Bratislava vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bratislava Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1275
$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3042
$5150
🏠 One person rent
$705
$1216
🏘️ Family rent
$1188
$1971
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$541
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.7
$296
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1458
$3902
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
66
100
😀 Quality of life
80
100
🏙️ Population
476K
5.03M

The cost of living in Bratislava is 42% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 4275th and 1365th ($1275 vs $2194) 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 568th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Bratislava Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$67.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.61
$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.47
$8.09
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.93
$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$1287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$530
$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1238
$2611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$908
$1561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.7
$49.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.37%
6.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5323
$6900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3848
$5335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.14
$3.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.63
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.63
$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$9.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.92
$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.79
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$4.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.54
$29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$5.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.33
$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$3.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.53
$3.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.6
$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.3
$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.9
$70.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$586
$1683
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13266
$19705

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$1202
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$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
3.2 km or 2 mi South Yarra
$1620
24 km or 15 mi Hoppers Crossing
$1635
25 km or 16 mi Tarneit
$1625
29 km or 18 mi Dandenong
$1645
34 km or 21 mi Sunbury
$1691
37 km or 23 mi Melton
$1668
40 km or 25 mi Frankston
$1671
41 km or 25 mi Berwick
$1643
42 km or 26 mi Cranbourne
$1600
54 km or 34 mi Pakenham
$1654
65 km or 40 mi Geelong
$1981
102 km or 64 mi Ballarat
$1390
134 km or 83 mi Bendigo
$1291
144 km or 90 mi Traralgon
$1727
164 km or 102 mi Shepparton
$1601
226 km or 140 mi Warrnambool
$1631
367 km or 228 mi Mount Gambier
$1701
369 km or 230 mi Wagga Wagga
$1457
392 km or 244 mi Devonport
$1768
404 km or 251 mi Griffith
$1619
444 km or 276 mi Launceston
$1651
466 km or 290 mi Canberra
$2023
477 km or 296 mi Mildura
$1691
546 km or 339 mi Goulburn
$1616
597 km or 371 mi Hobart
$2106
628 km or 390 mi Orange
$1511
643 km or 399 mi Bathurst
$1538
651 km or 405 mi Wollongong
$1416
655 km or 407 mi Adelaide
$1978
700 km or 435 mi Blacktown
$1584
702 km or 436 mi Dubbo
$1702
703 km or 437 mi Parramatta
$2252
707 km or 440 mi Kellyville
$1824
713 km or 443 mi Sydney
$2539
728 km or 452 mi Dee Why
$2099
822 km or 511 mi Newcastle
$1448
891 km or 554 mi Whyalla
$1795
1015 km or 631 mi Port Macquarie
$1681
1021 km or 634 mi Armidale
$1185
1123 km or 698 mi Coffs Harbour
$1963