Cost of living comparison
Dublin is 66.3% more expensive than Bratislava.
If you lived in Dublin instead of Bratislava, you would:
pay 52.1% more for restaurants
|
Bratislava
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.75
€8.96
|
$21.66
€19.92
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.66
€7.97
|
$10.83
€9.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.94
€1.79
|
$2.66
€2.45
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
€1.53
|
$2.08
€1.91
|
|
pay 14.7% more for groceries
|
Bratislava
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.90
€1.74
|
$1.80
€1.66
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.67
€6.14
|
$3.97
€3.65
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.72
€4.34
|
$5.30
€4.87
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.64
€3.35
|
$4.14
€3.81
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.60
€3.31
|
$4.61
€4.24
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.69
|
$1.32
€1.22
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.78
|
$1.01
€0.93
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
€0.96
|
$1.35
€1.24
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.96
€1.80
|
$1.74
€1.60
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.64
|
$0.91
€0.84
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$0.72
€0.66
|
|
pay 84.8% more for transportation
|
Bratislava
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.52
€6.00
|
$7.20
€6.62
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.99
€35.85
|
$129.96
€119.51
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,439.37
€23,393.61
|
$39,718.55
€36,524.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.81
€14.54
|
$22.04
€20.27
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Bratislava
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.61
€18.96
|
$56.72
€52.16
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$774.70
€712.40
|
$2,216.44
€2,038.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$602.14
€553.72
|
$1,934.10
€1,778.57
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$194.23
€178.61
|
$227.14
€208.87
|
|
pay 50.9% more for childcare
|
Bratislava
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$609.18
€560.19
|
$1,385.73
€1,274.29
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,273.77
€13,125.92
|
$10,612.44
€9,759.02
|
|
pay 96.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bratislava
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
€2.49
|
$7.04
€6.47
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.85
€2.62
|
$4.29
€3.94
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.41
€4.98
|
$17.33
€15.93
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.90
€38.53
|
$50.46
€46.40
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€9.96
|
$14.08
€12.95
|
|
pay 15.6% more for clothing
|
Bratislava
|
Dublin
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.61
€64.01
|
$93.14
€85.65
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.95
€32.14
|
$40.93
€37.64
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.87
€77.12
|
$97.04
€89.24
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$104.95
€96.51
|
$100.46
€92.38
|
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