Bratislava vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bratislava	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1590	$3662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3784	$8238
🏠 One person rent	$911	$2434
🏘️ Family rent	$1556	$4002
🍽️ Food expenses	$445	$632
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$409
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1723	$4720
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	67	100
😀 Quality of life	80	97
🏙️ Population	481K	8.8M

The cost of living in Bratislava is 57% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 3630th and 28th ($1590 vs $3662) 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 1.3 months in London. Bratislava ranked 1st best city to live in Slovakia vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 662nd and 4th 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	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.1	$98.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.13	$9.64
☕ Cappuccino	$3.36	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$971	$2743
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$686	$2091
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1724	$4437
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1200	$3517
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$171
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$233	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.7	$40.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.52%	4.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6618	$20829
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4164	$9663
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.39	$4.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.8	$106
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$31.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.8	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$2.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.72	$5.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.43	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$3.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$1.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$3.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.35	$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.92	$23.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.1	$4.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$3.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.76	$3.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.9	$79.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$18.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.3	$91.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.2	$114
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$763	$2713
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16627	$25686

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Cities near Bratislava

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Petrzalka	$1475
33 km or 20 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$1042
44 km or 27 mi	Trnava	$1308
55 km or 34 mi	Vienna	$2240
62 km or 38 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1883
62 km or 38 mi	Modling	$1862
64 km or 40 mi	Gyor	$974
65 km or 40 mi	Sopron	$1172
67 km or 42 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1831
70 km or 44 mi	Breclav	$1150
72 km or 45 mi	Piestany	$967
74 km or 46 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1941
75 km or 46 mi	Nitra	$1218
78 km or 49 mi	Hodonin	$1257
81 km or 50 mi	Nove Zamky	$1126
87 km or 54 mi	Komarno	$1156
106 km or 66 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1619
108 km or 67 mi	Szombathely	$917
108 km or 67 mi	Trencin	$1255
111 km or 69 mi	Levice	$928
111 km or 69 mi	Sankt Polten	$1805
111 km or 69 mi	Znojmo	$1230
114 km or 71 mi	Tatabanya	$1063
115 km or 71 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1789
123 km or 76 mi	Brno	$1628
128 km or 79 mi	Zlin	$1430
130 km or 81 mi	Kromeriz	$1265
131 km or 81 mi	Veszprem	$1124
131 km or 82 mi	Prievidza	$1032
143 km or 89 mi	Szekesfehervar	$981
146 km or 91 mi	Povazska Bystrica	$1252
146 km or 91 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$953
148 km or 92 mi	Prostejov	$1201
148 km or 92 mi	Vsetin	$1148
148 km or 92 mi	Prerov	$1065
149 km or 93 mi	Trebic	$1126
156 km or 97 mi	Vac	$1195
157 km or 98 mi	Zvolen	$1340
157 km or 98 mi	Kapfenberg	$1518
159 km or 99 mi	Erd	$973

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3042
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2520
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2447
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2563
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2399
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2382
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2396
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2349
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2326
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2630
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2308
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2384
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2451
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2205
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2214
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2290
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2117
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2253
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2294
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2545
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2244
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2234
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2820
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2234
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2159
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2634
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2289
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2235
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2309
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1842
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2188
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2200
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2164
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2559
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2109
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2363
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2476
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2178