Cost of living comparison
Bratislava is 23.0% cheaper than Wellington.
If you lived in Bratislava instead of Wellington, you would:
pay 21.3% less for restaurants
Wellington
|
Bratislava
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
NZ$25.42
|
$9.75
€8.96
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
NZ$15.25
|
$8.66
€7.97
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
NZ$4.17
|
$1.94
€1.79
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.16
NZ$3.63
|
$1.67
€1.53
|
|
pay 24.7% less for groceries
Wellington
|
Bratislava
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.13
NZ$3.58
|
$1.90
€1.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.53
NZ$7.60
|
$6.67
€6.14
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.33
NZ$12.30
|
$4.72
€4.34
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$6.98
NZ$11.71
|
$3.64
€3.35
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.27
NZ$8.83
|
$3.60
€3.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
NZ$2.41
|
$0.75
€0.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.15
NZ$1.93
|
$0.85
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.48
NZ$2.48
|
$1.04
€0.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.61
NZ$4.38
|
$1.96
€1.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
NZ$1.83
|
$0.70
€0.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.93
NZ$1.57
|
$0.67
€0.62
|
|
pay 22.2% less for transportation
Wellington
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.60
NZ$11.07
|
$6.52
€6.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$115.94
NZ$194.46
|
$38.99
€35.85
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,007.11
NZ$50,326.39
|
$25,439.37
€23,393.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.83
NZ$28.22
|
$15.81
€14.54
|
|
pay 31.2% less for housing
Wellington
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.37
NZ$96.22
|
$20.61
€18.96
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,516.42
NZ$2,543.27
|
$774.70
€712.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,371.90
NZ$2,300.89
|
$602.14
€553.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.66
NZ$225.85
|
$194.23
€178.61
|
|
pay 5.5% less for childcare
Wellington
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$777.00
NZ$1,303.14
|
$609.18
€560.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,897.92
NZ$21,631.73
|
$14,273.77
€13,125.92
|
|
pay 31.5% less for entertainment and sports
Wellington
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.28
NZ$12.20
|
$2.71
€2.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.39
NZ$5.69
|
$2.85
€2.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.83
NZ$39.96
|
$5.41
€4.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.32
NZ$64.26
|
$41.90
€38.53
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.13
NZ$20.34
|
$10.83
€9.96
|
|
pay 24.7% less for clothing
Wellington
|
Bratislava
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.07
NZ$134.28
|
$69.61
€64.01
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.09
NZ$89.04
|
$34.95
€32.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$124.73
NZ$209.19
|
$83.87
€77.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.08
NZ$216.48
|
$104.95
€96.51
|
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