Bratislava vs Kobe - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bratislava	Kobe
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1275	$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3042	$2821
🏠 One person rent	$705	$460
🏘️ Family rent	$1188	$848
🍽️ Food expenses	$374	$400
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.7	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1458	$1696
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	66	91
😀 Quality of life	80	78
🏙️ Population	476K	1.52M

The cost of living in Bratislava is 15% more expensive than in Kobe. Cities ranked 4275th and 4793rd ($1275 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 127th in Slovakia and Japan, respectively. Check Slovakia vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bratislava compared to 1.5 months in Kobe. Bratislava ranked 1st best city to live in Slovakia vs Kobe ranked 31st in Japan, while ranked 568th and 674th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bratislava vs Kobe

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	Bratislava	Kobe
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.92	$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.61	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$2.86
☕ Cappuccino	$2.82	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.93	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$691	$437
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$530	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1238	$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$908	$646
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$86.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.7	$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5323	$4362
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3848	$3074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.14	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36	$71.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$13.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.48
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.66	$7.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$31.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$4.24
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$4.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.89
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.92	$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.79	$9.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.54	$5.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.33	$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.53	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.6	$60
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.3	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.9	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$586	$342
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13266	$16179

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Kobe

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Ashiya	$1049
15 km or 9 mi	Nishinomiya	$1127
18 km or 11 mi	Akashi	$1158
20 km or 13 mi	Takarazuka	$1072
20 km or 13 mi	Amagasaki	$1111
21 km or 13 mi	Miki	$1057
22 km or 14 mi	Sanda	$1048
23 km or 14 mi	Itami	$1062
25 km or 16 mi	Inami	$1072
26 km or 16 mi	Kawanishi	$1056
27 km or 17 mi	Ikeda	$1046
28 km or 17 mi	Toyonaka	$1063
29 km or 18 mi	Inagawa	$1045
29 km or 18 mi	Harima	$1073
29 km or 18 mi	Osaka	$1242
29 km or 18 mi	Ono	$1057
29 km or 18 mi	Izumiotsu	$1051
30 km or 19 mi	Minoh	$1059
30 km or 19 mi	Takaishi	$1051
31 km or 19 mi	Sakai	$1146
31 km or 19 mi	Kishiwada	$1074
32 km or 20 mi	Kato	$1049
32 km or 20 mi	Suita	$1302
32 km or 20 mi	Izumi	$1065
32 km or 20 mi	Kakogawa	$1110
32 km or 20 mi	Kaizuka	$1059
34 km or 21 mi	Izumisano	$1062
35 km or 22 mi	Moriguchi	$1117
36 km or 22 mi	Kumatori	$1059
36 km or 22 mi	Settsu	$1142
36 km or 22 mi	Matsubara	$1049
37 km or 23 mi	Takasago	$1076
37 km or 23 mi	Kadoma	$1101
37 km or 23 mi	Sennan	$1076
37 km or 23 mi	Hannan	$1084
38 km or 23 mi	Awaji	$1156
38 km or 24 mi	Ibaraki	$1136
38 km or 24 mi	Higashiosaka	$1106
39 km or 24 mi	Nishiwaki	$1046
39 km or 24 mi	Yao	$1079