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Prices of goods and services in Bratislava
Bratislava offers a compromise between Western style quality and east-European prices. Anything with a high labor input is still quite cheap for an American or Western European tourist. In recent years, rises in Bratislava prices have been modest with Slovak headline inflation in 2008 running at around 4.6%.
Dining
Hot dogs from € 0.50
Richman (Slovakia's answer to hamburgers) from € 1
Filled baguette sandwich from € 0.90
Meal at one of the local Lahodky shops - delis - offering simple home-style meals and salads from € 2
Cheaper restaurant from € 6 per person
Pricier restaurant about € 15 to € 35 per person excluding wine
Lunch deals (special deals during lunchtime include soup and meal) from € 3
Restaurant menus post prices including taxes but usually excluding side dishes. One exception is fish, where the price is usually given for a specific weight and extra is charged if the fish weighs more.
Food at a supermarket
Bread from .€ 8 per loaf
Chocolate bar from about € 0.25 to € 1
Milk from about € 0.60 per liter
2-liter soft drink in PET bottle about € 1.20
Chicken breast about € 6 per kilo
Salami from about € 0.32 for 100 grams
Apples about € 0.80 per kilo
CDs
About € 16 for foreign, local are cheaper
Gas and Diesel Fuel Prices
Follow this link for a list of current prices at Slovak gas stations.
Bratislava Taxi
€ 1 to € 2 starting fee and then about € 0.40 to € 1 per kilometer
Bratislava Public Transport
Single journey ticket from about € 0.70
Bratislava Museums Entrance Fees
From about € 0.70 to € 3, usually quite cheap
Cinema - Movies
About € 5 at the two mall multiplexes, from € 2 at small cinemas, many American films run in English with subtitles
Bratislava is a great place to see a dentist (you rarely pay over € 150 for dental work), get a haircut (starting at € 3 for men, € 50 for women's color and perm), get your shoes fixed.
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