Bratislava vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bratislava New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1275
$4441
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3042
$10033
🏠 One person rent
$705
$2960
🏘️ Family rent
$1188
$5380
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$886
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.7
$364
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1458
$5544
😷 Air quality
Good
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
66
100
😀 Quality of life
80
95
🏙️ Population
476K
8.8M

The cost of living in Bratislava is 71% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 4275th and 3rd ($1275 vs $4441) 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 1.2 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 568th and 22nd 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
$8.92
$29.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$133
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.61
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.47
$8.94
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.93
$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$3501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$530
$2603
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1238
$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$908
$5236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.7
$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.37%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5323
$17935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3848
$12929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.14
$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.63
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$7.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.63
$5.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$7.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$6.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$6.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$3.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.92
$3.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.79
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.54
$18.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$9.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.33
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$6.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.53
$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.6
$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.3
$173
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$36.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.9
$67.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$586
$1784
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13266
$21465

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$784
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$919
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$1627
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$943
72 km or 45 mi Piestany
$935
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$1586
75 km or 46 mi Nitra
$1039
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$1098
81 km or 50 mi Nove Zamky
$1019
87 km or 54 mi Komarno
$1045
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$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
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$794
115 km or 71 mi Krems an der Donau
$1553
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$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
11 km or 6.6 mi Astoria
$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi Hoboken
$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi Jersey
$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi Union
$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi West New York
$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi Bayonne
$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi North Bergen
$2701
17 km or 10 mi Secaucus
$2756
17 km or 11 mi Cliffside Park
$2698
18 km or 11 mi Kearny
$2720
20 km or 12 mi Valley Stream
$2730
20 km or 13 mi Fort Lee
$2792
20 km or 13 mi Lyndhurst
$2667
22 km or 14 mi Newark
$2729
23 km or 14 mi Elizabeth
$2740
23 km or 14 mi Belleville
$2512
25 km or 15 mi Hillside
$2693
25 km or 15 mi Long Beach
$2732
25 km or 15 mi Nutley
$2531
25 km or 16 mi East Orange
$2587
25 km or 16 mi Irvington
$2637
26 km or 16 mi Rockville Centre
$2614
26 km or 16 mi Linden
$2749
26 km or 16 mi Hackensack
$2664
26 km or 16 mi Bloomfield
$2480
26 km or 16 mi Teaneck
$2715
26 km or 16 mi Carteret
$2722
26 km or 16 mi Passaic
$2676
27 km or 17 mi Roselle
$2747
27 km or 17 mi Hempstead
$2664
28 km or 17 mi Union Township
$2716
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$2745
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$2611
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$2456
29 km or 18 mi Bergenfield
$2674
29 km or 18 mi Mount Vernon
$2772
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$2730
30 km or 18 mi Uniondale
$2610
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$2456
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$3111