Bratislava vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bratislava Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1497
$1437
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3483
$3392
🏠 One person rent
$854
$754
🏘️ Family rent
$1426
$1279
🍽️ Food expenses
$424
$450
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.6
$115
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1662
$1950
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
66
38
😀 Quality of life
82
80
🏙️ Population
479K
767K

The cost of living in Bratislava is 4% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 3966th and 4147th ($1497 vs $1437) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Slovakia and Croatia, respectively. Check Slovakia vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Bratislava compared to 1.4 months in Zagreb. Bratislava ranked 1st best city to live in Slovakia vs Zagreb ranked 1st in Croatia, while ranked 595th and 742nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Bratislava Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$12.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.6
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$9.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.75
$3.39
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.22
$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$883
$743
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$637
$561
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1522
$1318
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1089
$991
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$125
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$232
$191
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.7
$31.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.08%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6112
$5609
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4219
$3578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$41.7
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.7
$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$1.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.24
$4.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.8
$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.84
$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.27
$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.58
$8.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.26
$5.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.19
$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.8
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.3
$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.1
$8.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.9
$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.6
$8.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$84
$96.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.7
$99.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$643
$489
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12603
$12234

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1199
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$1033
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1195
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$1113
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1340
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1236
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1383
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$1044
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$817
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$665
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$685
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1640
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$617
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1316
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1422
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$845
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1416
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1685
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$920
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$802
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1683
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1600
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$823
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$970
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$1081
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$1033
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1386
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1398
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1756
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1377
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1378
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1574
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$858
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1322
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$669
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$973
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1415
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$1072
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$1052
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$890