Bratislava vs Ljubljana - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bratislava Ljubljana
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1307
$1500
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3111
$3519
🏠 One person rent
$719
$863
🏘️ Family rent
$1173
$1523
🍽️ Food expenses
$387
$445
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.3
$64.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1524
$1752
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
65
40
😀 Quality of life
80
78
🏙️ Population
476K
284K

The cost of living in Bratislava is 13% less expensive than in Ljubljana. Cities ranked 4319th and 3687th ($1307 vs $1500) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Slovakia and Slovenia, respectively. Check Slovakia vs Slovenia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bratislava compared to 1.2 months in Ljubljana. Bratislava ranked 1st best city to live in Slovakia vs Ljubljana ranked 1st in Slovenia, while ranked 506th and 632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bratislava vs Ljubljana

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Bratislava Ljubljana
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.6
$49.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.52
$8.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.64
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.83
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.01
$2.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$805
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$529
$645
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1189
$1568
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$239
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.35%
3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5419
$5439
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3950
$4196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.21
$1.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.8
$41.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.3
$3.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.1
$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$3.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.31
$7.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.51
$5.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$2.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.5
$48.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$8.33
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36
$56.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$77
$92.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$628
$460
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15558
$11580

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$1234
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$827
44 km or 27 mi Trnava
$1197
55 km or 34 mi Vienna
$1965
62 km or 38 mi Klosterneuburg
$1681
62 km or 38 mi Modling
$1772
64 km or 40 mi Gyor
$788
65 km or 40 mi Sopron
$860
67 km or 42 mi Baden bei Wien
$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
24 km or 15 mi Kranj
$1270
57 km or 36 mi Novo Mesto
$1147
58 km or 36 mi Velenje
$1217
61 km or 38 mi Celje
$1146
65 km or 40 mi Klagenfurt
$1770
68 km or 42 mi Nova Gorica
$1188
70 km or 44 mi Gorizia
$1247
72 km or 45 mi Trieste
$1362
80 km or 50 mi Rijeka
$1174
82 km or 51 mi Villach
$1674
87 km or 54 mi Izola
$1361
91 km or 57 mi Wolfsberg
$1397
94 km or 58 mi Piran
$1347
99 km or 62 mi Udine
$1366
102 km or 63 mi Karlovac
$926
102 km or 64 mi Maribor
$1143
114 km or 71 mi Zagreb
$1254
126 km or 78 mi Velika Gorica
$1142
133 km or 83 mi Graz
$1764
142 km or 88 mi Pula
$1061
143 km or 89 mi Murska Sobota
$880
144 km or 89 mi Pordenone
$1351
155 km or 96 mi Leoben
$1424
158 km or 98 mi San Dona di Piave
$1492
165 km or 103 mi Kapfenberg
$1485
173 km or 107 mi Bihac
$618
178 km or 110 mi Belluno
$1393
180 km or 112 mi Bjelovar
$999
181 km or 113 mi Treviso
$1656
183 km or 113 mi Venice
$1553
187 km or 116 mi Mestre
$1568
196 km or 122 mi Nagykanizsa
$790
197 km or 122 mi Mirano
$1566
199 km or 124 mi Zalaegerszeg
$814
208 km or 129 mi Szombathely
$789
208 km or 130 mi Prijedor
$663
210 km or 131 mi Hallein
$1706
217 km or 135 mi Padua
$1666
220 km or 137 mi Sanski Most
$566
222 km or 138 mi Zadar
$1265