Bratislava vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bratislava Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1307
$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3111
$2135
🏠 One person rent
$719
$450
🏘️ Family rent
$1173
$787
🍽️ Food expenses
$387
$295
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.3
$69.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1524
$1450
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
16 km
🎓 Higher education
65
93
😀 Quality of life
80
76
🏙️ Population
476K
1.98M

The cost of living in Bratislava is 47% more expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 4319th and 6160th ($1307 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Slovakia and Malaysia, respectively. Check Slovakia vs Malaysia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bratislava compared to 1.6 months in Kuala Lumpur. Bratislava ranked 1st best city to live in Slovakia vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 506th and 883rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bratislava vs Kuala Lumpur

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Bratislava Kuala Lumpur
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$4.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.6
$27.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.52
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.64
$4.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.83
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.01
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$495
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$529
$343
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1189
$1006
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$604
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$75.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$27.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.35%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5419
$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3950
$1425
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.21
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.8
$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$9.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$0.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.3
$2.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.1
$5.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.31
$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$3.2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.51
$4.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$3.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$3.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.5
$46.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$4.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$6.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$77
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$80.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$628
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15558
$9485

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$1681
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$1772
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$788
65 km or 40 mi Sopron
$860
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$1698
70 km or 44 mi Breclav
$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
106 km or 66 mi Uherske Hradiste
$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
114 km or 71 mi Tatabanya
$910
115 km or 71 mi Krems an der Donau
$1632
123 km or 76 mi Brno
$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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Distance City Cost of living
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$738
15 km or 9.1 mi Subang Jaya
$732
19 km or 12 mi Shah Alam
$687
24 km or 15 mi Putrajaya
$571
25 km or 16 mi Cyberjaya
$617
30 km or 19 mi Klang
$729
54 km or 33 mi Seremban
$630
123 km or 77 mi Malacca
$699
124 km or 77 mi Teluk Intan
$673
155 km or 97 mi Muar
$752
167 km or 104 mi Dumai
$585
176 km or 109 mi Ipoh
$670
196 km or 122 mi Kuantan
$518
199 km or 124 mi Batu Pahat
$750
211 km or 131 mi Tanjungbalai
$538
217 km or 135 mi Taiping
$759
219 km or 136 mi Kluang
$745
229 km or 142 mi Chukai
$579
282 km or 175 mi Tebing Tinggi
$504
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$671
291 km or 181 mi Kuala Terengganu
$544
292 km or 181 mi Pekanbaru
$590
293 km or 182 mi Pematangsiantar
$518
294 km or 183 mi George Town
$669
297 km or 184 mi Johor Bahru
$709
309 km or 192 mi Sungai Petani
$637
311 km or 193 mi Singapore City
$3168
315 km or 195 mi Bukit Merah
$2852
335 km or 208 mi Padangsidempuan
$624
338 km or 210 mi Kota Bharu
$517
341 km or 212 mi Medan
$519
346 km or 215 mi Batam
$604
360 km or 224 mi Binjai
$503
361 km or 225 mi Alor Setar
$523
394 km or 245 mi Tanjung Pinang
$549
402 km or 250 mi Kangar
$563
413 km or 257 mi Langkawi
$594
441 km or 274 mi Langsa
$490
451 km or 280 mi Hat Yai
$561
457 km or 284 mi Ko Lipe
$742