Bratislava vs Warsaw - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bratislava Warsaw
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1269
$1464
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2998
$3391
🏠 One person rent
$697
$919
🏘️ Family rent
$1124
$1636
🍽️ Food expenses
$377
$336
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.9
$97.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1442
$1771
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
65
93
😀 Quality of life
79
83
🏙️ Population
476K
1.86M

The cost of living in Bratislava is 13% less expensive than in Warsaw. Cities ranked 4266th and 3564th ($1269 vs $1464) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Slovakia and Poland, respectively. Check Slovakia vs Poland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bratislava compared to 1.2 months in Warsaw. Bratislava ranked 1st best city to live in Slovakia vs Warsaw ranked 1st in Poland, while ranked 487th and 342nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Bratislava Warsaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.65
$9.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.5
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.43
$7.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$3.8
☕ Cappuccino
$2.76
$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.99
$1.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$668
$923
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$512
$699
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1195
$1731
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$821
$1282
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$136
$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$250
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.6
$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
7.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5290
$5380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3780
$3613
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.19
$1.1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.9
$27.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.3
$8.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.74
$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.48
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.45
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$8.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$6.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.82
$3.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.87
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.32
$4.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.44
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
$3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.6
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.5
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.9
$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$15.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$74
$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.1
$90.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$596
$511
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14350
$11854

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$1197
33 km or 20 mi Mosonmagyarovar
$797
44 km or 27 mi Trnava
$1073
55 km or 34 mi Vienna
$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
17 km or 10 mi Pruszkow
$1238
19 km or 12 mi Otwock
$1218
68 km or 42 mi Skierniewice
$1029
79 km or 49 mi Ciechanow
$1040
85 km or 53 mi Siedlce
$842
91 km or 56 mi Radom
$907
98 km or 61 mi Plock
$1090
103 km or 64 mi Ostroleka
$1029
110 km or 68 mi Pulawy
$987
114 km or 71 mi Kutno
$994
119 km or 74 mi Lodz
$1161
127 km or 79 mi Lomza
$1027
130 km or 81 mi Piotrkow Trybunalski
$816
143 km or 89 mi Wloclawek
$708
144 km or 89 mi Biala Podlaska
$969
145 km or 90 mi Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski
$973
149 km or 92 mi Belchatow
$936
152 km or 94 mi Lublin
$1016
152 km or 94 mi Kielce
$863
159 km or 99 mi Swidnik
$999
175 km or 109 mi Bialystok
$949
178 km or 110 mi Olsztyn
$1006
180 km or 112 mi Brest
$415
186 km or 115 mi Torun
$1024
187 km or 116 mi Tarnobrzeg
$1002
198 km or 123 mi Inowroclaw
$1008
199 km or 123 mi Elk
$1013
206 km or 128 mi Czestochowa
$943
207 km or 129 mi Chelm
$980
208 km or 129 mi Grudziadz
$1042
208 km or 129 mi Kalisz
$849
217 km or 135 mi Mielec
$1043
228 km or 141 mi Bydgoszcz
$1118
236 km or 146 mi Gniezno
$1037
241 km or 150 mi Malbork
$995
243 km or 151 mi Elblag
$791
243 km or 151 mi Suwalki
$1028
245 km or 152 mi Tarnow
$940
246 km or 153 mi Dabrowa Gornicza
$1011
247 km or 153 mi Grodno
$385