Money

The currency in Slovakia is a crown (koruna, currency symbol Sk). 1 Euro is equal to cca. 33 Crowns, 1 US Dollar to 23 Crowns.

Most of the supermarkets and shopping centres are open 7 days a week from 09:00 to 21:00, even on bank holidays.

  in Crown in Euro in Dollar
travel
public bus transport (ticket)
12 Sk 0.40 € 0.50 $
train from Bratislava to Žilina
320 Sk 9.70 € 12.30 $
train from Bratislava to Košice
420 Sk 12.70 € 16.20 $
clothes
equivalent to other european countries
education
school books can be borrowed for free from school (except language books)
excersice book (thick)
80 Sk
2.40 €
3.10 $
language book
600 Sk
18.20 €
23.10 $
school atlas
400 Sk
12.10 €
15.40 $
vocabulary
200 Sk
6.10 €
7.70 $
food
mineral water (1.5 l bottle)
20 Sk 0.60 € 0.80 $
bread
25 Sk 0.80 € 1.00 $
yogurt
12 Sk 0.40 € 0.50 $
chocolate bar
15 Sk 0.50 € 0.60 $
chewing gums (package)
20 Sk 0.60 € 0.80 $
apples (1kg)
35 Sk 1.10 € 1.30 $
in restaurant
regular meal (non vegetarian)
150 Sk 4.50 € 5.80 $
regular meal (vegetarian)
120 Sk 3.60 € 4.60 $
pizza
150 Sk 4.50 € 5.80 $
mineral water (0.3l bottle)
30 Sk 0.90 € 1.20 $
non alcoholic drink
40 Sk 1.20 € 1.50 $
tea
35 Sk 1.10 € 1.30 $
coffee
30 Sk 0.90 € 1.20 $
cosmetics
all world brands available in Slovakia for comparative price