Cost of living comparison
Slovenia is 30.4% more expensive than Sweden.
If you lived in Slovenia instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 2.6% more for restaurants
Sweden
|
Slovenia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.31
SEK122.92
|
$11.08
€10.28
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.30
SEK101.01
|
$7.71
€7.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.93
SEK20.92
|
$2.67
€2.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
SEK20.47
|
$1.72
€1.59
|
|
pay 12.5% less for groceries
Sweden
|
Slovenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.55
SEK27.69
|
$1.46
€1.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.31
SEK57.67
|
$7.07
€6.56
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.59
SEK60.72
|
$4.77
€4.43
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.82
SEK41.50
|
$3.00
€2.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
SEK53.09
|
$4.01
€3.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
SEK13.22
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
SEK11.61
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
SEK12.36
|
$1.03
€0.95
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
SEK19.59
|
$1.53
€1.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
SEK7.24
|
$0.62
€0.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.72
SEK7.86
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
pay 30.6% less for transportation
Sweden
|
Slovenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.80
SEK73.90
|
$5.99
€5.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.13
SEK740.19
|
$31.70
€29.41
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,059.79
SEK293,974.29
|
$23,886.27
€22,160.49
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.32
SEK231.61
|
$11.67
€10.82
|
|
pay 32.4% more for housing
Sweden
|
Slovenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.04
SEK315.44
|
$31.76
€29.46
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$873.36
SEK9,488.03
|
$605.45
€561.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$653.04
SEK7,094.53
|
$503.01
€466.67
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.04
SEK750.06
|
$189.16
€175.49
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for childcare
Sweden
|
Slovenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$121.10
SEK1,315.62
|
$467.02
€433.28
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,856.48
SEK31,032.45
|
$8,474.52
€7,862.24
|
|
pay 29.4% less for entertainment and sports
Sweden
|
Slovenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.81
SEK74.03
|
$3.19
€2.96
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.75
SEK40.69
|
$1.94
€1.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.25
SEK67.87
|
$5.16
€4.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.42
SEK428.21
|
$45.89
€42.58
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.75
SEK149.35
|
$7.59
€7.04
|
|
pay 9.2% more for clothing
Sweden
|
Slovenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.13
SEK870.57
|
$88.79
€82.38
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.51
SEK374.87
|
$34.80
€32.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$82.17
SEK892.66
|
$94.67
€87.83
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.97
SEK1,281.63
|
$129.70
€120.33
|
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