Cost of living comparison
Bratislava is 94.6% more expensive than Freetown.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.0 times more in Bratislava
- Groceries
-
pay 20.5% more in Bratislava
- Transportation
-
pay 61.3% more in Bratislava
- Housing
-
pay 22.5% less in Bratislava
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 52.8% more in Bratislava
- Clothing
-
pay 4.5 times more in Bratislava
The cost of clothing, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Bratislava are more expensive than in Freetown. Notably, clothing and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Bratislava.
If you lived in Bratislava instead of Freetown, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
|
Freetown
|
Bratislava
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$10.72
€9.85
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$8.57
€7.88
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
SLL21,591
|
$1.96
€1.80
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.89
SLL18,596
|
$1.53
€1.41
|
|
pay 20.5% more for groceries
|
Freetown
|
Bratislava
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.50
SLL10,485
|
$1.75
€1.61
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.52
€6.00
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.57
SLL158,756
|
$4.34
€3.99
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.95
SLL40,891
|
$3.22
€2.96
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.40
SLL71,337
|
$3.46
€3.18
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.81
SLL38,046
|
$0.79
€0.72
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.84
€0.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.01
€0.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
SLL47,558
|
$1.98
€1.82
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
SLL19,023
|
$0.75
€0.69
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
SLL15,488
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
pay 61.3% more for transportation
|
Freetown
|
Bratislava
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.83
SLL101,357
|
$6.43
€5.91
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$38.58
€35.48
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$12,000.00
SLL251,634,000
|
$24,650.55
€22,666.13
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.75
SLL225,422
|
$15.65
€14.39
|
|
pay 22.5% less for housing
|
Freetown
|
Bratislava
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$100.00
SLL2,096,950
|
$20.58
€18.92
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,361.67
SLL28,553,469
|
$769.99
€708.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$978.33
SLL20,515,161
|
$617.27
€567.58
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.40
SLL2,314,990
|
$187.33
€172.25
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
|
Freetown
|
Bratislava
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$612.91
€563.57
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$15,233.33
€14,007.01
|
pay 52.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Freetown
|
Bratislava
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SLL31,454
|
$2.68
€2.46
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
SLL36,435
|
$2.81
€2.59
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.00
SLL62,908
|
$5.36
€4.93
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$45.95
€42.25
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$11.15
€10.25
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for clothing
|
Freetown
|
Bratislava
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$10.00
SLL209,695
|
$73.52
€67.60
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.00
SLL167,756
|
$37.05
€34.06
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$20.00
SLL419,390
|
$83.22
€76.52
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.00
SLL1,048,475
|
$101.33
€93.17
|
|
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