Bratislava vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bratislava Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1307
$2248
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3111
$5589
🏠 One person rent
$719
$1325
🏘️ Family rent
$1173
$2490
🍽️ Food expenses
$387
$564
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.3
$201
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1524
$4672
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
65
100
😀 Quality of life
80
92
🏙️ Population
476K
2.3M

The cost of living in Bratislava is 42% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 4319th and 1258th ($1307 vs $2248) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1108th in Slovakia and the United States, respectively. Check Slovakia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bratislava compared to 2.1 months in Houston. Bratislava ranked 1st best city to live in Slovakia vs Houston ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 506th and 82nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Bratislava Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$16.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.6
$66.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.52
$9.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.64
$5.52
☕ Cappuccino
$2.83
$5.31
🥤 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
$1392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$529
$1059
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1189
$2964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$2036
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.35%
6.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5419
$2925
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3950
$2076
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.21
$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.8
$71.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$21.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$3.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$3.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.3
$3.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.1
$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$4.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$3.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$1.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$3.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.31
$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$2.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.51
$8.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$5.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$3.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$2.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.5
$37.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36
$110
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$77
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$628
$1368
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15558
$22908

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$788
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$860
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$1698
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$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
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$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
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$910
115 km or 71 mi Krems an der Donau
$1632
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$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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$2093
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$2035
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$1983
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$1844
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$2063
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$2129
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$1653
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$1890
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$1865
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$1838
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$2231
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$2004
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$1960
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$1468
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$2211
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$2473
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$2145
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$2186
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$2223
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$2194
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$2226
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$2232
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$2177
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$2250
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$2075
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