Bratislava vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bratislava Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1590
$543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3784
$1430
🏠 One person rent
$911
$185
🏘️ Family rent
$1556
$300
🍽️ Food expenses
$445
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$40.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1723
$173
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
67
27
😀 Quality of life
80
28
🏙️ Population
481K
42.7K

The cost of living in Bratislava is 193% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 3630th and 8425th ($1590 vs $543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Slovakia and Kenya, respectively. Check Slovakia vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bratislava compared to 0.3 months in Meru. Bratislava ranked 1st best city to live in Slovakia vs Meru ranked 10th in Kenya, while ranked 662nd and 8855th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bratislava vs Meru

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Bratislava Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.1
$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$6.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.13
$2.3
☕ Cappuccino
$3.36
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$0.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$971
$165
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$686
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1724
$304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1200
$199
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$29.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$233
$45.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.7
$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.52%
14.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6618
$1039
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4164
$1138
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$0.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.8
$33.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$13.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$0.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.72
$1.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.43
$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$5.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$0.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$0.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.35
$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$2.28
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.92
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$2.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$4.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.76
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$36.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$7.77
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.3
$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$3.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.2
$22.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$54.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$763
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16627
$10408

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$2240
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$1883
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$1862
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$974
65 km or 40 mi Sopron
$1172
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$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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$448
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$807
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$415
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$532
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$513
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$549
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$524
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$540
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$603
395 km or 245 mi Arusha
$618
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$624
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$563
496 km or 308 mi Jinja
$573
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$611
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$635
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$697
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$531
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$533
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$613
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$591
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$546
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$586
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$495
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$745
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$417
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
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$910
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$577
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$810
852 km or 529 mi Jimma
$746
852 km or 530 mi Kasese
$541
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$513
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$671
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$872
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$688
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$721
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$553
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$688
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$795
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$583