Bratislava vs Zagreb - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bratislava Zagreb
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1275
$1253
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3042
$2899
🏠 One person rent
$705
$663
🏘️ Family rent
$1188
$1071
🍽️ Food expenses
$374
$383
🚐 Transport expenses
$86.7
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1458
$1581
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
66
38
😀 Quality of life
80
76
🏙️ Population
476K
767K

The cost of living in Bratislava is 2% more expensive than in Zagreb. Cities ranked 4275th and 4331st ($1275 vs $1253) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Slovakia and Croatia, respectively. Check Slovakia vs Croatia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 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 568th and 843rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Bratislava Zagreb
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.92
$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$44.7
$50.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.61
$8.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.47
$2.94
☕ Cappuccino
$2.82
$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.93
$2.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$691
$624
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$530
$503
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1238
$1087
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$908
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$127
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$198
$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.7
$27.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.37%
4.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5323
$4361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3848
$2995
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.14
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36
$51.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$15.5
$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.63
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$1.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.63
$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.66
$9.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$2.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.92
$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.79
$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.54
$5.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$6.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.33
$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.53
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.6
$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11
$7.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.3
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.9
$86.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$586
$394
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13266
$10861

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.9 mi Velika Gorica
$1101
46 km or 29 mi Karlovac
$912
61 km or 38 mi Novo Mesto
$1080
70 km or 43 mi Bjelovar
$1008
71 km or 44 mi Celje
$1116
87 km or 54 mi Maribor
$1082
90 km or 56 mi Velenje
$1157
97 km or 60 mi Murska Sobota
$842
109 km or 68 mi Nagykanizsa
$711
110 km or 68 mi Bihac
$556
110 km or 68 mi Prijedor
$659
114 km or 71 mi Ljubljana
$1468
128 km or 79 mi Sanski Most
$558
129 km or 80 mi Rijeka
$1152
132 km or 82 mi Kranj
$1261
135 km or 84 mi Zalaegerszeg
$750
144 km or 89 mi Wolfsberg
$1303
146 km or 91 mi Graz
$1594
150 km or 93 mi Banja Luka
$803
155 km or 96 mi Kaposvar
$750
156 km or 97 mi Klagenfurt
$1653
168 km or 104 mi Trieste
$1421
168 km or 104 mi Szombathely
$701
176 km or 109 mi Slavonski Brod
$847
179 km or 111 mi Nova Gorica
$985
179 km or 111 mi Pecs
$848
180 km or 112 mi Izola
$1263
181 km or 113 mi Gorizia
$1223
186 km or 116 mi Villach
$1582
188 km or 117 mi Piran
$1247
188 km or 117 mi Leoben
$1263
189 km or 118 mi Kapfenberg
$1323
195 km or 121 mi Pula
$941
196 km or 122 mi Zadar
$1122
208 km or 129 mi Doboj
$603
209 km or 130 mi Veszprem
$786
212 km or 132 mi Udine
$1307
213 km or 132 mi Osijek
$958
215 km or 134 mi Sopron
$919
221 km or 137 mi Szekszard
$747