Bratislava vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bratislava Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1561
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3697
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$884
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$1498
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$447
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$102
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1756
$879
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
67
99
😀 Quality of life
81
75
🏙️ Population
479K
24.9M

The cost of living in Bratislava is 39% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 3861st and 4971st ($1561 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Slovakia and China, respectively. Check Slovakia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bratislava compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Bratislava ranked 1st best city to live in Slovakia vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 669th and 1655th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bratislava vs Shanghai

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Bratislava Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.1
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.3
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.15
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$3.42
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.33
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$921
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$664
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1639
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1149
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.6
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6104
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4214
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.44
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.5
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.42
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.07
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.53
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.4
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.61
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.18
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.68
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.24
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.83
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.9
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.2
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.8
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$89.9
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$746
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14476
$27781

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$1335
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$2213
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$1885
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$1898
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$930
65 km or 40 mi Sopron
$1114
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$1829
70 km or 44 mi Breclav
$1180
72 km or 45 mi Piestany
$1036
74 km or 46 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1922
75 km or 46 mi Nitra
$1278
78 km or 49 mi Hodonin
$1284
81 km or 50 mi Nove Zamky
$1166
87 km or 54 mi Komarno
$1196
106 km or 66 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1633
108 km or 67 mi Szombathely
$875
108 km or 67 mi Trencin
$1291
111 km or 69 mi Levice
$989
111 km or 69 mi Sankt Polten
$1821
111 km or 69 mi Znojmo
$1263
114 km or 71 mi Tatabanya
$991
115 km or 71 mi Krems an der Donau
$1804
123 km or 76 mi Brno
$1639
128 km or 79 mi Zlin
$1404
130 km or 81 mi Kromeriz
$1312
131 km or 81 mi Veszprem
$1036
131 km or 82 mi Prievidza
$1026
143 km or 89 mi Szekesfehervar
$939
146 km or 91 mi Povazska Bystrica
$1281
146 km or 91 mi Zalaegerszeg
$893
148 km or 92 mi Prostejov
$1247
148 km or 92 mi Vsetin
$1246
148 km or 92 mi Prerov
$1119
149 km or 93 mi Trebic
$1153
156 km or 97 mi Vac
$1130
157 km or 98 mi Zvolen
$1394
157 km or 98 mi Kapfenberg
$1566
159 km or 99 mi Erd
$998

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765