Bratislava vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bratislava	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1307	$3139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3111	$7694
🏠 One person rent	$719	$2066
🏘️ Family rent	$1173	$4004
🍽️ Food expenses	$387	$724
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.3	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1524	$5811
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	65	100
😀 Quality of life	80	94
🏙️ Population	476K	690K

The cost of living in Bratislava is 58% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 4319th and 93rd ($1307 vs $3139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 74th in Slovakia and the United States, respectively. Check Slovakia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bratislava compared to 1.9 months in Washington. Bratislava ranked 1st best city to live in Slovakia vs Washington ranked 6th in the United States, while ranked 506th and 41st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Bratislava	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.1	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.6	$89.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.52	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.64	$8.31
☕ Cappuccino	$2.83	$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.01	$2.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$693	$2248
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$529	$1786
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1189	$4843
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$876	$3476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.2	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.35%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5419	$9758
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3950	$6572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.21	$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.8	$80.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.75	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$3.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$4.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.3	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.1	$15.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$5.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.01	$5.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$3.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$3.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.31	$16.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.51	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.28	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$99.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36	$106
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$32.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$77	$73.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$628	$2258
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15558	$23453

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Cities near Bratislava

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Petrzalka	$1234
33 km or 20 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$827
44 km or 27 mi	Trnava	$1197
55 km or 34 mi	Vienna	$1965
62 km or 38 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1681
62 km or 38 mi	Modling	$1772
64 km or 40 mi	Gyor	$788
65 km or 40 mi	Sopron	$860
67 km or 42 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1698
70 km or 44 mi	Breclav	$989
72 km or 45 mi	Piestany	$935
74 km or 46 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1188
75 km or 46 mi	Nitra	$1062
78 km or 49 mi	Hodonin	$1051
81 km or 50 mi	Nove Zamky	$1037
87 km or 54 mi	Komarno	$1067
106 km or 66 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1130
108 km or 67 mi	Szombathely	$789
108 km or 67 mi	Trencin	$1150
111 km or 69 mi	Levice	$898
111 km or 69 mi	Sankt Polten	$1653
111 km or 69 mi	Znojmo	$1136
114 km or 71 mi	Tatabanya	$910
115 km or 71 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1632
123 km or 76 mi	Brno	$1344
128 km or 79 mi	Zlin	$1220
130 km or 81 mi	Kromeriz	$1094
131 km or 81 mi	Veszprem	$883
131 km or 82 mi	Prievidza	$952
143 km or 89 mi	Szekesfehervar	$805
146 km or 91 mi	Povazska Bystrica	$1065
146 km or 91 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$814
148 km or 92 mi	Prostejov	$1137
148 km or 92 mi	Vsetin	$1195
148 km or 92 mi	Prerov	$938
149 km or 93 mi	Trebic	$1211
156 km or 97 mi	Vac	$876
157 km or 98 mi	Zvolen	$1574
157 km or 98 mi	Kapfenberg	$1485
159 km or 99 mi	Erd	$849

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2890
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2982
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2701
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2537
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2279
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2505
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2777
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2417
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2675
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2575
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2626
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2447
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2504
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3236
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2775
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2664
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2599
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2807
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2917
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2363
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2238
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2405
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2223
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2498
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2281
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2202
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1823
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2887
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2693
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2619
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2140
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$1955
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2294
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$1975
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1948