Bratislava vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bratislava New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1307
$4051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3111
$8925
🏠 One person rent
$719
$2620
🏘️ Family rent
$1173
$4454
🍽️ Food expenses
$387
$807
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.3
$399
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1524
$5777
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
65
100
😀 Quality of life
80
97
🏙️ Population
476K
8.8M

The cost of living in Bratislava is 68% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 4319th and 5th ($1307 vs $4051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd 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 1.2 months in Bratislava compared to 1.4 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 506th and 13th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bratislava New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.6
$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.52
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.64
$9.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.83
$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.01
$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$2702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$529
$2361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1189
$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$3996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.35%
6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5419
$19111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3950
$3215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.21
$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.8
$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$6.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.3
$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.1
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.31
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.51
$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$7.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.5
$144
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$19.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36
$156
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$77
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$628
$1717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15558
$20585

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$989
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$935
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$1188
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$1062
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$1051
81 km or 50 mi Nove Zamky
$1037
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$1067
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$1130
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$789
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$1150
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$898
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$1653
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$1136
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$910
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$1632
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$1344
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$1220
130 km or 81 mi Kromeriz
$1094
131 km or 81 mi Veszprem
$883
131 km or 82 mi Prievidza
$952
143 km or 89 mi Szekesfehervar
$805
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$1065
146 km or 91 mi Zalaegerszeg
$814
148 km or 92 mi Prostejov
$1137
148 km or 92 mi Vsetin
$1195
148 km or 92 mi Prerov
$938
149 km or 93 mi Trebic
$1211
156 km or 97 mi Vac
$876
157 km or 98 mi Zvolen
$1574
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$1485
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$849

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$2510
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$3280
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$3002
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$2857
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$2634
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$3168
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$2611
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$2701
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$2414
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$2671
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$2715
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$2165
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$2605
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$2575
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$2733
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$2479
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$2664
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$2722
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$2493
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$2635
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$2622
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$2607
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$2762
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$2590
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$2424
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$2641
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$2778
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$2646
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$2760
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$2702
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$2732
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$2721
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$2691
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$2586
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$2811
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