Bratislava vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bratislava Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1307
$2915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3111
$5968
🏠 One person rent
$719
$1781
🏘️ Family rent
$1173
$2749
🍽️ Food expenses
$387
$832
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.3
$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1524
$3918
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
65
53
😀 Quality of life
80
89
🏙️ Population
476K
140K

The cost of living in Bratislava is 55% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 4319th and 204th ($1307 vs $2915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Slovakia and Iceland, respectively. Check Slovakia vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bratislava compared to 1.3 months in Reykjavik. Bratislava ranked 1st best city to live in Slovakia vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 506th and 189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bratislava vs Reykjavik

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Bratislava Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.6
$125
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.52
$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.64
$11.1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.83
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.01
$3.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$1809
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$529
$1626
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1189
$2822
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$2552
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$68.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.35%
8.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5419
$6498
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3950
$5311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.21
$4.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.8
$77.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$2.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$3.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$3.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.3
$5.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.1
$21.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$37.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.31
$22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.51
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.5
$71.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36
$84.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$47.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$77
$112
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$155
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$628
$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15558
$6167

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$1197
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2371
9.8 km or 6.1 mi Hafnarfjorur
$2602
38 km or 24 mi Keflavik
$2091
247 km or 153 mi Akureyri
$2300
795 km or 494 mi Torshavn
$1913
1204 km or 748 mi Inverness
$1830
1230 km or 764 mi Elgin
$1459
1300 km or 808 mi Derry
$1491
1309 km or 813 mi Greenock
$1599
1321 km or 821 mi Aberdeen
$1701
1325 km or 823 mi Perth
$1647
1328 km or 825 mi Stirling
$1625
1331 km or 827 mi Paisley
$1793
1333 km or 828 mi Alloa
$1710
1337 km or 831 mi Glasgow
$2013
1339 km or 832 mi Dundee
$1545
1340 km or 833 mi Omagh
$1650
1341 km or 833 mi Cumbernauld
$1767
1342 km or 834 mi Irvine
$1573
1348 km or 838 mi East Kilbride
$1818
1349 km or 838 mi Kilmarnock
$1470
1351 km or 839 mi Dunfermline
$1724
1353 km or 841 mi Hamilton
$1793
1357 km or 843 mi Ayr
$1420
1360 km or 845 mi Kirkcaldy
$1704
1365 km or 848 mi Livingston
$1744
1372 km or 852 mi Edinburgh
$2246
1382 km or 859 mi Newtownabbey
$1767
1387 km or 862 mi Belfast
$1830
1390 km or 864 mi Bangor
$1467
1391 km or 864 mi Lisburn
$1805
1401 km or 871 mi Alesund
$1657
1413 km or 878 mi Galway
$2427
1425 km or 886 mi Dundalk
$1930
1431 km or 889 mi Dumfries
$1390
1433 km or 891 mi Nuuk
$2125
1441 km or 895 mi Molde
$1969
1454 km or 903 mi Kristiansund
$1752
1455 km or 904 mi Drogheda
$2492
1455 km or 904 mi Bergen
$2161