Bratislava vs Helsinki - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bratislava	Helsinki
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1275	$1816
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3042	$4167
🏠 One person rent	$705	$918
🏘️ Family rent	$1188	$1517
🍽️ Food expenses	$374	$580
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.7	$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1458	$3006
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	66	78
😀 Quality of life	80	95
🏙️ Population	476K	676K

The cost of living in Bratislava is 30% less expensive than in Helsinki. Cities ranked 4275th and 2353rd ($1275 vs $1816) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Slovakia and Finland, respectively. Check Slovakia vs Finland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bratislava compared to 1.7 months in Helsinki. Bratislava ranked 1st best city to live in Slovakia vs Helsinki ranked 1st in Finland, while ranked 568th and 26th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bratislava vs Helsinki

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	Bratislava	Helsinki
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.92	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$79.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.61	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$8.29
☕ Cappuccino	$2.82	$4.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.93	$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$691	$980
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$530	$796
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1238	$1796
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$908	$1297
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$64.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$99.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.7	$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	4.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5323	$8076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3848	$4860
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.14	$3.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36	$70
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$21.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$1.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$3.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$9.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.66	$13.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$3.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.92	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.79	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$3.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.54	$11.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.33	$3.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.53	$2.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.6	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.3	$79.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.9	$97.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$96.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$586	$345
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13266	$9361

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Cities near Bratislava

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Petrzalka	$1202
33 km or 20 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$794
44 km or 27 mi	Trnava	$1181
55 km or 34 mi	Vienna	$1844
62 km or 38 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1582
62 km or 38 mi	Modling	$1719
64 km or 40 mi	Gyor	$784
65 km or 40 mi	Sopron	$919
67 km or 42 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1627
70 km or 44 mi	Breclav	$943
72 km or 45 mi	Piestany	$935
74 km or 46 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1586
75 km or 46 mi	Nitra	$1039
78 km or 49 mi	Hodonin	$1098
81 km or 50 mi	Nove Zamky	$1019
87 km or 54 mi	Komarno	$1045
106 km or 66 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1381
108 km or 67 mi	Szombathely	$701
108 km or 67 mi	Trencin	$1118
111 km or 69 mi	Levice	$987
111 km or 69 mi	Sankt Polten	$1559
111 km or 69 mi	Znojmo	$1087
114 km or 71 mi	Tatabanya	$794
115 km or 71 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1553
123 km or 76 mi	Brno	$1329
128 km or 79 mi	Zlin	$1169
130 km or 81 mi	Kromeriz	$1107
131 km or 81 mi	Veszprem	$786
131 km or 82 mi	Prievidza	$892
143 km or 89 mi	Szekesfehervar	$762
146 km or 91 mi	Povazska Bystrica	$1085
146 km or 91 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$750
148 km or 92 mi	Prostejov	$1075
148 km or 92 mi	Vsetin	$1104
148 km or 92 mi	Prerov	$983
149 km or 93 mi	Trebic	$1120
156 km or 97 mi	Vac	$827
157 km or 98 mi	Zvolen	$1237
157 km or 98 mi	Kapfenberg	$1323
159 km or 99 mi	Erd	$790

Cities near Helsinki

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Vantaa	$1671
16 km or 9.7 mi	Espoo	$1879
26 km or 16 mi	Tuusula	$1509
27 km or 17 mi	Kerava	$1486
29 km or 18 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1509
33 km or 21 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1479
34 km or 21 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1533
47 km or 29 mi	Porvoo	$1327
49 km or 30 mi	Lohja	$1220
51 km or 32 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1323
63 km or 39 mi	Riihimaki	$1443
78 km or 48 mi	Maardu	$1219
83 km or 51 mi	Tallinn	$1414
86 km or 53 mi	Raseborg	$1441
96 km or 59 mi	Hameenlinna	$1309
98 km or 61 mi	Lahti	$1398
102 km or 63 mi	Salo	$1396
115 km or 72 mi	Kotka	$1286
122 km or 76 mi	Rakvere	$899
124 km or 77 mi	Kouvola	$1355
131 km or 81 mi	Valkeakoski	$1544
132 km or 82 mi	Hamina	$1329
143 km or 89 mi	Kaarina	$1450
150 km or 93 mi	Turku	$1495
156 km or 97 mi	Raisio	$1450
157 km or 98 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$973
160 km or 100 mi	Tampere	$1464
164 km or 102 mi	Nokia	$1432
169 km or 105 mi	Ylojarvi	$1426
170 km or 106 mi	Sastamala	$1391
181 km or 113 mi	Sillamae	$952
188 km or 117 mi	Jamsa	$1394
201 km or 125 mi	Parnu	$1064
203 km or 126 mi	Lappeenranta	$1295
203 km or 126 mi	Narva	$953
205 km or 127 mi	Viljandi	$933
210 km or 131 mi	Mikkeli	$1308
214 km or 133 mi	Rauma	$1254
224 km or 139 mi	Pori	$1239
224 km or 139 mi	Tartu	$1045