Bratislava vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bratislava Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1275
$993
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3042
$2403
🏠 One person rent
$705
$441
🏘️ Family rent
$1188
$809
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$288
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.7
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1458
$1383
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
66
72
😀 Quality of life
80
57
🏙️ Population
476K
4.43M

The cost of living in Bratislava is 28% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 4275th and 5539th ($1275 vs $993) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Slovakia and South Africa, respectively. Check Slovakia vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bratislava compared to 1.4 months in Johannesburg. Bratislava ranked 1st best city to live in Slovakia vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 568th and 5667th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bratislava Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$9.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.61
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.47
$2.37
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.93
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$530
$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1238
$790
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$908
$627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$71.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.7
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.37%
11.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5323
$1031
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3848
$684
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.14
$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$9.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.63
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.63
$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$5.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$6.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.92
$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.79
$5.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.54
$2.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.33
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.53
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.6
$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.3
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.9
$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$586
$214
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13266
$5271

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$953
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$837
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$923
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$785
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$678
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$807
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$906
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$672
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$773
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$820
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$889
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$695
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$784
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$795
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$722
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$768
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$748
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$780
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$665
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$691
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$535
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$664
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$562
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$763
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$628
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$500
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$442
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$621
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$631
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$657
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$567
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$540
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$814
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$640
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$964
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$583
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1068
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$809
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$624
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$1003