Bratislava vs Frankfurt - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bratislava Frankfurt
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1497
$2182
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3483
$5115
🏠 One person rent
$854
$1245
🏘️ Family rent
$1426
$2194
🍽️ Food expenses
$424
$585
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.6
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1662
$4614
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
66
87
😀 Quality of life
82
95
🏙️ Population
479K
776K

The cost of living in Bratislava is 31% less expensive than in Frankfurt. Cities ranked 3966th and 1510th ($1497 vs $2182) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 Frankfurt. Bratislava ranked 1st best city to live in Slovakia vs Frankfurt ranked 5th in Germany, while ranked 595th and 38th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bratislava Frankfurt
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.6
$79.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.75
$5.63
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$4.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.22
$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$883
$1285
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$1001
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1522
$2273
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1089
$1844
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$226
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$38
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.08%
3.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6112
$8398
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4219
$5144
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$4.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.7
$66.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$2.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$3.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$4.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.58
$6.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.26
$9.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$3.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$2.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.3
$64.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.9
$107
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.6
$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$84
$99.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.7
$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$643
$619
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12603
$16203

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$1388
33 km or 20 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$917
44 km or 27 mi Trnava
$1311
55 km or 34 mi Vienna
$2132
62 km or 38 mi Klosterneuburg
$1859
62 km or 38 mi Modling
$1976
64 km or 40 mi Gyor
$861
65 km or 40 mi Sopron
$1052
67 km or 42 mi Baden bei Wien
$1917
70 km or 44 mi Breclav
$1148
72 km or 45 mi Piestany
$985
74 km or 46 mi Wiener Neustadt
$2019
75 km or 46 mi Nitra
$1176
78 km or 49 mi Hodonin
$1229
81 km or 50 mi Nove Zamky
$1134
87 km or 54 mi Komarno
$1148
106 km or 66 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1606
108 km or 67 mi Szombathely
$823
108 km or 67 mi Trencin
$1257
111 km or 69 mi Levice
$946
111 km or 69 mi Sankt Polten
$1774
111 km or 69 mi Znojmo
$1233
114 km or 71 mi Tatabanya
$943
115 km or 71 mi Krems an der Donau
$1759
123 km or 76 mi Brno
$1570
128 km or 79 mi Zlin
$1282
130 km or 81 mi Kromeriz
$1229
131 km or 81 mi Veszprem
$973
131 km or 82 mi Prievidza
$992
143 km or 89 mi Szekesfehervar
$884
146 km or 91 mi Povazska Bystrica
$1237
146 km or 91 mi Zalaegerszeg
$845
148 km or 92 mi Prostejov
$1182
148 km or 92 mi Vsetin
$1155
148 km or 92 mi Prerov
$1056
149 km or 93 mi Trebic
$1097
156 km or 97 mi Vac
$1070
157 km or 98 mi Zvolen
$1346
157 km or 98 mi Kapfenberg
$1574
159 km or 99 mi Erd
$936

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Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1730
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1841
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1826
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1884
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1806
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1724
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1718
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1861
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1725
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1849
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1774
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1854
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1796
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1791
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1843
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1812
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1844
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1836
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1832
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1640
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1741
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1757
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1693
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1815
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1763
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1713
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1813
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1755
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1801
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1776
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1793
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1810
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1756
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1922
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1810
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1736
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1756
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1775
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1763
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1769