Bratislava vs Ljubljana - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bratislava	Ljubljana
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1275	$1468
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3042	$3437
🏠 One person rent	$705	$859
🏘️ Family rent	$1188	$1506
🍽️ Food expenses	$374	$427
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.7	$60.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1458	$1669
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	66	40
😀 Quality of life	80	79
🏙️ Population	476K	284K

The cost of living in Bratislava is 13% less expensive than in Ljubljana. Cities ranked 4275th and 3558th ($1275 vs $1468) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Slovakia and Slovenia, respectively. Check Slovakia vs Slovenia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bratislava compared to 1.1 months in Ljubljana. Bratislava ranked 1st best city to live in Slovakia vs Ljubljana ranked 1st in Slovenia, while ranked 568th and 615th 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	$8.92	$14.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$54
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.61	$8.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$3.51
☕ Cappuccino	$2.82	$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.93	$2.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$691	$788
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$530	$643
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1238	$1572
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$908	$1151
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$241
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.7	$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	3.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5323	$5385
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3848	$4113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.14	$1.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36	$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$3.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.66	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$2.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.92	$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.79	$7.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.54	$5.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.33	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.53	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.6	$45.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$7.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.3	$53
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.9	$92.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$586	$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13266	$12510

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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 Ljubljana

Distance	City	Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi	Kranj	$1261
57 km or 36 mi	Novo Mesto	$1080
58 km or 36 mi	Velenje	$1157
61 km or 38 mi	Celje	$1116
65 km or 40 mi	Klagenfurt	$1653
68 km or 42 mi	Nova Gorica	$985
70 km or 44 mi	Gorizia	$1223
72 km or 45 mi	Trieste	$1421
80 km or 50 mi	Rijeka	$1152
82 km or 51 mi	Villach	$1582
87 km or 54 mi	Izola	$1263
91 km or 57 mi	Wolfsberg	$1303
94 km or 58 mi	Piran	$1247
99 km or 62 mi	Udine	$1307
102 km or 63 mi	Karlovac	$912
102 km or 64 mi	Maribor	$1082
114 km or 71 mi	Zagreb	$1253
126 km or 78 mi	Velika Gorica	$1101
133 km or 83 mi	Graz	$1594
142 km or 88 mi	Pula	$941
143 km or 89 mi	Murska Sobota	$842
144 km or 89 mi	Pordenone	$1272
155 km or 96 mi	Leoben	$1263
158 km or 98 mi	San Dona di Piave	$1403
165 km or 103 mi	Kapfenberg	$1323
173 km or 107 mi	Bihac	$556
178 km or 110 mi	Belluno	$1284
180 km or 112 mi	Bjelovar	$1008
181 km or 113 mi	Treviso	$1502
183 km or 113 mi	Venice	$1522
187 km or 116 mi	Mestre	$1450
196 km or 122 mi	Nagykanizsa	$711
197 km or 122 mi	Mirano	$1375
199 km or 124 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$750
208 km or 129 mi	Szombathely	$701
208 km or 130 mi	Prijedor	$659
210 km or 131 mi	Hallein	$1692
217 km or 135 mi	Padua	$1581
220 km or 137 mi	Sanski Most	$558
222 km or 138 mi	Zadar	$1122