Cost of living comparison
Slovenia is 32.4% more expensive than Japan.
If you lived in Slovenia instead of Japan, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Japan
|
Slovenia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,026
|
$11.08
€10.28
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
¥766
|
$7.71
€7.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
¥158
|
$2.67
€2.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
¥124
|
$1.72
€1.59
|
|
pay 5.9% less for groceries
Japan
|
Slovenia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
¥219
|
$1.46
€1.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.54
¥863
|
$7.07
€6.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.14
¥800
|
$4.77
€4.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
¥310
|
$3.00
€2.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥402
|
$4.01
€3.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
¥300
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥172
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
¥275
|
$1.03
€0.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
¥281
|
$1.53
€1.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥173
|
$0.62
€0.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
¥140
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
pay 11.3% less for transportation
Japan
|
Slovenia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
¥650
|
$5.99
€5.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
¥9,444
|
$31.70
€29.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.97
¥3,339,811
|
$23,886.27
€22,160.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.44
¥3,806
|
$11.67
€10.82
|
|
pay 38.5% more for housing
Japan
|
Slovenia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.46
¥5,212
|
$31.76
€29.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.50
¥74,850
|
$605.45
€561.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$321.68
¥50,109
|
$503.01
€466.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.01
¥16,669
|
$189.16
€175.49
|
|
pay 36.2% more for childcare
Japan
|
Slovenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.59
¥37,478
|
$467.02
€433.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,805.94
¥1,683,295
|
$8,474.52
€7,862.24
|
|
pay 4.9% less for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Slovenia
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
¥405
|
$3.19
€2.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
¥427
|
$1.94
€1.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
¥602
|
$5.16
€4.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.52
¥8,649
|
$45.89
€42.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.57
¥1,802
|
$7.59
€7.04
|
|
pay 73.5% more for clothing
Japan
|
Slovenia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.65
¥6,021
|
$88.79
€82.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.96
¥4,044
|
$34.80
€32.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.99
¥8,255
|
$94.67
€87.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.48
¥13,315
|
$129.70
€120.33
|
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