Bratislava vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bratislava New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1590
$4202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3784
$9189
🏠 One person rent
$911
$2718
🏘️ Family rent
$1556
$4417
🍽️ Food expenses
$445
$842
🚐 Transport expenses
$107
$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1723
$5389
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
67
100
😀 Quality of life
80
95
🏙️ Population
481K
8.8M

The cost of living in Bratislava is 62% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 3630th and 4th ($1590 vs $4202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Slovakia and the United States, respectively. Check Slovakia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bratislava compared to 1.3 months in New York City. Bratislava ranked 1st best city to live in Slovakia vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 662nd and 15th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bratislava vs New York City

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Bratislava New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.1
$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.7
$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.13
$8.3
☕ Cappuccino
$3.36
$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.41
$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$971
$3692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$686
$2206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1724
$5140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1200
$3874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$233
$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.7
$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.52%
6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6618
$18073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4164
$7831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.39
$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.8
$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.5
$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.72
$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$5.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.72
$6.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.8
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.43
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$6.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.73
$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$6.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$3.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.47
$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.35
$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$4.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.92
$18.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.1
$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$8.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.76
$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$132
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$21.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.3
$159
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$40.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.2
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$763
$2095
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16627
$21713

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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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$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2840
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2917
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2795
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2791
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2820
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2821
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2707
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2797
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2805
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2545
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2725
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2823
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2540
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2557
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2665
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2700
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2791
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2692
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2485
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2697
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2775
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2614
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2779
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2710
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2729
28 km or 18 mi Clifton
$2669
28 km or 18 mi Maplewood
$2634
29 km or 18 mi Montclair
$2450
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2713
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2863
30 km or 18 mi Rahway
$2762
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2694
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$2488
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$3192