Cost of living comparison
Slovenia is 33.7% cheaper than California.
If you lived in Slovenia instead of California, you would:
pay 27.1% less for restaurants
California
|
Slovenia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.70
|
$9.73
€9.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.02
|
$6.85
€6.41
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
|
$2.32
€2.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
|
$1.70
€1.59
|
|
pay 40.4% less for groceries
California
|
Slovenia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.79
|
$1.37
€1.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.34
|
$5.78
€5.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.47
|
$4.10
€3.83
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.63
|
$2.72
€2.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.05
|
$3.88
€3.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.14
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
|
$0.69
€0.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.23
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.42
|
$0.51
€0.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.24
|
$0.62
€0.58
|
|
pay 16.1% less for transportation
California
|
Slovenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.89
|
$5.86
€5.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.08
|
$38.59
€36.08
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,571.45
|
$24,052.15
€22,486.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.49
|
$11.34
€10.60
|
|
pay 46.9% less for housing
California
|
Slovenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.94
|
$37.56
€35.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,161.66
|
$495.63
€463.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,891.75
|
$404.62
€378.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.84
|
$175.05
€163.66
|
|
pay 64.6% less for childcare
California
|
Slovenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,413.75
|
$388.43
€363.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,865.17
|
$8,174.10
€7,641.85
|
|
pay 46.9% less for entertainment and sports
California
|
Slovenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.51
|
$2.81
€2.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.78
|
$1.75
€1.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.86
|
$4.78
€4.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.94
|
$43.97
€41.10
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.37
|
$7.25
€6.78
|
|
pay 6.1% more for clothing
California
|
Slovenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$49.43
|
$74.65
€69.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.84
|
$38.55
€36.04
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.58
|
$76.61
€71.62
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
|
$90.90
€84.98
|
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