Bratislava vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bratislava	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1275	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3042	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$705	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$1188	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$374	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.7	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1458	$1842
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	66	92
😀 Quality of life	80	86
🏙️ Population	476K	2.75M

The cost of living in Bratislava is 26% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 4275th and 2624th ($1275 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Slovakia and Italy, respectively. Check Slovakia vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bratislava compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Bratislava ranked 1st best city to live in Slovakia vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 568th and 337th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bratislava vs Rome

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	Bratislava	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.92	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.61	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.82	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.93	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$691	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$530	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1238	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$908	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.7	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5323	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3848	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.14	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.66	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.92	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.79	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.54	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.33	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.53	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.6	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.3	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.9	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$586	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13266	$9864

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Cities near Bratislava

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Petrzalka	$1202
33 km or 20 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$794
44 km or 27 mi	Trnava	$1181
55 km or 34 mi	Vienna	$1844
62 km or 38 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1582
62 km or 38 mi	Modling	$1719
64 km or 40 mi	Gyor	$784
65 km or 40 mi	Sopron	$919
67 km or 42 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1627
70 km or 44 mi	Breclav	$943
72 km or 45 mi	Piestany	$935
74 km or 46 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1586
75 km or 46 mi	Nitra	$1039
78 km or 49 mi	Hodonin	$1098
81 km or 50 mi	Nove Zamky	$1019
87 km or 54 mi	Komarno	$1045
106 km or 66 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$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
114 km or 71 mi	Tatabanya	$794
115 km or 71 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1553
123 km or 76 mi	Brno	$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

Cities near Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201