Bratislava vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bratislava Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$1561
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3697
$3822
🏠 One person rent
$884
$682
🏘️ Family rent
$1498
$1155
🍽️ Food expenses
$447
$545
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1756
$3475
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
67
96
😀 Quality of life
81
95
🏙️ Population
479K
587K

The cost of living in Bratislava is 0% less expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 3861st and 3860th ($1561 vs $1561) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 496th in Slovakia and Germany, respectively. Check Slovakia vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bratislava compared to 2.2 months in Essen. Bratislava ranked 1st best city to live in Slovakia vs Essen ranked 2nd in Germany, while ranked 669th and 17th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bratislava vs Essen

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Bratislava Essen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.1
$17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.3
$66.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$5.31
☕ Cappuccino
$3.42
$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.33
$2.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$921
$602
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$664
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1639
$1064
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1149
$848
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$145
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$223
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.6
$41.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
3.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6104
$4998
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4214
$3089
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.44
$4.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46
$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$2.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.42
$3.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.07
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$24.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$3.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.61
$7.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.68
$9.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.24
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.83
$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$90
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.8
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.9
$96.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$746
$471
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14476
$10028

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Distance City Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi Petrzalka
$1451
33 km or 20 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$984
44 km or 27 mi Trnava
$1335
55 km or 34 mi Vienna
$2213
62 km or 38 mi Klosterneuburg
$1885
62 km or 38 mi Modling
$1898
64 km or 40 mi Gyor
$930
65 km or 40 mi Sopron
$1114
67 km or 42 mi Baden bei Wien
$1829
70 km or 44 mi Breclav
$1180
72 km or 45 mi Piestany
$1036
74 km or 46 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1922
75 km or 46 mi Nitra
$1278
78 km or 49 mi Hodonin
$1284
81 km or 50 mi Nove Zamky
$1166
87 km or 54 mi Komarno
$1196
106 km or 66 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1633
108 km or 67 mi Szombathely
$875
108 km or 67 mi Trencin
$1291
111 km or 69 mi Levice
$989
111 km or 69 mi Sankt Polten
$1821
111 km or 69 mi Znojmo
$1263
114 km or 71 mi Tatabanya
$991
115 km or 71 mi Krems an der Donau
$1804
123 km or 76 mi Brno
$1639
128 km or 79 mi Zlin
$1404
130 km or 81 mi Kromeriz
$1312
131 km or 81 mi Veszprem
$1036
131 km or 82 mi Prievidza
$1026
143 km or 89 mi Szekesfehervar
$939
146 km or 91 mi Povazska Bystrica
$1281
146 km or 91 mi Zalaegerszeg
$893
148 km or 92 mi Prostejov
$1247
148 km or 92 mi Vsetin
$1246
148 km or 92 mi Prerov
$1119
149 km or 93 mi Trebic
$1153
156 km or 97 mi Vac
$1130
157 km or 98 mi Zvolen
$1394
157 km or 98 mi Kapfenberg
$1566
159 km or 99 mi Erd
$998

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1592
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1481
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1642
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1579
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1573
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1549
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1467
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1570
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1639
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1622
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1620
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1563
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1567
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1572
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1579
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1578
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1564
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1640
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1944
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1566
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1579
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1584
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1614
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1663
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1587