Bratislava vs Stockholm - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bratislava	Stockholm
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1590	$2439
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3784	$5447
🏠 One person rent	$911	$1383
🏘️ Family rent	$1556	$2366
🍽️ Food expenses	$445	$651
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$230
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1723	$3766
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	67	95
😀 Quality of life	80	95
🏙️ Population	481K	985K

The cost of living in Bratislava is 35% less expensive than in Stockholm. Cities ranked 3630th and 1008th ($1590 vs $2439) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Slovakia and Sweden, respectively. Check Slovakia vs Sweden comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bratislava compared to 1.5 months in Stockholm. Bratislava ranked 1st best city to live in Slovakia vs Stockholm ranked 1st in Sweden, while ranked 662nd and 19th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bratislava vs Stockholm

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	Bratislava	Stockholm
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$57.1	$88.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$11.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.13	$7.68
☕ Cappuccino	$3.36	$5.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.41	$3.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$971	$1658
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$686	$1052
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1724	$2807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1200	$1877
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$233	$264
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.7	$38.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.52%	3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6618	$11775
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4164	$6727
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.39	$4.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.8	$110
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$24.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.8	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$3.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.72	$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.8	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.43	$14.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$22.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$2.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$3.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.47	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.35	$13.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$2.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.92	$8.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.1	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.76	$2.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.9	$52
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$18.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.3	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$33.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.2	$116
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$137
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$763	$171
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16627	$17265

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Cities near Bratislava

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Petrzalka	$1475
33 km or 20 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$1042
44 km or 27 mi	Trnava	$1308
55 km or 34 mi	Vienna	$2240
62 km or 38 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1883
62 km or 38 mi	Modling	$1862
64 km or 40 mi	Gyor	$974
65 km or 40 mi	Sopron	$1172
67 km or 42 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1831
70 km or 44 mi	Breclav	$1150
72 km or 45 mi	Piestany	$967
74 km or 46 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1941
75 km or 46 mi	Nitra	$1218
78 km or 49 mi	Hodonin	$1257
81 km or 50 mi	Nove Zamky	$1126
87 km or 54 mi	Komarno	$1156
106 km or 66 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1619
108 km or 67 mi	Szombathely	$917
108 km or 67 mi	Trencin	$1255
111 km or 69 mi	Levice	$928
111 km or 69 mi	Sankt Polten	$1805
111 km or 69 mi	Znojmo	$1230
114 km or 71 mi	Tatabanya	$1063
115 km or 71 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1789
123 km or 76 mi	Brno	$1628
128 km or 79 mi	Zlin	$1430
130 km or 81 mi	Kromeriz	$1265
131 km or 81 mi	Veszprem	$1124
131 km or 82 mi	Prievidza	$1032
143 km or 89 mi	Szekesfehervar	$981
146 km or 91 mi	Povazska Bystrica	$1252
146 km or 91 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$953
148 km or 92 mi	Prostejov	$1201
148 km or 92 mi	Vsetin	$1148
148 km or 92 mi	Prerov	$1065
149 km or 93 mi	Trebic	$1126
156 km or 97 mi	Vac	$1195
157 km or 98 mi	Zvolen	$1340
157 km or 98 mi	Kapfenberg	$1518
159 km or 99 mi	Erd	$973

Cities near Stockholm

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.2 mi	Solna	$2014
5.2 km or 3.3 mi	Lidingo	$1211
13 km or 7.9 mi	Taby	$1789
16 km or 9.9 mi	Sollentuna	$1979
21 km or 13 mi	Tumba	$1794
21 km or 13 mi	Akersberga	$1672
31 km or 19 mi	Sodertalje	$1842
35 km or 22 mi	Marsta	$1644
35 km or 22 mi	Sigtuna	$1659
63 km or 39 mi	Uppsala	$1625
87 km or 54 mi	Nykoping	$1583
92 km or 57 mi	Eskilstuna	$1463
92 km or 57 mi	Vasteras	$1507
105 km or 65 mi	Sala	$1363
138 km or 86 mi	Norrkoping	$1269
158 km or 98 mi	Gavle	$1303
163 km or 101 mi	Orebro	$1251
174 km or 108 mi	Linkoping	$1543
185 km or 115 mi	Ludvika	$1337
190 km or 118 mi	Visby	$1498
195 km or 121 mi	Borlange	$1298
195 km or 121 mi	Falun	$1810
253 km or 157 mi	Mariestad	$1479
258 km or 161 mi	Karlstad	$1481
262 km or 163 mi	Raisio	$1531
264 km or 164 mi	Skovde	$1503
265 km or 165 mi	Turku	$1560
268 km or 167 mi	Kaarina	$1529
271 km or 168 mi	Mora	$1625
274 km or 170 mi	Vetlanda	$1535
275 km or 171 mi	Rauma	$1370
281 km or 175 mi	Kuressaare	$1225
284 km or 177 mi	Jonkoping	$1490
297 km or 184 mi	Ventspils	$932
306 km or 190 mi	Salo	$1535
310 km or 193 mi	Raseborg	$1597
312 km or 194 mi	Arvika	$1423
313 km or 195 mi	Kalmar	$1629
315 km or 196 mi	Pori	$1416
332 km or 206 mi	Vaxjo	$1464