Bratislava vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bratislava	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1497	$3851
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3483	$8597
🏠 One person rent	$854	$2689
🏘️ Family rent	$1426	$4575
🍽️ Food expenses	$424	$592
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.6	$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1662	$4336
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	66	100
😀 Quality of life	82	99
🏙️ Population	479K	8.8M

The cost of living in Bratislava is 61% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 3966th and 8th ($1497 vs $3851) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Slovakia and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Slovakia vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bratislava compared to 1.1 months in London. Bratislava ranked 1st best city to live in Slovakia vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 595th and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bratislava vs London

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	Bratislava	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.6	$91.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$9.11
☕ Cappuccino	$3.3	$5.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.22	$3.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$883	$3237
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$637	$2291
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1522	$4710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1089	$4163
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$170
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.7	$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.08%	4.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6112	$21687
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4219	$11040
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.4	$4.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$31.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.24	$5.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.84	$9.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$15.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$3.18
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$3.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$3.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.58	$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$3.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.26	$22.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.19	$4.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$2.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$2.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$59
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$18.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.9	$69.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.6	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$84	$110
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.7	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$643	$2511
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12603	$27583

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Cities near Bratislava

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Petrzalka	$1388
33 km or 20 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$917
44 km or 27 mi	Trnava	$1311
55 km or 34 mi	Vienna	$2132
62 km or 38 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1859
62 km or 38 mi	Modling	$1976
64 km or 40 mi	Gyor	$861
65 km or 40 mi	Sopron	$1052
67 km or 42 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1917
70 km or 44 mi	Breclav	$1148
72 km or 45 mi	Piestany	$985
74 km or 46 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$2019
75 km or 46 mi	Nitra	$1176
78 km or 49 mi	Hodonin	$1229
81 km or 50 mi	Nove Zamky	$1134
87 km or 54 mi	Komarno	$1148
106 km or 66 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1606
108 km or 67 mi	Szombathely	$823
108 km or 67 mi	Trencin	$1257
111 km or 69 mi	Levice	$946
111 km or 69 mi	Sankt Polten	$1774
111 km or 69 mi	Znojmo	$1233
114 km or 71 mi	Tatabanya	$943
115 km or 71 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1759
123 km or 76 mi	Brno	$1570
128 km or 79 mi	Zlin	$1282
130 km or 81 mi	Kromeriz	$1229
131 km or 81 mi	Veszprem	$973
131 km or 82 mi	Prievidza	$992
143 km or 89 mi	Szekesfehervar	$884
146 km or 91 mi	Povazska Bystrica	$1237
146 km or 91 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$845
148 km or 92 mi	Prostejov	$1182
148 km or 92 mi	Vsetin	$1155
148 km or 92 mi	Prerov	$1056
149 km or 93 mi	Trebic	$1097
156 km or 97 mi	Vac	$1070
157 km or 98 mi	Zvolen	$1346
157 km or 98 mi	Kapfenberg	$1574
159 km or 99 mi	Erd	$936

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2960
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2512
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2449
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2514
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2435
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2367
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2352
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2337
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2633
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2374
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2456
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2200
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2197
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2273
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2655
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2091
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2176
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2274
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2515
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2224
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2205
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2785
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2164
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2559
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2275
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2223
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2469
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1780
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2118
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2122
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2132
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2160
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2419
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2000
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2245
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2416
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2165