Bratislava vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bratislava	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1275	$3149
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3042	$7865
🏠 One person rent	$705	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$1188	$4037
🍽️ Food expenses	$374	$738
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.7	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1458	$5859
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	66	100
😀 Quality of life	80	94
🏙️ Population	476K	690K

The cost of living in Bratislava is 60% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 4275th and 96th ($1275 vs $3149) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 86th 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 5th in the United States, while ranked 568th and 43rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Bratislava	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.92	$22.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$44.7	$86.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.61	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.47	$8.65
☕ Cappuccino	$2.82	$5.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.93	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$691	$2298
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$530	$1750
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1238	$4716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$908	$3555
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$123
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.7	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.37%	6.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5323	$7543
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3848	$6152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.14	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36	$94.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.29	$3.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$4.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.63	$4.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$18.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.66	$15.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$5.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$5.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$6.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$3.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.92	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.79	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$3.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.54	$11.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.14	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.33	$4.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.39	$4.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.53	$2.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.6	$105
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11	$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.3	$114
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.9	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$586	$2464
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13266	$24653

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Cities near Bratislava

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Petrzalka	$1202
33 km or 20 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$794
44 km or 27 mi	Trnava	$1181
55 km or 34 mi	Vienna	$1844
62 km or 38 mi	Klosterneuburg	$1582
62 km or 38 mi	Modling	$1719
64 km or 40 mi	Gyor	$784
65 km or 40 mi	Sopron	$919
67 km or 42 mi	Baden bei Wien	$1627
70 km or 44 mi	Breclav	$943
72 km or 45 mi	Piestany	$935
74 km or 46 mi	Wiener Neustadt	$1586
75 km or 46 mi	Nitra	$1039
78 km or 49 mi	Hodonin	$1098
81 km or 50 mi	Nove Zamky	$1019
87 km or 54 mi	Komarno	$1045
106 km or 66 mi	Uherske Hradiste	$1381
108 km or 67 mi	Szombathely	$701
108 km or 67 mi	Trencin	$1118
111 km or 69 mi	Levice	$987
111 km or 69 mi	Sankt Polten	$1559
111 km or 69 mi	Znojmo	$1087
114 km or 71 mi	Tatabanya	$794
115 km or 71 mi	Krems an der Donau	$1553
123 km or 76 mi	Brno	$1329
128 km or 79 mi	Zlin	$1169
130 km or 81 mi	Kromeriz	$1107
131 km or 81 mi	Veszprem	$786
131 km or 82 mi	Prievidza	$892
143 km or 89 mi	Szekesfehervar	$762
146 km or 91 mi	Povazska Bystrica	$1085
146 km or 91 mi	Zalaegerszeg	$750
148 km or 92 mi	Prostejov	$1075
148 km or 92 mi	Vsetin	$1104
148 km or 92 mi	Prerov	$983
149 km or 93 mi	Trebic	$1120
156 km or 97 mi	Vac	$827
157 km or 98 mi	Zvolen	$1237
157 km or 98 mi	Kapfenberg	$1323
159 km or 99 mi	Erd	$790

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2893
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2543
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2856
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2777
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2273
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2548
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2309
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2471
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2596
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2786
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2566
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2617
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2498
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2425
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2513
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2601
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2539
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3174
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2791
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2760
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2640
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2696
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2961
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2500
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2197
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2499
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2287
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2584
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2389
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2206
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1728
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2909
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2727
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2640
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2210
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2149
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2280
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2217
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1979