Bratislava vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bratislava Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$1171
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3697
$2754
🏠 One person rent
$884
$522
🏘️ Family rent
$1498
$894
🍽️ Food expenses
$447
$337
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1756
$1761
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
67
73
😀 Quality of life
81
65
🏙️ Population
479K
4.8M

The cost of living in Bratislava is 33% more expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 3861st and 4839th ($1561 vs $1171) 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 1.5 months in Johannesburg. Bratislava ranked 1st best city to live in Slovakia vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 669th and 5190th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bratislava Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.1
$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.3
$43.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$2.81
☕ Cappuccino
$3.42
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.33
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$921
$448
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$664
$377
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1639
$804
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1149
$689
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$91
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.6
$40
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
11.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6104
$1058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4214
$785
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.44
$2.12
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46
$88.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$9.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.42
$2.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$9.48
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.07
$5.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$7.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.61
$6.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.68
$3.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.24
$5.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$4.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.83
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$8.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$32.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.8
$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.9
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$746
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14476
$5808

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$1451
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$984
44 km or 27 mi Trnava
$1335
55 km or 34 mi Vienna
$2213
62 km or 38 mi Klosterneuburg
$1885
62 km or 38 mi Modling
$1898
64 km or 40 mi Gyor
$930
65 km or 40 mi Sopron
$1114
67 km or 42 mi Baden bei Wien
$1829
70 km or 44 mi Breclav
$1180
72 km or 45 mi Piestany
$1036
74 km or 46 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1922
75 km or 46 mi Nitra
$1278
78 km or 49 mi Hodonin
$1284
81 km or 50 mi Nove Zamky
$1166
87 km or 54 mi Komarno
$1196
106 km or 66 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1633
108 km or 67 mi Szombathely
$875
108 km or 67 mi Trencin
$1291
111 km or 69 mi Levice
$989
111 km or 69 mi Sankt Polten
$1821
111 km or 69 mi Znojmo
$1263
114 km or 71 mi Tatabanya
$991
115 km or 71 mi Krems an der Donau
$1804
123 km or 76 mi Brno
$1639
128 km or 79 mi Zlin
$1404
130 km or 81 mi Kromeriz
$1312
131 km or 81 mi Veszprem
$1036
131 km or 82 mi Prievidza
$1026
143 km or 89 mi Szekesfehervar
$939
146 km or 91 mi Povazska Bystrica
$1281
146 km or 91 mi Zalaegerszeg
$893
148 km or 92 mi Prostejov
$1247
148 km or 92 mi Vsetin
$1246
148 km or 92 mi Prerov
$1119
149 km or 93 mi Trebic
$1153
156 km or 97 mi Vac
$1130
157 km or 98 mi Zvolen
$1394
157 km or 98 mi Kapfenberg
$1566
159 km or 99 mi Erd
$998

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$1089
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$958
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$1057
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$892
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$792
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$967
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$1049
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$765
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$950
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$1017
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$791
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$910
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$899
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$826
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$875
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$826
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$901
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$697
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$731
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$694
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$652
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$912
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$662
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$511
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$681
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$628
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$763
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$630
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$551
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$927
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$916
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$583
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$966
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$948
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$633
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$950