Bratislava vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bratislava Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1590
$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3784
$2788
🏠 One person rent
$911
$547
🏘️ Family rent
$1556
$919
🍽️ Food expenses
$445
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$210
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1723
$420
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
67
73
😀 Quality of life
80
60
🏙️ Population
481K
4.8M

The cost of living in Bratislava is 32% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 3630th and 4745th ($1590 vs $1204) 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 0.3 months in Johannesburg. Bratislava ranked 1st best city to live in Slovakia vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 662nd and 5850th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bratislava vs Johannesburg

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Bratislava Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$12.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.1
$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.13
$2.44
☕ Cappuccino
$3.36
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$971
$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$686
$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1724
$862
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1200
$679
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$233
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.7
$38.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.52%
10.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6618
$1060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4164
$777
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$1.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.8
$92.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$8.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.36
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.81
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.72
$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$8.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.43
$5.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$9.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.86
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.35
$6.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.92
$3.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$5.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$4.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.76
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$8.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.3
$31
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.2
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$763
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16627
$5103

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$1475
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$1042
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$1308
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$1104
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$912
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$1031
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$851
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$784
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$997
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$1015
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$742
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$950
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$994
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$789
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$902
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$875
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$860
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$872
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$811
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$903
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$691
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$723
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$691
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$607
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$882
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$663
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$558
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$494
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$660
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$615
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$742
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$611
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$549
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$904
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$725
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$912
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$590
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1014
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$938
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$632
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$965