Bratislava vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bratislava Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1307
$1254
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3111
$2954
🏠 One person rent
$719
$650
🏘️ Family rent
$1173
$1100
🍽️ Food expenses
$387
$388
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.3
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1524
$1684
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
65
38
😀 Quality of life
80
77
🏙️ Population
476K
767K

The cost of living in Bratislava is 4% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 4319th and 4447th ($1307 vs $1254) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 4th in Slovakia and Croatia, respectively. Check Slovakia vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bratislava compared to 1.3 months in Zagreb. Bratislava ranked 1st best city to live in Slovakia vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 506th and 748th among best cities to live in the world.

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Bratislava Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.1
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.6
$46
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.52
$8.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.64
$3.19
☕ Cappuccino
$2.83
$2.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.01
$2.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$693
$616
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$529
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1189
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$876
$852
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$139
$110
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.2
$27.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.35%
4.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5419
$4189
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3950
$3073
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.21
$0.58
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.8
$56.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.75
$1.69
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.47
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$2.07
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.3
$4.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.2
$9.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.1
$9.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.01
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.31
$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.04
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.51
$5.58
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.55
$3.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.28
$2.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.5
$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.8
$7.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$7.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$77
$91.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.2
$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$628
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15558
$10598

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$1234
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1142
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$926
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1147
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$999
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1146
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1143
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1217
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$880
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$790
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$618
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$663
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1500
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$566
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1174
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1270
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$814
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1397
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1764
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$802
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$745
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1770
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1362
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$789
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$808
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1188
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$851
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1361
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1247
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1674
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1347
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1424
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1485
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$1061
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1265
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$641
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$883
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1366
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$890
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$860
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$780