1312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1195
$2456
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$821
$1867
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$180
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$279
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$38.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
6.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5290
$6453
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3780
$4477
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.9
$78.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.74
$1.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.45
$3.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$9.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$3.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$4.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$2.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.32
$17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$6.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.44
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$40.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.9
$106
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$74
$101
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.1
$95.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$596
$1620
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14350
$14724

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Bratislava

Distance City Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi Petrzalka
$1197
33 km or 20 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$797
44 km or 27 mi Trnava
$1073
55 km or 34 mi Vienna
$1854
62 km or 38 mi Klosterneuburg
$1602
62 km or 38 mi Modling
$1621
64 km or 40 mi Gyor
$829
65 km or 40 mi Sopron
$765
67 km or 42 mi Baden bei Wien
$1663
70 km or 44 mi Breclav
$946
72 km or 45 mi Piestany
$901
74 km or 46 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1325
75 km or 46 mi Nitra
$1125
78 km or 49 mi Hodonin
$988
81 km or 50 mi Nove Zamky
$1013
87 km or 54 mi Komarno
$1045
106 km or 66 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1020
108 km or 67 mi Szombathely
$747
108 km or 67 mi Trencin
$1149
111 km or 69 mi Levice
$898
111 km or 69 mi Sankt Polten
$1535
111 km or 69 mi Znojmo
$995
114 km or 71 mi Tatabanya
$857
115 km or 71 mi Krems an der Donau
$1543
123 km or 76 mi Brno
$1158
128 km or 79 mi Zlin
$1033
130 km or 81 mi Kromeriz
$1005
131 km or 81 mi Veszprem
$852
131 km or 82 mi Prievidza
$888
143 km or 89 mi Szekesfehervar
$780
146 km or 91 mi Povazska Bystrica
$1089
146 km or 91 mi Zalaegerszeg
$762
148 km or 92 mi Prostejov
$1084
148 km or 92 mi Vsetin
$1085
148 km or 92 mi Prerov
$916
149 km or 93 mi Trebic
$1011
156 km or 97 mi Vac
$873
157 km or 98 mi Zvolen
$1476
157 km or 98 mi Kapfenberg
$1229
159 km or 99 mi Erd
$824

Cities near Edinburgh

Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Kirkcaldy
$1800
21 km or 13 mi Livingston
$1651
21 km or 13 mi Dunfermline
$1693
42 km or 26 mi Alloa
$1670
49 km or 30 mi Cumbernauld
$1803
49 km or 31 mi Stirling
$1659
52 km or 32 mi Perth
$1537
56 km or 35 mi Hamilton
$1731
59 km or 37 mi Dundee
$1527
65 km or 40 mi East Kilbride
$1748
66 km or 41 mi Glasgow
$1884
78 km or 48 mi Paisley
$1734
89 km or 56 mi Kilmarnock
$1399
98 km or 61 mi Greenock
$1524
99 km or 61 mi Irvine
$1514
102 km or 63 mi Dumfries
$1723
105 km or 65 mi Ayr
$1520
120 km or 74 mi Carlisle
$1632
147 km or 91 mi Newcastle upon Tyne
$1910
149 km or 93 mi Aberdeen
$1681
150 km or 93 mi Gateshead
$1833
153 km or 95 mi Tynemouth
$1673
153 km or 95 mi Jarrow
$1702
154 km or 96 mi South Shields
$1661
158 km or 98 mi Washington
$1644
158 km or 98 mi Whitehaven
$1706
164 km or 102 mi Sunderland
$1430
166 km or 103 mi Durham
$1630
173 km or 107 mi Bishop Auckland
$1566
182 km or 113 mi Inverness
$1629
189 km or 117 mi Hartlepool
$1657
189 km or 117 mi Elgin
$1554
190 km or 118 mi Darlington
$1251
194 km or 121 mi Stockton-on-Tees
$1321
197 km or 123 mi Middlesbrough
$1411
211 km or 131 mi Morecambe
$1568
212 km or 132 mi Bangor
$1305
213 km or 132 mi Lancaster
$1532
216 km or 134 mi Douglas
$1719
224 km or 139 mi Newtownabbey
$1666