Cost of living comparison
Ljubljana is 2.5% cheaper than Madrid.
If you lived in Ljubljana instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 2.3% less for restaurants
Madrid
|
Ljubljana
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
€14.15
|
$15.16
€14.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.32
€9.62
|
$8.66
€8.08
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.52
|
$2.72
€2.53
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.81
€1.69
|
$1.97
€1.84
|
|
pay 2.2% more for groceries
Madrid
|
Ljubljana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.74
€1.62
|
$2.01
€1.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.67
€7.16
|
$6.41
€5.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.36
€4.07
|
$5.27
€4.92
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.81
|
$3.54
€3.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.87
€3.61
|
$4.99
€4.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.07
|
$0.92
€0.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.83
|
$0.78
€0.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.90
|
$0.99
€0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
€1.05
|
$1.48
€1.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
€0.68
|
$0.49
€0.46
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.67
€0.63
|
|
pay 20.4% less for transportation
Madrid
|
Ljubljana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.78
€6.33
|
$6.01
€5.61
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$54.15
€50.52
|
$40.07
€37.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$36,133.87
€33,714.81
|
$27,724.47
€25,868.40
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.65
€13.67
|
$11.56
€10.78
|
|
pay 1.4% less for housing
Madrid
|
Ljubljana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.64
€31.38
|
$33.13
€30.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,370.72
€1,278.96
|
$916.93
€855.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$989.21
€922.98
|
$738.60
€689.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$123.32
€115.06
|
$190.23
€177.50
|
|
pay 0.2% less for childcare
Madrid
|
Ljubljana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$543.23
€506.86
|
$469.29
€437.88
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,978.95
€9,310.89
|
$11,290.14
€10,534.30
|
|
pay 11.6% less for entertainment and sports
Madrid
|
Ljubljana
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.79
€3.54
|
$3.52
€3.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.63
€2.45
|
$2.30
€2.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.12
€5.71
|
$5.41
€5.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.46
€45.22
|
$45.09
€42.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€10.10
|
$8.66
€8.08
|
|
pay 16.1% more for clothing
Madrid
|
Ljubljana
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.95
€78.33
|
$79.58
€74.25
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.93
€31.66
|
$40.89
€38.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$87.19
€81.36
|
$104.24
€97.26
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$99.93
€93.24
|
$129.44
€120.78
|
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