Bratislava vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bratislava	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1275	$3296
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3042	$7841
🏠 One person rent	$705	$2211
🏘️ Family rent	$1188	$4100
🍽️ Food expenses	$374	$551
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.7	$375
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1458	$4153
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	66	100
😀 Quality of life	80	99
🏙️ Population	476K	8.8M

The cost of living in Bratislava is 61% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 4275th and 58th ($1275 vs $3296) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 568th 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	$8.92	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$84
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.61	$9.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$8.03
☕ Cappuccino	$2.82	$4.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.93	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$691	$2704
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$530	$1831
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1238	$5123
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$908	$3478
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$167
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.7	$38.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	5.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5323	$20412
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3848	$10524
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.14	$3.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36	$91.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$30.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$1.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.66	$8.95
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$3.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.59
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.1
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.92	$2.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.79	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$2.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.54	$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.33	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.53	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.6	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$17.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.3	$69.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.9	$97.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$586	$2250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13266	$26090

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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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009