Bratislava vs Lyon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bratislava	Lyon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1275	$1570
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3042	$3820
🏠 One person rent	$705	$773
🏘️ Family rent	$1188	$1432
🍽️ Food expenses	$374	$544
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.7	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1458	$2651
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	66	93
😀 Quality of life	80	89
🏙️ Population	476K	521K

The cost of living in Bratislava is 19% less expensive than in Lyon. Cities ranked 4275th and 3152nd ($1275 vs $1570) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 34th in Slovakia and France, respectively. Check Slovakia vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bratislava compared to 1.7 months in Lyon. Bratislava ranked 1st best city to live in Slovakia vs Lyon ranked 5th in France, while ranked 568th and 195th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bratislava vs Lyon

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	Bratislava	Lyon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.92	$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$62
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.61	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$6.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.82	$3.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.93	$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$691	$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$530	$563
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1238	$1593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$908	$1107
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$129
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.7	$29.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	3.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5323	$6408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3848	$4049
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.14	$2.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36	$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$4.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.66	$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$22.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$3.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$2.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.92	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.79	$8.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$2.48
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.54	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$6.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.33	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.53	$3.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.6	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.3	$26
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.9	$95.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$586	$584
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13266	$10816

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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 Lyon

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Villeurbanne	$1567
50 km or 31 mi	Saint-Etienne	$1081
61 km or 38 mi	Macon	$1256
67 km or 42 mi	Roanne	$1348
84 km or 52 mi	Aix-les-Bains	$1470
87 km or 54 mi	Chambery	$1310
92 km or 57 mi	Valence	$1182
94 km or 58 mi	Grenoble	$1434
101 km or 63 mi	Annecy	$1522
109 km or 68 mi	Vernier	$3017
109 km or 68 mi	Meyrin	$2937
110 km or 68 mi	Lancy	$2970
111 km or 69 mi	Carouge	$3028
112 km or 70 mi	Geneva	$3195
114 km or 71 mi	Chalon-sur-Saone	$1247
117 km or 73 mi	Vichy	$1205
118 km or 73 mi	Annemasse	$1352
120 km or 74 mi	Le Creusot	$1050
128 km or 80 mi	Nyon	$3278
136 km or 85 mi	Clermont-Ferrand	$1299
158 km or 98 mi	Chamonix	$1723
159 km or 99 mi	Renens	$2738
163 km or 101 mi	Lausanne	$2732
175 km or 108 mi	Dijon	$1314
177 km or 110 mi	Montreux	$3088
179 km or 111 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$2776
184 km or 115 mi	Montlucon	$1485
188 km or 117 mi	Besancon	$1110
188 km or 117 mi	Nevers	$1316
192 km or 120 mi	Aosta	$1474
195 km or 121 mi	Bulle	$2658
201 km or 125 mi	Avignon	$1338
202 km or 125 mi	Sion	$1950
211 km or 131 mi	Neuchatel	$2308
212 km or 132 mi	Fribourg	$2470
213 km or 132 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2287
217 km or 135 mi	Nimes	$1231
227 km or 141 mi	Manosque	$1338
236 km or 147 mi	Turin	$1424
236 km or 147 mi	Koniz	$2457