Bratislava vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bratislava	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1275	$2359
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3042	$5397
🏠 One person rent	$705	$1479
🏘️ Family rent	$1188	$2435
🍽️ Food expenses	$374	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.7	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1458	$3493
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	66	94
😀 Quality of life	80	93
🏙️ Population	476K	664K

The cost of living in Bratislava is 46% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 4275th and 1038th ($1275 vs $2359) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Slovakia and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Slovakia vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bratislava compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Bratislava ranked 1st best city to live in Slovakia vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 568th and 68th 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	$8.92	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.61	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$6.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.82	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.93	$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$691	$1509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$530	$1241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1238	$2680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$908	$2049
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.7	$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5323	$5415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3848	$3934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.14	$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36	$98.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.66	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.92	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.79	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.54	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.33	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.53	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.6	$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.3	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.9	$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$586	$2027
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13266	$10730

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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 Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1861
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2199
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2081
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1739
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2251
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2291
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2180
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1862
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2049
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2001
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1937
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$1944
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1879
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1640
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2105
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1613
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1651
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1958
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1530
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1917
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1318
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514