Bratislava vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bratislava Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1307
$1525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3111
$3787
🏠 One person rent
$719
$681
🏘️ Family rent
$1173
$1217
🍽️ Food expenses
$387
$499
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.3
$197
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1524
$3234
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
65
95
😀 Quality of life
80
95
🏙️ Population
476K
585K

The cost of living in Bratislava is 14% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 4319th and 3595th ($1307 vs $1525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 371st 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 2.1 months in Essen. Bratislava ranked 1st best city to live in Slovakia vs Essen ranked 5th in Germany, while ranked 506th and 31st among best cities to live in the world.

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Bratislava Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$13.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.6
$55.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.52
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.64
$4.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.83
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.01
$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$623
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$529
$470
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1189
$1267
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$888
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$43.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.35%
3.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5419
$4052
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3950
$3592
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.21
$3.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.8
$59.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$39.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.3
$3.42
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.1
$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$20.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$4.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$1.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.31
$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.51
$8.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.5
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36
$86.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$77
$94.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$97.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$628
$440
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15558
$9380

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$1234
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1497
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1441
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1543
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1465
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1470
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1472
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1489
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1425
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1486
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1464
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1378
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1527
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1477
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1206
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1477
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1461
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1466
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1480
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1451
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1558
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1861
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1472
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1480
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1578
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1376
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1431