Bratislava vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Bratislava Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1199
$1043
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2878
$2884
🏠 One person rent
$650
$550
🏘️ Family rent
$1042
$1101
🍽️ Food expenses
$359
$295
🚐 Transport expenses
$79.1
$93.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1389
$1453
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
65
95
😀 Quality of life
80
81
🏙️ Population
476K
17.5M

The cost of living in Bratislava is 15% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4320th and 5064th ($1199 vs $1043) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 11th 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 1.4 months in Shenzhen. Bratislava ranked 1st best city to live in Slovakia vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 390th and 367th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bratislava vs Shenzhen

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Bratislava Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.8
$5.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$38.1
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.07
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$3.33
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.15
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$634
$716
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$480
$433
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1095
$1562
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$758
$881
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$123
$43.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$200
$67.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.7
$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.31%
4.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5457
$16848
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3939
$7920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.2
$25.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12.7
$5.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.18
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$17.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.82
$5.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$1.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.8
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.99
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.42
$3.32
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.06
$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$5.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.52
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.3
$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$7.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.8
$59.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$8.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$77.3
$67.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$80.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$569
$710
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17487
$24732

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$1135
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$840
44 km or 27 mi Trnava
$1007
55 km or 34 mi Vienna
$1749
62 km or 38 mi Klosterneuburg
$1434
62 km or 38 mi Modling
$1549
64 km or 40 mi Gyor
$864
65 km or 40 mi Sopron
$763
67 km or 42 mi Baden bei Wien
$1572
70 km or 44 mi Breclav
$1110
72 km or 45 mi Piestany
$908
74 km or 46 mi Wiener Neustadt
$1368
75 km or 46 mi Nitra
$1083
78 km or 49 mi Hodonin
$1106
81 km or 50 mi Nove Zamky
$1032
87 km or 54 mi Komarno
$1028
106 km or 66 mi Uherske Hradiste
$1100
108 km or 67 mi Szombathely
$764
108 km or 67 mi Trencin
$1243
111 km or 69 mi Levice
$935
111 km or 69 mi Sankt Polten
$1463
111 km or 69 mi Znojmo
$914
114 km or 71 mi Tatabanya
$792
115 km or 71 mi Krems an der Donau
$1473
123 km or 76 mi Brno
$1221
128 km or 79 mi Zlin
$1175
130 km or 81 mi Kromeriz
$1125
131 km or 81 mi Veszprem
$978
131 km or 82 mi Prievidza
$1009
143 km or 89 mi Szekesfehervar
$999
146 km or 91 mi Povazska Bystrica
$900
146 km or 91 mi Zalaegerszeg
$846
148 km or 92 mi Prostejov
$958
148 km or 92 mi Vsetin
$1124
148 km or 92 mi Prerov
$1206
149 km or 93 mi Trebic
$980
156 km or 97 mi Vac
$850
157 km or 98 mi Zvolen
$1250
157 km or 98 mi Kapfenberg
$1149
159 km or 99 mi Erd
$842

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2411
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2720
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$657
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$726
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1601
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$576
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$692
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$760
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$605
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1073
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$797
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$866
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$766
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$798
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$811
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$928
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$819
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$957
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$989
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$847
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$808
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$788
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$773
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$771
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$562
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$495
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$831
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$811
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$664
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$565
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$508
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$753
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$644
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$792
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$865
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$521
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$626