Cost of living comparison
Slovakia is 34.5% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Slovakia instead of United States, you would:
pay 36.3% less for restaurants
United States
|
Slovakia
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.02
|
$7.61
€7.05
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.37
|
$7.82
€7.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.44
|
$1.59
€1.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.98
|
$1.43
€1.32
|
|
pay 34.3% less for groceries
United States
|
Slovakia
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.43
|
$1.28
€1.19
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
|
$5.86
€5.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.93
|
$3.88
€3.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.52
|
$3.34
€3.09
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.12
|
$3.17
€2.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.31
|
$0.73
€0.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$0.77
€0.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.03
|
$0.92
€0.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.13
|
$1.60
€1.48
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.32
|
$0.56
€0.52
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.38
|
$0.59
€0.55
|
|
pay 7.5% less for transportation
United States
|
Slovakia
|
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Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.61
|
$6.56
€6.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.73
|
$26.03
€24.10
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,580.82
|
$25,571.83
€23,676.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.71
|
$12.02
€11.13
|
|
pay 45.7% less for housing
United States
|
Slovakia
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.34
|
$19.97
€18.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,635.84
|
$574.42
€531.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,397.18
|
$479.28
€443.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.42
|
$175.37
€162.37
|
|
pay 70.0% less for childcare
United States
|
Slovakia
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,344.29
|
$376.22
€348.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,001.10
|
$7,374.05
€6,827.44
|
|
pay 44.9% less for entertainment and sports
United States
|
Slovakia
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.73
|
$1.92
€1.77
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.97
|
$2.33
€2.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.54
|
$5.14
€4.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.32
|
$40.30
€37.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.21
|
$8.28
€7.66
|
|
pay 2.7% less for clothing
United States
|
Slovakia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.12
|
$65.69
€60.82
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.92
|
$36.31
€33.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.55
|
$80.32
€74.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.11
|
$85.31
€78.98
|
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