Cost of living comparison
Ljubljana is 5.0% cheaper than Berlin.
If you lived in Ljubljana instead of Berlin, you would:
pay 17.5% less for restaurants
Berlin
|
Ljubljana
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.37
|
$10.99
€10.31
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.35
|
$7.70
€7.22
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.90
€2.72
|
$2.53
€2.37
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
€2.25
|
$1.97
€1.85
|
|
pay 17.5% less for groceries
Berlin
|
Ljubljana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.97
€1.85
|
$1.96
€1.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.93
€6.50
|
$6.23
€5.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.11
€4.79
|
$4.80
€4.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.15
€2.96
|
$2.98
€2.79
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.93
€4.62
|
$4.36
€4.09
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.22
|
$0.97
€0.91
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.82
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.34
€1.25
|
$0.98
€0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.60
€1.50
|
$1.49
€1.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.88
|
$0.45
€0.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.78
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
pay 35.6% less for transportation
Berlin
|
Ljubljana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.08
€7.57
|
$6.59
€6.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$93.45
€87.65
|
$40.68
€38.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,967.00
€30,918.63
|
$26,881.54
€25,211.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.98
€21.55
|
$11.73
€11.00
|
|
pay 27.6% less for housing
Berlin
|
Ljubljana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.65
€40.00
|
$37.03
€34.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,347.77
€1,264.03
|
$757.80
€710.72
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$999.06
€936.98
|
$621.47
€582.86
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$273.14
€256.17
|
$230.30
€215.99
|
|
pay 88.0% more for childcare
Berlin
|
Ljubljana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$210.36
€197.29
|
$497.50
€466.59
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,885.50
€7,395.54
|
$11,001.37
€10,317.81
|
|
pay 26.8% less for entertainment and sports
Berlin
|
Ljubljana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.12
|
$3.30
€3.09
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.62
€3.40
|
$2.18
€2.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
$4.95
€4.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.73
€39.13
|
$44.99
€42.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.37
|
$8.80
€8.25
|
|
pay 2.3% more for clothing
Berlin
|
Ljubljana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.74
€86.04
|
$84.95
€79.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.98
€36.56
|
$38.91
€36.49
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.97
€89.07
|
$105.99
€99.40
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.23
€110.88
|
$124.37
€116.65
|
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