Bratislava vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bratislava Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1307
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3111
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$719
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$1173
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$387
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.3
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1524
$1905
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
65
100
😀 Quality of life
80
79
🏙️ Population
476K
24.9M

The cost of living in Bratislava is 15% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4319th and 4780th ($1307 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th in Slovakia and China, respectively. Check Slovakia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bratislava compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Bratislava ranked 1st best city to live in Slovakia vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 506th and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Bratislava Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.6
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.52
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.64
$1.43
 Cappuccino
$2.83
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.01
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$529
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1189
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.35%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5419
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3950
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.21
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.8
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$6.13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.3
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.1
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.31
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.51
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.5
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$77
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$628
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15558
$31401

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$1965
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$1681
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$1772
64 km or 40 mi Gyor
$788
65 km or 40 mi Sopron
$860
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$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
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774