Bratislava vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bratislava Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1590
$2543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3784
$6242
🏠 One person rent
$911
$1414
🏘️ Family rent
$1556
$2478
🍽️ Food expenses
$445
$607
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$361
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1723
$4489
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
67
100
😀 Quality of life
80
100
🏙️ Population
481K
5.35M

The cost of living in Bratislava is 37% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 3630th and 829th ($1590 vs $2543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Slovakia and Australia, respectively. Check Slovakia vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bratislava compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Bratislava ranked 1st best city to live in Slovakia vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 662nd and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bratislava vs Melbourne

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Bratislava Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.1
$67.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.13
$9.51
☕ Cappuccino
$3.36
$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$3.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$971
$1557
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$686
$1162
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1724
$2836
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1200
$2092
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$233
$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.7
$51.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.52%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6618
$6978
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4164
$6027
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$3.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.8
$140
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$2.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.72
$5.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.43
$9.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$3.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$3.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$5.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$1.19
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.35
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$5.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.92
$26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$8.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$3.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.76
$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$55.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.3
$56.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$28
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.2
$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$123
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$763
$2326
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16627
$22313

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$1475
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$1042
44 km or 27 mi Trnava
$1308
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$2240
62 km or 38 mi Klosterneuburg
$1883
62 km or 38 mi Modling
$1862
64 km or 40 mi Gyor
$974
65 km or 40 mi Sopron
$1172
67 km or 42 mi Baden bei Wien
$1831
70 km or 44 mi Breclav
$1150
72 km or 45 mi Piestany
$967
74 km or 46 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1941
75 km or 46 mi Nitra
$1218
78 km or 49 mi Hodonin
$1257
81 km or 50 mi Nove Zamky
$1126
87 km or 54 mi Komarno
$1156
106 km or 66 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1619
108 km or 67 mi Szombathely
$917
108 km or 67 mi Trencin
$1255
111 km or 69 mi Levice
$928
111 km or 69 mi Sankt Polten
$1805
111 km or 69 mi Znojmo
$1230
114 km or 71 mi Tatabanya
$1063
115 km or 71 mi Krems an der Donau
$1789
123 km or 76 mi Brno
$1628
128 km or 79 mi Zlin
$1430
130 km or 81 mi Kromeriz
$1265
131 km or 81 mi Veszprem
$1124
131 km or 82 mi Prievidza
$1032
143 km or 89 mi Szekesfehervar
$981
146 km or 91 mi Povazska Bystrica
$1252
146 km or 91 mi Zalaegerszeg
$953
148 km or 92 mi Prostejov
$1201
148 km or 92 mi Vsetin
$1148
148 km or 92 mi Prerov
$1065
149 km or 93 mi Trebic
$1126
156 km or 97 mi Vac
$1195
157 km or 98 mi Zvolen
$1340
157 km or 98 mi Kapfenberg
$1518
159 km or 99 mi Erd
$973

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Distance City Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1834
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1847
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1813
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1913
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1933
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1896
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1889
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1915
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1810
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1936
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$2179
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1606
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1493
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$2000
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1816
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1876
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1880
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1608
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1868
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1825
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1728
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2258
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1905
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1795
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2364
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1460
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1701
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1695
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$2355
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1709
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1855
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2481
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$2040
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2844
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2354
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1995
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$2133
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1273
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132