Bratislava vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bratislava Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2998
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$697
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$1124
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.9
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1442
$1455
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
65
100
😀 Quality of life
79
78
🏙️ Population
476K
24.9M

The cost of living in Bratislava is 7% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4266th and 4461st ($1269 vs $1190) 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 1.1 months in Bratislava compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Bratislava ranked 1st best city to live in Slovakia vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 487th and 558th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bratislava Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.65
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.43
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.76
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.99
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$668
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1195
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$821
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5290
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3780
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.9
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.74
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.45
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.32
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.44
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.9
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$74
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.1
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$596
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14350
$28143

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$1197
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$797
44 km or 27 mi Trnava
$1073
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740