Bratislava vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bratislava Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1307
$1889
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3111
$4256
🏠 One person rent
$719
$1111
🏘️ Family rent
$1173
$1849
🍽️ Food expenses
$387
$457
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.3
$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1524
$2391
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
65
98
😀 Quality of life
80
90
🏙️ Population
476K
3.33M

The cost of living in Bratislava is 31% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 4319th and 2194th ($1307 vs $1889) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Slovakia and Spain, respectively. Check Slovakia vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 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 506th and 149th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bratislava Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.6
$58.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.52
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.64
$4.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.83
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.01
$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$1256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$529
$911
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1189
$2211
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$1526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.35%
3.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5419
$6496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3950
$4015
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.21
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.8
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.3
$3.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.1
$8.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.31
$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.51
$6.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.5
$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36
$67.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$77
$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$628
$585
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15558
$10462

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$827
44 km or 27 mi Trnava
$1197
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$1965
62 km or 38 mi Klosterneuburg
$1681
62 km or 38 mi Modling
$1772
64 km or 40 mi Gyor
$788
65 km or 40 mi Sopron
$860
67 km or 42 mi Baden bei Wien
$1698
70 km or 44 mi Breclav
$989
72 km or 45 mi Piestany
$935
74 km or 46 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1188
75 km or 46 mi Nitra
$1062
78 km or 49 mi Hodonin
$1051
81 km or 50 mi Nove Zamky
$1037
87 km or 54 mi Komarno
$1067
106 km or 66 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1130
108 km or 67 mi Szombathely
$789
108 km or 67 mi Trencin
$1150
111 km or 69 mi Levice
$898
111 km or 69 mi Sankt Polten
$1653
111 km or 69 mi Znojmo
$1136
114 km or 71 mi Tatabanya
$910
115 km or 71 mi Krems an der Donau
$1632
123 km or 76 mi Brno
$1344
128 km or 79 mi Zlin
$1220
130 km or 81 mi Kromeriz
$1094
131 km or 81 mi Veszprem
$883
131 km or 82 mi Prievidza
$952
143 km or 89 mi Szekesfehervar
$805
146 km or 91 mi Povazska Bystrica
$1065
146 km or 91 mi Zalaegerszeg
$814
148 km or 92 mi Prostejov
$1137
148 km or 92 mi Vsetin
$1195
148 km or 92 mi Prerov
$938
149 km or 93 mi Trebic
$1211
156 km or 97 mi Vac
$876
157 km or 98 mi Zvolen
$1574
157 km or 98 mi Kapfenberg
$1485
159 km or 99 mi Erd
$849

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1776
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1567
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1526
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1591
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1592
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1471
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1396
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1444
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1122
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1289
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1333
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1162
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1259
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1287
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1262
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$1127
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$974
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1169
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1260
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1220
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$1037
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1217
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1317
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1016
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$1019
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1314
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1316
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1461
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1330
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1186
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1600
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$1337
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$1013
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1258
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1165
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1271
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$863
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1284
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1260
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1581