Bratislava vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Bratislava	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1561	$3740
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3697	$8537
🏠 One person rent	$884	$2516
🏘️ Family rent	$1498	$4294
🍽️ Food expenses	$447	$631
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$412
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1756	$3678
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	67	100
😀 Quality of life	81	96
🏙️ Population	479K	8.8M

The cost of living in Bratislava is 58% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 3861st and 20th ($1561 vs $3740) 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 months in London. Bratislava ranked 1st best city to live in Slovakia vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 669th and 12th 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	$11.1	$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.3	$98
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$9.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.42	$5.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.33	$3.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$921	$2958
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$664	$2140
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1639	$4865
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1149	$3773
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$260
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19.6	$42.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.04%	4.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6104	$20369
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4214	$10989
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.44	$4.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46	$105
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.5	$31.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.42	$5.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.07	$9.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.46
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.63	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.4	$3.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.61	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$3.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.68	$23.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$4.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.77	$6.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$3.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.9	$68.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$20.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.8	$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$89.9	$117
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$746	$2594
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14476	$30567

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Cities near Bratislava

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Petrzalka	$1451
33 km or 20 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$984
44 km or 27 mi	Trnava	$1335
55 km or 34 mi	Vienna	$2213
62 km or 38 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1885
62 km or 38 mi	Modling	$1898
64 km or 40 mi	Gyor	$930
65 km or 40 mi	Sopron	$1114
67 km or 42 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1829
70 km or 44 mi	Breclav	$1180
72 km or 45 mi	Piestany	$1036
74 km or 46 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1922
75 km or 46 mi	Nitra	$1278
78 km or 49 mi	Hodonin	$1284
81 km or 50 mi	Nove Zamky	$1166
87 km or 54 mi	Komarno	$1196
106 km or 66 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1633
108 km or 67 mi	Szombathely	$875
108 km or 67 mi	Trencin	$1291
111 km or 69 mi	Levice	$989
111 km or 69 mi	Sankt Polten	$1821
111 km or 69 mi	Znojmo	$1263
114 km or 71 mi	Tatabanya	$991
115 km or 71 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1804
123 km or 76 mi	Brno	$1639
128 km or 79 mi	Zlin	$1404
130 km or 81 mi	Kromeriz	$1312
131 km or 81 mi	Veszprem	$1036
131 km or 82 mi	Prievidza	$1026
143 km or 89 mi	Szekesfehervar	$939
146 km or 91 mi	Povazska Bystrica	$1281
146 km or 91 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$893
148 km or 92 mi	Prostejov	$1247
148 km or 92 mi	Vsetin	$1246
148 km or 92 mi	Prerov	$1119
149 km or 93 mi	Trebic	$1153
156 km or 97 mi	Vac	$1130
157 km or 98 mi	Zvolen	$1394
157 km or 98 mi	Kapfenberg	$1566
159 km or 99 mi	Erd	$998

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3038
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2559
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2498
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2564
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2419
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2417
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2406
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2395
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2382
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2661
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2336
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2426
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2490
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2227
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2271
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2345
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2675
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2259
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2321
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2567
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2276
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2260
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2846
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2265
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2188
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2622
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2385
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2262
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2485
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1860
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2191
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2215
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2223
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2212
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2576
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2111
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2377
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2472
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2199