Bratislava vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bratislava	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1497	$3328
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3483	$7867
🏠 One person rent	$854	$2171
🏘️ Family rent	$1426	$3805
🍽️ Food expenses	$424	$759
🚐 Transport expenses	$96.6	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1662	$6208
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	66	100
😀 Quality of life	82	96
🏙️ Population	479K	690K

The cost of living in Bratislava is 55% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 3966th and 73rd ($1497 vs $3328) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 58th 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 1.1 months in Bratislava compared to 1.9 months in Washington. Bratislava ranked 1st best city to live in Slovakia vs Washington ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 595th and 26th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Bratislava	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.5	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.6	$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.75	$8.68
☕ Cappuccino	$3.3	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.22	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$883	$2374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$637	$1874
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1522	$4381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1089	$3331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.7	$70.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.08%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6112	$6387
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4219	$4905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.4	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$98.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$3.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$5.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.24	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.8	$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.84	$16.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$5.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$4.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$6.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$3.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.61	$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.58	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$4.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.26	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.19	$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.69	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$4.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.8	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.3	$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.9	$196
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.6	$35
👖 Brand Jeans	$84	$72.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.7	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$643	$2676
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12603	$24065

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Cities near Bratislava

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Petrzalka	$1388
33 km or 20 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$917
44 km or 27 mi	Trnava	$1311
55 km or 34 mi	Vienna	$2132
62 km or 38 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1859
62 km or 38 mi	Modling	$1976
64 km or 40 mi	Gyor	$861
65 km or 40 mi	Sopron	$1052
67 km or 42 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1917
70 km or 44 mi	Breclav	$1148
72 km or 45 mi	Piestany	$985
74 km or 46 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$2019
75 km or 46 mi	Nitra	$1176
78 km or 49 mi	Hodonin	$1229
81 km or 50 mi	Nove Zamky	$1134
87 km or 54 mi	Komarno	$1148
106 km or 66 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1606
108 km or 67 mi	Szombathely	$823
108 km or 67 mi	Trencin	$1257
111 km or 69 mi	Levice	$946
111 km or 69 mi	Sankt Polten	$1774
111 km or 69 mi	Znojmo	$1233
114 km or 71 mi	Tatabanya	$943
115 km or 71 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1759
123 km or 76 mi	Brno	$1570
128 km or 79 mi	Zlin	$1282
130 km or 81 mi	Kromeriz	$1229
131 km or 81 mi	Veszprem	$973
131 km or 82 mi	Prievidza	$992
143 km or 89 mi	Szekesfehervar	$884
146 km or 91 mi	Povazska Bystrica	$1237
146 km or 91 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$845
148 km or 92 mi	Prostejov	$1182
148 km or 92 mi	Vsetin	$1155
148 km or 92 mi	Prerov	$1056
149 km or 93 mi	Trebic	$1097
156 km or 97 mi	Vac	$1070
157 km or 98 mi	Zvolen	$1346
157 km or 98 mi	Kapfenberg	$1574
159 km or 99 mi	Erd	$936

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$3054
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2919
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2710
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2563
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2355
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2612
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2495
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2338
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2697
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2509
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2522
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2773
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2506
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3275
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2601
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2788
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2693
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2755
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2940
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2450
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2288
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2494
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2323
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2581
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2339
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2347
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1845
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$3069
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2824
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2699
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2255
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2066
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2400
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$1935
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1949