Cost of living comparison
Austria is 8.9% more expensive than Ljubljana.
If you lived in Austria instead of Ljubljana, you would:
pay 22.2% more for restaurants
Ljubljana
|
Austria
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.99
€10.21
|
$15.13
€14.05
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
€7.15
|
$9.01
€8.37
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
€2.35
|
$2.84
€2.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.83
|
$2.40
€2.23
|
|
pay 20.8% more for groceries
Ljubljana
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.96
€1.82
|
$2.29
€2.13
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.23
€5.79
|
$7.30
€6.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.80
€4.46
|
$5.02
€4.67
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
€2.76
|
$3.54
€3.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.36
€4.05
|
$5.30
€4.92
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.90
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$1.13
€1.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.38
|
$1.53
€1.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.42
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.70
€0.65
|
|
pay 23.3% more for transportation
Ljubljana
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.59
€6.12
|
$7.22
€6.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.68
€37.78
|
$48.12
€44.69
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,881.54
€24,963.54
|
$25,940.65
€24,089.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.73
€10.89
|
$19.81
€18.39
|
|
pay 1.0% less for housing
Ljubljana
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.03
€34.39
|
$37.53
€34.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$757.80
€703.73
|
$743.38
€690.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$621.47
€577.13
|
$621.91
€577.54
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$230.30
€213.87
|
$222.11
€206.27
|
|
pay 20.9% less for childcare
Ljubljana
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$497.50
€462.00
|
$416.59
€386.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,001.37
€10,216.42
|
$8,210.34
€7,624.54
|
|
pay 28.4% more for entertainment and sports
Ljubljana
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.30
€3.06
|
$4.19
€3.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.18
€2.03
|
$3.32
€3.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.95
€4.59
|
$6.20
€5.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.99
€41.78
|
$41.56
€38.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.17
|
$12.77
€11.85
|
|
pay 10.5% less for clothing
Ljubljana
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.95
€78.89
|
$75.76
€70.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.91
€36.14
|
$38.64
€35.89
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.99
€98.42
|
$85.33
€79.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.37
€115.50
|
$110.53
€102.64
|
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