Bratislava vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bratislava	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1307	$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3111	$4999
🏠 One person rent	$719	$1371
🏘️ Family rent	$1173	$2182
🍽️ Food expenses	$387	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.3	$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1524	$3835
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	65	94
😀 Quality of life	80	94
🏙️ Population	476K	664K

The cost of living in Bratislava is 41% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 4319th and 1336th ($1307 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Slovakia and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Slovakia vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bratislava compared to 1.7 months in Rotterdam. Bratislava ranked 1st best city to live in Slovakia vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 506th and 51st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bratislava vs Rotterdam

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	Bratislava	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.1	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.6	$68.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.52	$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.64	$6.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.83	$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.01	$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$693	$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$529	$1112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1189	$2175
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$876	$1840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.2	$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.35%	3.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5419	$5393
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3950	$3725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.21	$4.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.8	$83.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$22.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.75	$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.3	$5.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.1	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.01	$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.31	$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.51	$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.28	$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36	$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$77	$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$628	$1741
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15558	$10888

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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 Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1991
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2094
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1813
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1750
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1920
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2184
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1951
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2373
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2375
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1865
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2859
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2180
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1559
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2046
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1968
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2072
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2076
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2064
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1975
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1762
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$1831
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1709
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1782
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1921
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1611
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2017
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1442
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1592