2.59/5
487 reviews
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Cost of Living in Bratislava

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Bratislava seems to offer affordable accommodation, with some reviewers noting that they found high-quality Airbnbs at very low prices. The city is also praised for being easy to get around, thanks to its walkability, which makes it convenient to explore on foot without needing transportation.

However, many visitors felt that there isn’t much to do in Bratislava, and that the city can be seen in a day. Several also noted that the restaurant scene is underwhelming, with a lack of quality or variety in dining options. Some also felt that the cost of things did not always match the value provided, describing the city as expensive for what it offers.

Overall, it may be a place worth stopping by briefly, especially if you're looking for cheap and comfortable accommodation, but expectations should be kept in check regarding entertainment and food options.

AI-generated summary of reviews

Nothing much to do in Bratislava, a lack of decent restaurants, expensive for what it has to offer. The walkability is nice.

2 years ago

The best airbnb of my life and very cheap, at night I ended up in a brothel by accident, magical nights in Bratislava

3 years ago

To be quite honest, the old town of BRATISLAVA is easy to finish in 1 day + the outer parts of it. Seemed quite mischevious in some ways with the people over there or maybe I am just confusing it with KOSICE which is by far one of the awful experiences I have had in SLOVAKIA.

5 years ago

Great Hospitals? ahhh nope. They're atrocious here. Even getting referred to an english speaking doctor as an insured customer is an ordeal. Their best university is ranked 450th in the world & that's where the doctors are getting trained. All the locals go to vienna. enough said.

5 years ago

Was there a couple of weeks ago. Has a bit of Prague feeling + Warsaw style. Or maybe I am wrong. But really enjoyed it! Fully recommend!

6 years ago

✅ Very affordable

✅ Walkable city

✅ Very safe

✅ Fast internet

✅ Warm now

✅ Good air quality on average

✅ Many Nomads.com members have been

✅ Spacious and not crowded

✅ Easy to do business

✅ High quality of education

✅ Great hospitals

✅ Roads are very safe

✅ Great freedom of speech

✅ Democratic

✅ People can speak basic English

✅ Very safe for women

✅ Family friendly

❌ Not much to do

❌ Lack of good restaurants

❌ Expensive

❌ Gets cold in the winter

❌ Nomads.com members didn't like going here

❌ Not many Nomads.com members right now

❌ Hostile towards LGBTQ+

❌ Many people smoke tobacco

❌ High alcohol consumption

❌ Marijuana is illegal

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Feels (median)

1°C / 34°F cold

6°C / 43°F cold

7°C / 45°F cold

12°C / 54°F cool

16°C / 61°F cool

25°C / 77°F warm

29°C / 84°F warm

22°C / 72°F mild

12°C / 54°F cool

6°C / 43°F cold

1°C / 34°F cold

Real (median)

3°C / 37°F
very cold

7°C / 44°F
cold

8°C / 46°F
cold

12°C / 54°F
cool

16°C / 60°F
cool

25°C / 76°F
warm

27°C / 81°F
warm

22°C / 72°F
mild

22°C / 71°F
mild

13°C / 55°F
cool

7°C / 45°F
cold

3°C / 37°F
very cold

Humidity

damp
76%

nice
64%

nice
61%

nice
67%

nice
61%

nice
62%

nice
65%

nice
67%

damp
75%

damp
78%

Most common

☀️ Clear

☔️ Rain

☀️ Clear

☔️ Rain

Rain

dry
46mm

dry
20mm

dry
12mm

dry
42mm

rainy
75mm

dry
8mm

rainy
59mm

rainy
72mm

rainy
74mm

dry
24mm

rainy
53mm

dry
50mm

Cloud

pockets
49%

pockets
41%

pockets
30%

pockets
44%

pockets
45%

pockets
29%

pockets
34%

pockets
40%

pockets
33%

pockets
34%

pockets
44%

cloudy
53%

Air quality

okay
80 US AQI

okay
83 US AQI

okay
52 US AQI

clean
47 US AQI

clean
36 US AQI

clean
37 US AQI

clean
32 US AQI

clean
31 US AQI

okay
55 US AQI

okay
61 US AQI

okay
66 US AQI

Sun

safe
1 UVI

seek shade
3 UVI

seek shade
4 UVI

avoid sun
7 UVI

seek shade
5 UVI

seek shade
4 UVI

safe
2 UVI

safe
1 UVI

Remote workers

550 people

600 people

683 people

967 people

933 people

1,138 people

900 people

963 people

925 people

1,109 people

600 people

1,000 people

Green is good. Red is bad. Values shown are the medians of all daily highs in a month based on past few years, not necessarily current numbers. Remote worker count is estimated based on the total amount of trips logged by Nomads.com members.

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Vienna

Austria

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌦 Feels 25° 77° 25° 77° AQI 21

🚕2h

$3,907 / mo

20 Mbps

Brno

Czechia

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌦 Feels 24° 75° 24° 75° AQI 42

✈️10min

$3,634 / mo

16 Mbps

Lake Balaton

Hungary

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked great

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 29° 84° 28° 82°

✈️11min

$2,921 / mo

66 Mbps

Budapest

Hungary

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌦 Feels 28° 82° 28° 83° AQI 70 😷

✈️13min

$2,627 / mo

37 Mbps

Graz

Austria

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety good

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🌦 Feels 29° 84° 27° 80° AQI 50

✈️14min

$4,018 / mo

20 Mbps

Šumperk

Czechia

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety great

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🌧 Feels 21° 70° 21° 69°

✈️16min

$3,427 / mo

55 Mbps

Zagreb

Croatia

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 29° 84° 29° 84° AQI 59 😷

✈️22min

$3,266 / mo

15 Mbps

Katowice

Poland

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked very bad

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 24° 75° 24° 76° AQI 46

✈️22min

$2,798 / mo

25 Mbps

Prague

Czechia

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌦 Feels 22° 72° 22° 71° AQI 39

✈️23min

$3,307 / mo

22 Mbps

Kraków

Poland

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 24° 75° 24° 75° AQI 18

✈️24min

$2,760 / mo

37 Mbps

Salzburg

Austria

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked great

👮 Safety good

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🌦 Feels 21° 70° 20° 67° AQI 17

✈️24min

$4,955 / mo

30 Mbps

Ljubljana

Slovenia

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked great

👮 Safety good

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🌦 Feels 24° 75° 24° 75° AQI 50

✈️24min

$3,683 / mo

35 Mbps

Vienna

Austria

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌦 Feels 25° 77° 25° 77° AQI 21

🚕2h

$3,907 / mo

🌇 Also went here375 people

Budapest

Hungary

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🙂 Okay

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌦 Feels 28° 82° 28° 83° AQI 70 😷

✈️13min

$2,627 / mo

🌇 Also went here365 people

Prague

Czechia

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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🌦 Feels 22° 72° 22° 71° AQI 39

✈️23min

$3,307 / mo

🌇 Also went here341 people

Berlin

Germany

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌦 Feels 21° 70° 20° 69° AQI 34

✈️44min

$4,463 / mo

🌇 Also went here279 people

Rome

Italy

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 27° 81° 26° 79°

✈️1h

$5,572 / mo

🌇 Also went here214 people

Brussels

Belgium

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 18° 64° 18° 65° AQI 20

✈️1h

$4,198 / mo

🌇 Also went here184 people

Amsterdam

Netherlands

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌧 Feels 16° 61° 16° 62° AQI 28

✈️1h

$6,322 / mo

🌇 Also went here282 people

Paris

France

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌧 Feels 19° 66° 19° 67° AQI 48

✈️1h

$5,929 / mo

🌇 Also went here289 people

Istanbul

Turkey

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety mediocre

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🌥 Feels 27° 81° 26° 78°

✈️2h

$1,907 / mo

🌇 Also went here210 people

Athens

Greece

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked good

👮 Safety good

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☀️ Feels 31° 88° 31° 87° 🥵 AQI 68 😷

✈️2h

$3,420 / mo

🌇 Also went here187 people

London

United Kingdom

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

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🌦 Feels 18° 64° 18° 64° AQI 37

✈️2h

$5,969 / mo

🌇 Also went here273 people

Barcelona

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😳 Extremely expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

☀️ Feels 25° 77° 25° 77° AQI 59 😷

✈️2h

$5,071 / mo

🌇 Also went here271 people

Madrid

Spain

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Very expensive

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

🌥 Feels 27° 81° 28° 82° AQI 59 😷

✈️2h

$4,299 / mo

🌇 Also went here186 people

Lisbon

Portugal

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 🧐 Pricey

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked bad

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

☀️ Feels 22° 72° 22° 71° AQI 21

✈️3h

$3,945 / mo

🌇 Also went here269 people

Bangkok

Thailand

⭐️ OverallAll

💵 Cost 😙 Affordable

📡 InternetWiFi 🏎 Fast

👍 Liked mediocre

👮 Safety good

Tap to open

🌦 Feels 44° 111° 35° 96° 🥵 AQI 71 😷

✈️11h

$1,548 / mo

🌇 Also went here240 people

800 remote workers in Bratislava now, of which 3+ members checked in (some members are set to private)

Members who will be here soon

Members who have been here

Values shown are estimated visits by traveling remote workers based on the total amount of trips logged by Nomads.com members. Visits to a place are only counted once per year per user, even if they visit more in that year. Visits are also normalized by overall trips added per month on the site, so if site usage goes up or down it does not affect trends. Not all digital nomads are on Nomads.com, and not all Nomads.com members log their trips. So the data is only indicative.

The chart below shows visitors by nationality normalized for population size. This means we take all trips logged on Nomads.com, check which country of origin the user is from, then divide that total visit count by the country of origin's population. If we didn't, it'd just show the big countries like US, Brazil and India always on top. Instead, this shows which nationalities worldwide proportionally visit more or less, which is more useful.

⭐️ Total score	2.59/5 (Rank #348) 487 reviews
❤️ Liked by members	👍5 liked it 👎4 disliked it
👍 Quality of life score	Good
👶 Family score	Okay
🎒 Community score	Okay
💵 Cost	🙂 Okay: $2,823 / mo
📡 Internet	🙂 Good: 22Mbps (avg)
😝 Fun	Okay
⛅️ Temperature (now)	🥵 Hot: 26°C78°F (feels 28°C82°F)
💦 Humidity (now)	😊 Comfy: 69%
💨 Air quality (now)	🌱 Great: 34 US AQI
💨 Air quality (annual)	🌱 Great: 34 US AQI
👌 Safety	Great
🤮 Food safety*	Great
👮‍♀️ Lack of crime*	Great
🎓 Education level*	High
⚡️ Power grid	Great
💰 Income level*	Mediocre: $1,374 / mo
🙊 English speaking*	Okay
🚶 Walkability	Great
🚦 Traffic safety*	Okay
✈️ Airline scores*	Great
🧳 Lost luggage*	Great
🏥 Hospitals	Great
😄 Happiness*	Good
🍸 Nightlife	Okay
📶 Free WiFi in city	Bad
🖥 Places to work from	Great
❄️ A/C or heating	Bad
😁 Friendly to foreigners	Okay
🗯 Freedom of speech*	Great
👩 Female friendly	Good
🌈 LGBTQ+ friendly	Bad
🎅 Startup Score	Okay

🌍 Continent	Europe
🚩 Country	Slovakia
🗓️ Average trip length	3 days
📡 Internet speed (avg)	22 Mbps
⛅️ Weather (now)	🌥 26°C 78°F + 😊 Comfy (69%) = feels 28°C 82°F
💨 Air quality (now)	👍 34 US AQI 🍃 OK
💨 Air quality (annual avg)	👍 34 US AQI
🔌 Power	230V 50Hz
🚕 Best taxi app*	Taxify
🚑 Travel medical insurance	Safetywing
🏧 Suggested ATM take out:	EUR 100 = USD 114
💸 Tipping	Yes, 5%
💳 Cashless	💳 Yes, cards OK almost everywhere
💻 Best coworking space	thespot.sk
💻 Best alt. coworking space	Connect
🚰 Tap water	👌 Yes, safe to drink
♻️ Return rate	9% of visitors return
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Population	420,000 people
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 GDP per capita*	$16,489 / year
👫 Gender ratio (population)	👨 44% 👱‍♀️ 56%
👫 Gender ratio (young adults)	👨 53% 👱‍♀️ 47%
👫 Gender ratio (nomads)	👨 88% 👱‍♀️ 12%
🏞 Foreign land ownership allowed	Yes
⛪️ Religious government	Non-religious
💻 Online electronics shop	Alza
🏠 Apartment listings	Reality
✈️ Best short-haul air carrier	RyanAir
✈️ Best int'l air carrier	Air France

💵 Cost of living for nomad	$2,823 / month
💵 Cost of living for expat	$1,734 / month
💵 Cost of living for family	$3,305 / month
💵 Cost of living for local	$944 / month
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$1,922 / month
🏡 Airbnb (median price)	$2,560 / month
🏠 1br studio rent in center	$755 / month
🏠 Median home price	$399,623
🏨 Hotel (median price)	$90 / night
🏠 Airbnb (median price)	$84 / night
🏢 Coworking hot desk	$253 / month
🍛 Dinner	$9
🥤 Coca-Cola (0.3L)	$1
🍺 Beer in cafe (0.5L)	$2
☕️ Coffee in cafe	$2
👩‍🏫 International school	$17,666 / year
📱 Mobile data (~10GB)	$8 / month
🚕 Taxi price (avg trip ~3km/2mi)	$5 / trip