Cost of living comparison
Slovenia is 16.2% cheaper than Canada.
If you lived in Slovenia instead of Canada, you would:
pay 5.2% less for restaurants
Canada
|
Slovenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.50
CA$22.79
|
$11.08
€10.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.99
CA$13.80
|
$7.71
€7.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.03
CA$2.80
|
$2.67
€2.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
CA$2.29
|
$1.72
€1.58
|
|
pay 22.7% less for groceries
Canada
|
Slovenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.50
CA$3.46
|
$1.46
€1.34
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.43
CA$7.50
|
$7.07
€6.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.95
CA$10.98
|
$4.77
€4.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.36
CA$4.64
|
$3.00
€2.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.29
CA$7.30
|
$4.01
€3.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.84
CA$2.54
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.64
CA$0.89
|
$0.73
€0.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
CA$2.16
|
$1.03
€0.94
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
CA$2.47
|
$1.53
€1.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.18
CA$1.63
|
$0.62
€0.57
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
CA$1.63
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
pay 13.1% less for transportation
Canada
|
Slovenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.40
CA$6.08
|
$5.99
€5.51
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$68.18
CA$94.17
|
$31.70
€29.16
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,034.05
CA$34,578.28
|
$23,886.27
€21,969.40
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.78
CA$23.18
|
$11.67
€10.73
|
|
pay 24.8% less for housing
Canada
|
Slovenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.83
CA$86.78
|
$31.76
€29.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,250.12
CA$1,726.74
|
$605.45
€556.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,146.12
CA$1,583.08
|
$503.01
€462.65
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$119.78
CA$165.45
|
$189.16
€173.98
|
|
pay 33.9% less for childcare
Canada
|
Slovenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$744.16
CA$1,027.87
|
$467.02
€429.54
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,218.47
CA$16,876.76
|
$8,474.52
€7,794.44
|
|
pay 34.4% less for entertainment and sports
Canada
|
Slovenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.30
CA$7.32
|
$3.19
€2.94
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
CA$4.93
|
$1.94
€1.78
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.99
CA$17.95
|
$5.16
€4.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.10
CA$59.53
|
$45.89
€42.21
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.26
CA$15.55
|
$7.59
€6.98
|
|
pay 20.6% more for clothing
Canada
|
Slovenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$55.23
CA$76.28
|
$88.79
€81.66
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.78
CA$54.95
|
$34.80
€32.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.57
CA$119.57
|
$94.67
€87.08
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.81
CA$143.38
|
$129.70
€119.29
|
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