Bratislava vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bratislava Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1275
$1781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3042
$4027
🏠 One person rent
$705
$1048
🏘️ Family rent
$1188
$1736
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$445
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.7
$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1458
$2294
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
66
98
😀 Quality of life
80
90
🏙️ Population
476K
3.42M

The cost of living in Bratislava is 28% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 4275th and 2443rd ($1275 vs $1781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Slovakia and Spain, respectively. Check Slovakia vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bratislava compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. Bratislava ranked 1st best city to live in Slovakia vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 568th and 151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Bratislava Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.61
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.47
$4.36
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.93
$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$1203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$530
$853
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1238
$2092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$908
$1428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$94
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.7
$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.37%
3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5323
$6884
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3848
$3988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.14
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.63
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.63
$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$2.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.92
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.79
$6.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.54
$6.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.33
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.53
$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.6
$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.3
$58.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.9
$80.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$586
$576
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13266
$10042

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1565
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1530
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1433
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1573
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1389
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1387
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1309
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1293
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1056
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1204
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1285
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1084
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1201
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1235
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1212
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$1086
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$812
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1098
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1286
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1107
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$1209
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1157
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1261
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$983
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$947
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1241
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1220
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1316
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1101
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1126
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1532
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$1241
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$930
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1241
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1100
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1324
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$806
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1204
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1221
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1522