Bratislava vs Meru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bratislava Meru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2998
$1333
🏠 One person rent
$697
$177
🏘️ Family rent
$1124
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$228
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.9
$31.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1442
$406
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
69 km
🎓 Higher education
65
30
😀 Quality of life
79
29
🏙️ Population
476K
42.7K

The cost of living in Bratislava is 161% more expensive than in Meru. Cities ranked 4266th and 8601st ($1269 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 0.8 months in Meru. Bratislava ranked 1st best city to live in Slovakia vs Meru ranked 9th in Kenya, while ranked 487th and 8527th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bratislava Meru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.65
$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.43
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$2.06
☕ Cappuccino
$2.76
$2.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.99
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$668
$195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$109
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1195
$557
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$821
$284
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$14.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$22.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$36.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
13.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5290
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3780
$864
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.9
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.74
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.45
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$5.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$4.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$0.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.32
$2.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.44
$4.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$0.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.9
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$3.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$74
$16.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.1
$49
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$596
$136
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14350
$6789

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$1854
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$1602
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$1621
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$829
65 km or 40 mi Sopron
$765
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$1663
70 km or 44 mi Breclav
$946
72 km or 45 mi Piestany
$901
74 km or 46 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1325
75 km or 46 mi Nitra
$1125
78 km or 49 mi Hodonin
$988
81 km or 50 mi Nove Zamky
$1013
87 km or 54 mi Komarno
$1045
106 km or 66 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1020
108 km or 67 mi Szombathely
$747
108 km or 67 mi Trencin
$1149
111 km or 69 mi Levice
$898
111 km or 69 mi Sankt Polten
$1535
111 km or 69 mi Znojmo
$995
114 km or 71 mi Tatabanya
$857
115 km or 71 mi Krems an der Donau
$1543
123 km or 76 mi Brno
$1158
128 km or 79 mi Zlin
$1033
130 km or 81 mi Kromeriz
$1005
131 km or 81 mi Veszprem
$852
131 km or 82 mi Prievidza
$888
143 km or 89 mi Szekesfehervar
$780
146 km or 91 mi Povazska Bystrica
$1089
146 km or 91 mi Zalaegerszeg
$762
148 km or 92 mi Prostejov
$1084
148 km or 92 mi Vsetin
$1085
148 km or 92 mi Prerov
$916
149 km or 93 mi Trebic
$1011
156 km or 97 mi Vac
$873
157 km or 98 mi Zvolen
$1476
157 km or 98 mi Kapfenberg
$1229
159 km or 99 mi Erd
$824

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$530
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$646
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$524
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$439
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$405
323 km or 201 mi Kisumu
$441
354 km or 220 mi Mumias
$424
378 km or 235 mi Moshi
$536
392 km or 244 mi Tororo
$557
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$571
403 km or 250 mi Mbale
$557
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$452
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$542
508 km or 316 mi Mombasa
$493
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$600
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$654
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$547
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$622
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$493
666 km or 414 mi Gulu
$556
712 km or 442 mi Stone Town
$706
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$762
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$581
749 km or 465 mi Baidoa
$805
764 km or 475 mi Morogoro
$600
783 km or 486 mi Dar es Salaam
$720
784 km or 487 mi Awasa
$840
819 km or 509 mi Arua
$553
840 km or 522 mi Bunia
$748
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$871
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$543
858 km or 533 mi Juba
$498
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$599
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$677
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$449
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$819
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$575
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$446
911 km or 566 mi Beni
$747
918 km or 570 mi Nyanza
$539