Bratislava vs San Francisco - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bratislava	San Francisco
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1269	$3729
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2998	$8827
🏠 One person rent	$697	$2575
🏘️ Family rent	$1124	$4722
🍽️ Food expenses	$377	$762
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.9	$182
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1442	$7332
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	65	97
😀 Quality of life	79	95
🏙️ Population	476K	874K

The cost of living in Bratislava is 66% less expensive than in San Francisco. Cities ranked 4266th and 12th ($1269 vs $3729) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 10th 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 1.1 months in Bratislava compared to 2 months in San Francisco. Bratislava ranked 1st best city to live in Slovakia vs San Francisco ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 487th and 29th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bratislava vs San Francisco

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	Bratislava	San Francisco
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.65	$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.5	$87.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.43	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$8.6
☕ Cappuccino	$2.76	$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.99	$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$668	$2705
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$512	$2296
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1195	$5169
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$821	$4274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$135
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$210	$208
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.6	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.41%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5290	$11456
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3780	$10309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.19	$2.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.9	$96.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.74	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$4.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.45	$6.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$20
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$15.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.3	$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$5.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$3.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.87	$3.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.68	$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$4.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.32	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.44	$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.45	$5.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.23	$2.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.6	$95.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$17.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.9	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$26.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$74	$62.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.1	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$596	$2657
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14350	$31490

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Cities near Bratislava

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Petrzalka	$1197
33 km or 20 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$797
44 km or 27 mi	Trnava	$1073
55 km or 34 mi	Vienna	$1854
62 km or 38 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1602
62 km or 38 mi	Modling	$1621
64 km or 40 mi	Gyor	$829
65 km or 40 mi	Sopron	$765
67 km or 42 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1663
70 km or 44 mi	Breclav	$946
72 km or 45 mi	Piestany	$901
74 km or 46 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1325
75 km or 46 mi	Nitra	$1125
78 km or 49 mi	Hodonin	$988
81 km or 50 mi	Nove Zamky	$1013
87 km or 54 mi	Komarno	$1045
106 km or 66 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1020
108 km or 67 mi	Szombathely	$747
108 km or 67 mi	Trencin	$1149
111 km or 69 mi	Levice	$898
111 km or 69 mi	Sankt Polten	$1535
111 km or 69 mi	Znojmo	$995
114 km or 71 mi	Tatabanya	$857
115 km or 71 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1543
123 km or 76 mi	Brno	$1158
128 km or 79 mi	Zlin	$1033
130 km or 81 mi	Kromeriz	$1005
131 km or 81 mi	Veszprem	$852
131 km or 82 mi	Prievidza	$888
143 km or 89 mi	Szekesfehervar	$780
146 km or 91 mi	Povazska Bystrica	$1089
146 km or 91 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$762
148 km or 92 mi	Prostejov	$1084
148 km or 92 mi	Vsetin	$1085
148 km or 92 mi	Prerov	$916
149 km or 93 mi	Trebic	$1011
156 km or 97 mi	Vac	$873
157 km or 98 mi	Zvolen	$1476
157 km or 98 mi	Kapfenberg	$1229
159 km or 99 mi	Erd	$824

Cities near San Francisco

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Daly	$3133
14 km or 8.4 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
14 km or 8.8 mi	Alameda	$3358
15 km or 9.2 mi	Oakland	$3123
16 km or 10 mi	Albany	$2965
17 km or 10 mi	Berkeley	$3127
17 km or 11 mi	San Bruno	$3147
18 km or 11 mi	El Cerrito	$2977
18 km or 11 mi	Pacifica	$3135
19 km or 12 mi	Richmond	$3042
20 km or 12 mi	Millbrae	$3163
21 km or 13 mi	San Pablo	$3046
22 km or 14 mi	Burlingame	$3219
24 km or 15 mi	San Leandro	$2969
24 km or 15 mi	San Rafael	$4148
26 km or 16 mi	San Mateo	$3583
28 km or 17 mi	San Lorenzo	$2650
28 km or 18 mi	Foster	$3518
29 km or 18 mi	Lafayette	$2840
29 km or 18 mi	Hercules	$2968
31 km or 19 mi	Belmont	$3567
32 km or 20 mi	Hayward	$2660
32 km or 20 mi	Castro Valley	$2881
34 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3300
34 km or 21 mi	Walnut Creek	$2876
36 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3389
37 km or 23 mi	Martinez	$2697
37 km or 23 mi	Danville	$2929
37 km or 23 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2782
38 km or 24 mi	Union	$2922
39 km or 24 mi	San Ramon	$2860
39 km or 24 mi	Vallejo	$2900
39 km or 24 mi	Novato	$3195
39 km or 24 mi	Benicia	$2824
41 km or 25 mi	Concord	$2947
42 km or 26 mi	Menlo Park	$3313
42 km or 26 mi	East Palo Alto	$3245
43 km or 27 mi	Newark	$3003
45 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3109
46 km or 28 mi	Palo Alto	$3733