Bratislava vs Essen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bratislava Essen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1590
$1519
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3784
$3766
🏠 One person rent
$911
$642
🏘️ Family rent
$1556
$1100
🍽️ Food expenses
$445
$537
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1723
$3165
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
25 km
🎓 Higher education
67
96
😀 Quality of life
80
95
🏙️ Population
481K
587K

The cost of living in Bratislava is 5% more expensive than in Essen. Cities ranked 3630th and 3925th ($1590 vs $1519) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 521st 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 2.1 months in Essen. Bratislava ranked 1st best city to live in Slovakia vs Essen ranked 3rd in Germany, while ranked 662nd and 23rd 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
$10.5
$16.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.1
$72.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.13
$5.63
☕ Cappuccino
$3.36
$3.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$971
$571
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$686
$434
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1724
$1047
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1200
$794
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$141
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$233
$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.7
$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.52%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6618
$4896
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4164
$3071
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$4.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.8
$69.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$31.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$1.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.72
$3.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.43
$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$25.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$3.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$3.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.35
$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.92
$9.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$2.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.76
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$36.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.3
$88.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.2
$97.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$763
$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16627
$9789

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Distance City Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi Petrzalka
$1475
33 km or 20 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$1042
44 km or 27 mi Trnava
$1308
55 km or 34 mi Vienna
$2240
62 km or 38 mi Klosterneuburg
$1883
62 km or 38 mi Modling
$1862
64 km or 40 mi Gyor
$974
65 km or 40 mi Sopron
$1172
67 km or 42 mi Baden bei Wien
$1831
70 km or 44 mi Breclav
$1150
72 km or 45 mi Piestany
$967
74 km or 46 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1941
75 km or 46 mi Nitra
$1218
78 km or 49 mi Hodonin
$1257
81 km or 50 mi Nove Zamky
$1126
87 km or 54 mi Komarno
$1156
106 km or 66 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1619
108 km or 67 mi Szombathely
$917
108 km or 67 mi Trencin
$1255
111 km or 69 mi Levice
$928
111 km or 69 mi Sankt Polten
$1805
111 km or 69 mi Znojmo
$1230
114 km or 71 mi Tatabanya
$1063
115 km or 71 mi Krems an der Donau
$1789
123 km or 76 mi Brno
$1628
128 km or 79 mi Zlin
$1430
130 km or 81 mi Kromeriz
$1265
131 km or 81 mi Veszprem
$1124
131 km or 82 mi Prievidza
$1032
143 km or 89 mi Szekesfehervar
$981
146 km or 91 mi Povazska Bystrica
$1252
146 km or 91 mi Zalaegerszeg
$953
148 km or 92 mi Prostejov
$1201
148 km or 92 mi Vsetin
$1148
148 km or 92 mi Prerov
$1065
149 km or 93 mi Trebic
$1126
156 km or 97 mi Vac
$1195
157 km or 98 mi Zvolen
$1340
157 km or 98 mi Kapfenberg
$1518
159 km or 99 mi Erd
$973

Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1575
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1468
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1636
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1580
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1552
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1538
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1507
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1565
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1605
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1637
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1629
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1551
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1557
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1547
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1568
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1653
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1544
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1545
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1566
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1572
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1662
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1913
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1528
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1559
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1564
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1533
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1538