Bratislava vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bratislava Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1275
$1097
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3042
$3454
🏠 One person rent
$705
$577
🏘️ Family rent
$1188
$1404
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.7
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1458
$1644
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
66
100
😀 Quality of life
80
78
🏙️ Population
476K
24.9M

The cost of living in Bratislava is 16% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4275th and 4858th ($1275 vs $1097) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.5 months in Shanghai. Bratislava ranked 1st best city to live in Slovakia vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 568th and 675th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bratislava Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$4.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.61
$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.47
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.93
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$530
$455
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1238
$2226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$908
$1115
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.7
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.37%
3.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5323
$14361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3848
$8086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.14
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.63
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.63
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.92
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.79
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.54
$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.33
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.53
$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.6
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.3
$87.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.9
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$586
$1181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13266
$30174

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$1202
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$984
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$665
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$700
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$868
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$573
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$631
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$645
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$602
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$670
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$670
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$657
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$590
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$708
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$643
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$716
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$695
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$702
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$644
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$805
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$643
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$654
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$603
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$650
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$607
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$644
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$665
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$522
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$620
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$621
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$642
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$677
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$665
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$592
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$672
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$621
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$746