Cost of living comparison
Australia is 40.8% more expensive than Ljubljana.
If you lived in Australia instead of Ljubljana, you would:
pay 14.3% more for restaurants
Ljubljana
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.99
€10.27
|
$15.31
A$23.43
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
€7.19
|
$8.98
A$13.74
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
€2.36
|
$2.45
A$3.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.84
|
$2.05
A$3.14
|
|
pay 29.5% more for groceries
Ljubljana
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.96
€1.83
|
$2.00
A$3.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.23
€5.82
|
$4.24
A$6.48
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.80
€4.48
|
$5.00
A$7.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
€2.78
|
$3.52
A$5.38
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.36
€4.07
|
$3.56
A$5.44
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.90
|
$1.44
A$2.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$1.13
A$1.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.92
|
$1.31
A$2.01
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.39
|
$2.10
A$3.21
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.42
|
$1.03
A$1.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.83
A$1.27
|
|
pay 22.2% more for transportation
Ljubljana
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.59
€6.16
|
$4.95
A$7.57
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.68
€38.00
|
$81.92
A$125.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,881.54
€25,110.21
|
$22,079.60
A$33,790.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.73
€10.96
|
$15.28
A$23.38
|
|
pay 23.4% more for housing
Ljubljana
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.03
€34.59
|
$55.83
A$85.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$757.80
€707.87
|
$1,119.19
A$1,712.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$621.47
€580.52
|
$889.00
A$1,360.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$230.30
€215.12
|
$120.53
A$184.47
|
|
pay 90.1% more for childcare
Ljubljana
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$497.50
€464.72
|
$1,373.48
A$2,101.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,001.37
€10,276.44
|
$11,458.00
A$17,535.38
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Ljubljana
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.30
€3.08
|
$5.72
A$8.75
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.18
€2.04
|
$3.30
A$5.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.95
€4.62
|
$24.53
A$37.54
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.99
€42.03
|
$46.71
A$71.49
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.22
|
$12.25
A$18.75
|
|
pay 6.7% less for clothing
Ljubljana
|
Australia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.95
€79.35
|
$71.47
A$109.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.91
€36.35
|
$41.82
A$64.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.99
€99.00
|
$101.71
A$155.65
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.37
€116.18
|
$106.56
A$163.08
|
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