Bratislava vs Zurich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Bratislava	Zurich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1307	$3392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3111	$8190
🏠 One person rent	$719	$2018
🏘️ Family rent	$1173	$3505
🍽️ Food expenses	$387	$880
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.3	$226
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1524	$6770
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	65	81
😀 Quality of life	80	98
🏙️ Population	476K	447K

The cost of living in Bratislava is 61% less expensive than in Zurich. Cities ranked 4319th and 41st ($1307 vs $3392) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 3rd in Slovakia and Switzerland, respectively. Check Slovakia vs Switzerland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bratislava compared to 2 months in Zurich. Bratislava ranked 1st best city to live in Slovakia vs Zurich ranked 1st in Switzerland, while ranked 506th and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bratislava vs Zurich

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	Bratislava	Zurich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.1	$27.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$45.6	$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.52	$19.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.64	$9.29
☕ Cappuccino	$2.83	$6.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.01	$5.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$693	$2243
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$529	$1698
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1189	$3982
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$876	$3016
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$139	$155
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$216	$239
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.2	$55.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.35%	2.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5419	$9651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3950	$5769
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.21	$5.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.8	$102
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$44.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.75	$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.47	$3.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$3.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.3	$7.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$21.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.1	$26.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$49.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$3.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.01	$5.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$2.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.93	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.31	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.04	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.51	$10.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$20.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.55	$5.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.28	$3.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.5	$84.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.8	$22.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36	$154
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.3	$48.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$77	$132
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$134
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$628	$2756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15558	$20539

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Cities near Bratislava

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Petrzalka	$1234
33 km or 20 mi	Mosonmagyarovar	$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

Cities near Zurich

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Altstetten	$3139
6.4 km or 4 mi	Dubendorf	$3129
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dietikon	$3048
14 km or 8.6 mi	Horgen	$3163
14 km or 8.6 mi	Uster	$3057
16 km or 9.7 mi	Bulach	$3013
19 km or 12 mi	Wettingen	$3135
19 km or 12 mi	Wadenswil	$3145
19 km or 12 mi	Winterthur	$3184
20 km or 13 mi	Wetzikon	$3015
20 km or 13 mi	Baden	$3206
20 km or 13 mi	Baar	$3320
23 km or 15 mi	Zug	$3627
28 km or 17 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$3011
33 km or 21 mi	Frauenfeld	$2647
36 km or 22 mi	Schaffhausen	$2629
37 km or 23 mi	Waldshut-Tiengen	$1559
37 km or 23 mi	Aarau	$2207
38 km or 24 mi	Emmen	$3020
40 km or 25 mi	Wil	$2492
40 km or 25 mi	Lucerne	$3068
43 km or 27 mi	Kriens	$2989
48 km or 30 mi	Singen	$1636
51 km or 32 mi	Radolfzell	$1710
56 km or 35 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2782
57 km or 36 mi	Konstanz	$1903
60 km or 37 mi	Rheinfelden	$1551
63 km or 39 mi	St. Gallen	$2618
63 km or 39 mi	Uberlingen	$1771
64 km or 40 mi	Donaueschingen	$1468
70 km or 44 mi	Riehen	$3415
71 km or 44 mi	Tuttlingen	$1434
71 km or 44 mi	Lorrach	$1531
74 km or 46 mi	Weil am Rhein	$1538
74 km or 46 mi	Basel	$2741
76 km or 47 mi	Villingen-Schwenningen	$1391
77 km or 48 mi	Saint-Louis	$1399
77 km or 48 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1759
77 km or 48 mi	Schaan	$2483
78 km or 48 mi	Allschwil	$2843