Cost of Living in
Slovakia

Cost of living	One person	Family of 4
Total with rent	$1097	$2857
Without rent	$427	$1855
Rent & Utilities	$589.64	$889.45
Food	$290	$853
Transport	$60.47	$155.48
Monthly salary after tax	$1507.18
Human freedom index	9.5
Life expectancy	84.81
English speaking %	26.68%
Population	5.4M

The cost of living in Slovakia is $1097, which is 1.05 times more expensive than the world average. Slovakia is ranked 67th out of 208 countries by cost of living .

The average salary after taxes in Slovakia is $1507.18, which is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months.

Slovakia

We calculate prices for Slovakia as a population-weighted mean of 78 cities. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Cost of living	One person	Rank
Total with rent	$1097	67 / 208
Without rent	$427	125 / 208
Rent & Utilities	$589.64	62 / 208
Food	$290	113 / 208
Transport	$60.47	116 / 208

Rent & Utilities
1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	536.76$
Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	428.27$
3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	1063.15$
Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	847.28$
Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	131.43$
Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	246.52$
Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	16.14$
Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.05$
Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	4575$
House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	3181$

Eating Out
Lunch Menu	7.02$
Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	38.64$
Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	8.06$
Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	2.58$
Cappuccino	2.12$
Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	1.47$

Transportation
Local transport ticket	1.3$
Monthly ticket local transport	30.72$
Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	13.55$
Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	1.44$

Groceries
Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	0.98$
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	1.58$
Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.65$
Eggs, x12	3.44$
Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	10.99$
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	7.4$
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	10.02$
Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.63$
Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.79$
Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.87$
Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	3.53$
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.45$
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.27$
Water, 1 L or 1 qt	0.48$
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	1.83$
Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	6.08$
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	1$
Cigarette pack	6.01$
Cold medicince, 1 week	8.4$
Hair Shampoo	3.9$
Toilet paper, 4 rolls	1.67$
Toothpaste, 1 tube	1.87$

Other

Gym Membership, 1 month	39.98$
Cinema Ticket, 1 person	8.94$
Doctor's visit	31.33$
Haircut, simple	13$
Brand Jeans	81.17$
Brand Sneakers	75.19$
Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	516.49$
International Primary School, 1 year	8410$

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living in Cities by population

States ranked from the most expensive to the cheapest ones

Rank	State	Cost of living
1	Bratislava	$1529
2	Bernolakovo	$1379
3	Zvolen	$1351
4	Kosice	$1337
5	Trnava Region	$1306
6	Bratislava Region	$1290
7	Martin	$1272
8	Trencin	$1270
9	Petrzalka	$1252
10	Zilina	$1234
11	Ruzomberok	$1224
12	Trencin Region	$1213
13	Trnava	$1213
14	Nove Zamky	$1195
15	Nitra	$1156
16	Michalovce	$1151
17	Kosice Region	$1144
18	Komarno	$1107
19	Spisska Nova Ves	$1102
20	Lucenec	$1094
21	Banska Bystrica	$1078
22	Presov	$1065
23	Prievidza	$1065
24	Poprad	$1015
25	Banska Bystrica Region	$1003
26	Levice	$971
27	Povazska Bystrica	$922
28	Piestany	$848
29	Monaco	$7654
30	Santa Barbara Province	$3469
31	Singapore	$3385
32	Neuchatel	$3164
33	Ile-de-France	$2736
34	Zurich	$2715
35	California	$2710
36	Queretaro	$2187
37	United States	$2149
38	Baden-Wurttemberg	$2044
39	Aland	$2038
40	Ostergotland	$1978
41	Provence-Alpes-Cote dAzur	$1921
42	Hoki	$1897
43	Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes	$1891
44	Liege	$1878
45	Plzen	$1831
46	South Pyongan	$1816
47	Hokkaido	$1802
48	Tras-os-Montes e Alto Douro	$1703
49	Nampo	$1690
50	Jonkoping	$1661
51	Rikuchu	$1633
52	Sancti Spiritus	$1578
53	Caceres	$1564
54	Holguin	$1508
55	Usti nad Labem	$1462
56	Cadiz	$1459
57	Orebro	$1456
58	Kavala	$1444
59	Limon	$1428
60	Al Bahah	$1394
61	Colon (Panama)	$1391
62	Zlin	$1388
63	Vastmanland	$1381
64	Omi	$1355
65	Tacuarembo	$1343
66	Siauliai County	$1329
67	Ahuachapan	$1327
68	Shimosa	$1324
69	Ciego de Avila	$1316
70	Tokai	$1300
71	Xanthi	$1280
72	Dembeni	$1275
73	Panama	$1271
74	Bayamon	$1269
75	Paysandu	$1264
76	Usulutan	$1259
77	Zilina	$1252
78	Hyuga	$1251
79	Guantanamo	$1238
80	Panama	$1234
81	Ioannina	$1231
82	Igdir	$1230
83	Panama Oeste	$1230
84	San-Pedro	$1203
85	Klaipeda	$1201
86	Tillaberi	$1200
87	Etchu	$1194
88	Vlore	$1194
89	Constanta	$1189
90	Kai	$1170
91	Pinar del Rio	$1161
92	Riga Planning Region	$1154
93	Camaguey	$1149
94	San Pedro de Macoris	$1138
95	Lodz	$1132
96	Chania	$1130
97	Causeni	$1128
98	Presov	$1128
99	Calarasi (Moldova)	$1117
100	Kermanshah	$1116
101	Franche-Comte	$1113
102	Yoro	$1112
103	Tekirdag	$1111
104	Zambezia	$1107
105	Bahia	$1102
106	Setubal	$1097
107	Drama	$1085
108	Kastoria	$1081
109	Suo	$1080
110	Balikesir	$1075
111	Thies	$1074
112	Trencin	$1063
113	Serres	$1060
114	Dubasari	$1050
115	Rethymno	$1045
116	Equateur	$1036
117	Espirito Santo	$1034
118	Suchitepequez	$1030
119	Haut-Uele	$1027
120	Gabu	$1019
121	Straseni	$1015
122	Brasov	$1014
123	Goias	$1013
124	Boke	$1007
125	Mexico	$1007
126	Totomi	$995
127	Siauliai	$994
128	Colon (Cuba)	$992
129	Banska Bystrica	$983
130	Panevezys	$969
131	Iasi	$963
132	Sao Paulo	$961
133	Kozuke	$956
134	Klaipeda County	$952
135	Izmir	$949
136	Osumi	$945
137	Kutahya	$934
138	Quilpue	$930
139	Hradec Kralove	$929
140	Kasai	$920
141	Kasai-Oriental	$919
142	Gueckedou	$918
143	Michoacan	$908
144	Eskisehir	$906
145	Extreme-Nord	$900
146	Solola	$897
147	Timis	$890
148	Bafata	$878
149	Kahramanmaras	$878
150	Usak	$877
151	Guatemala	$876
152	Uige	$872
153	Dien Bien	$871
154	Estado de Mexico	$864
155	Yucatan	$864
156	Durres	$856
157	Guaira	$856
158	Municipality of Chisinau	$854
159	Diyarbakir	$850
160	Cotui	$846
161	Ceara	$845
162	Francisco Morazan	$845
163	Botosani	$841
164	Esteli	$838
165	Buzau	$834
166	Botosani	$829
167	Forecariah	$826
168	Kirikkale	$816
169	Maan	$816
170	San Luis Potosi	$814
171	Boyaca	$812
172	Tucuman	$812
173	Caras-Severin	$810
174	Neuquen	$806
175	Bekes	$799
176	Hoki Province	$787
177	Adiyaman	$779
178	Arges	$779
179	Neamt	$777
180	Raska	$771
181	Atlantico	$768
182	Marijampole	$762
183	Para	$756
184	Gyor-Moson-Sopron	$755
185	Ialomita	$751
186	Veszprem	$751
187	Wasit	$751
188	Huila	$747
189	Sirvan	$747
190	Canakkale	$743
191	Aydin	$733
192	Elazig	$730
193	Chisinau	$726
194	Nuevo Leon	$720
195	Shkoder	$718
196	Korce	$710
197	Khuzestan	$708
198	Copiapo	$705
199	Bazega	$694
200	Curico	$692
201	Hamadan	$689
202	Mures	$683
203	Passore	$680
204	Braila	$675
205	Oueme	$671
206	Bistrita-Nasaud	$669
207	Iasi	$668
208	Djibouti	$666
209	Rezekne	$664
210	Laayoune	$660
211	Nghe An	$657
212	Awash	$655
213	Elazig	$650
214	Leon (Nicaragua)	$648
215	Gilan	$644
216	Meknes	$634
217	Mures	$633
218	Khenifra	$631
219	Tuyen Quang	$628
220	Bacau	$624
221	Paraguari	$622
222	Caras-Severin	$620
223	Piaui	$620
224	Binh Phuoc	$612
225	Osh	$608
226	Chuy Province	$607
227	Vinh Long	$607
228	Anse-a-Veau	$604
229	Dambovita	$604
230	Medias	$602
231	Koulpelogo	$595
232	Anosy	$594
233	Rio San Juan	$590
234	Bac Lieu	$587
235	Ninh Thuan	$585
236	Setif	$582
237	Duzce	$573
238	Ain Beida	$572
239	North Ossetia-Alania	$572
240	Agri	$569
241	Maramures	$569
242	Al Mahwit	$568
243	Hau Giang	$567
244	Dak Lak	$566
245	Al Hoceima	$562
246	Nis	$561
247	Sidi Bel Abbes	$553
248	Cadiz	$542
249	Valcea	$542
250	Kelaat Sraghna	$539
251	Bac Giang	$536
252	Soc Trang	$535
253	Miragoane	$533
254	Bechar	$531
255	Menaka	$525
256	Ba Ria-Vung Tau	$522
257	Karbala	$522
258	Lere	$516
259	Stavropol	$514
260	Yen Bai	$513
261	Kirklareli	$512
262	Hajjah	$507
263	Son La	$502
264	San Andres	$500
265	Inezgane-Ait Melloul	$498
266	Sadah	$495
267	Dhaka	$489
268	Sale	$489
269	Corum	$484
270	Concepcion (Paraguay)	$482
271	Binh Dinh	$480
272	Oulmes	$480
273	Caaguazu	$478
274	Arta	$476
275	Dong Nai	$473
276	Lang Son	$470
277	Salar	$470
278	Kenitra	$467
279	Quang Tri	$466
280	Ayni	$465
281	Dong Thap	$463
282	Narino	$462
283	Maharashtra	$461
284	Quang Ninh	$453
285	Nam Dinh	$448
286	Ain Temouchent	$444
287	Thanh Hoa	$444
288	Sanaa	$443
289	MSila	$441
290	Binh Duong	$438
291	Homs	$436
292	Khemisset	$435
293	Medenine	$433
294	Ca Mau	$431
295	Kebili	$431
296	Thua Thien Hue	$431
297	Beni Mellal-Khenifra	$429
298	Ain Defla	$426
299	Mazandaran	$426
300	Binh Thuan	$424
301	Tamba	$423
302	Jaen (Peru)	$422
303	Tetouan	$414
304	Al Bayda	$412
305	Ysyk-Kol	$411
306	Tebessa	$409
307	Bejaia	$405
308	Misratah	$399
309	Baghlan	$398
310	El Kelaa des Sraghna	$398
311	Daharia	$393
312	Al Bayda	$390
313	San Joaquin	$389
314	Tay Ninh	$389
315	Bordj Bou Arreridj	$384
316	Kien Giang	$381
317	Saida	$381
318	Gabes	$377
319	Kosice	$372
320	Sabha	$365
321	Bihar	$363
322	Kien Giang	$363
323	Quang Nam	$363
324	Samana	$360
325	Medea	$333
326	Ben Tre	$324
327	Naama	$302