Bratislava vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bratislava	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1307	$2541
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3111	$6190
🏠 One person rent	$719	$1502
🏘️ Family rent	$1173	$2715
🍽️ Food expenses	$387	$694
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.3	$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1524	$4036
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	65	99
😀 Quality of life	80	91
🏙️ Population	476K	1.6M

The cost of living in Bratislava is 49% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 4319th and 710th ($1307 vs $2541) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 637th 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 1.6 months in Philadelphia. Bratislava ranked 1st best city to live in Slovakia vs Philadelphia ranked 27th in the United States, while ranked 506th and 130th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bratislava vs Philadelphia

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	Bratislava	Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.1	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.6	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.52	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.64	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.83	$4.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.01	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$693	$1598
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$529	$1201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1189	$3091
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$876	$2242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$239
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.2	$64.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.35%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5419	$3533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3950	$2340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.21	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.8	$96.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.75	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$3.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$7.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.3	$4.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.1	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$5.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$4.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.01	$5.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$3.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$3.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$3.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.31	$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.51	$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$4.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.28	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36	$103
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$77	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$628	$1909
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15558	$20863

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Cities near Bratislava

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Petrzalka	$1234
33 km or 20 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$827
44 km or 27 mi	Trnava	$1197
55 km or 34 mi	Vienna	$1965
62 km or 38 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1681
62 km or 38 mi	Modling	$1772
64 km or 40 mi	Gyor	$788
65 km or 40 mi	Sopron	$860
67 km or 42 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1698
70 km or 44 mi	Breclav	$989
72 km or 45 mi	Piestany	$935
74 km or 46 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1188
75 km or 46 mi	Nitra	$1062
78 km or 49 mi	Hodonin	$1051
81 km or 50 mi	Nove Zamky	$1037
87 km or 54 mi	Komarno	$1067
106 km or 66 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1130
108 km or 67 mi	Szombathely	$789
108 km or 67 mi	Trencin	$1150
111 km or 69 mi	Levice	$898
111 km or 69 mi	Sankt Polten	$1653
111 km or 69 mi	Znojmo	$1136
114 km or 71 mi	Tatabanya	$910
115 km or 71 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1632
123 km or 76 mi	Brno	$1344
128 km or 79 mi	Zlin	$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
146 km or 91 mi	Povazska Bystrica	$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
157 km or 98 mi	Kapfenberg	$1485
159 km or 99 mi	Erd	$849

Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2603
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2578
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2691
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2593
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2336
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2585
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2532
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2606
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2305
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2514
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2581
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2577
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2578
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2301
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2607
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2617
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2286
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2254
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2506
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2510
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2550
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2256
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2667
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2735
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2091
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2662
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$2882
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2663
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2753
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2872
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2814
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2785
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2841
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2882
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2398
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2238
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2929
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2254
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2756
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2750