Cost of living comparison
compared to
Slovenia vs. Finland Cost of Living Summary
Slovenia is 3.6% cheaper than Finland overall.
Slovenia vs. Finland Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Slovenia instead of Finland, you would:
pay 7.7% less for restaurants
|
Finland
|
Slovenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.68
€13.44
|
$13.37
€11.46
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.56
€9.91
|
$9.34
€8.01
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
€2.27
|
$2.97
€2.55
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.14
€1.83
|
$1.94
€1.66
|
|
Finland vs. Slovenia - Cost of restaurants
pay 1.9% less for groceries
|
Finland
|
Slovenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.47
€2.11
|
$1.87
€1.60
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.19
€3.59
|
$7.46
€6.40
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
€4.16
|
$5.24
€4.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.24
€2.78
|
$3.37
€2.89
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.13
€5.25
|
$4.18
€3.58
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.13
€0.97
|
$0.96
€0.83
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.80
|
$0.82
€0.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.90
|
$1.00
€0.86
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.90
€1.63
|
$1.53
€1.31
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.50
|
$0.55
€0.47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.71
|
$0.84
€0.72
|
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Finland vs. Slovenia - Cost of groceries
pay 33.6% less for transportation
|
Finland
|
Slovenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.96
€6.82
|
$6.35
€5.45
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$69.84
€59.88
|
$31.62
€27.11
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,910.15
€29,931.51
|
$27,577.39
€23,644.49
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.49
€17.57
|
$12.55
€10.76
|
|
Finland vs. Slovenia - Cost of transportation
pay 26.8% more for housing
|
Finland
|
Slovenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.03
€19.74
|
$31.66
€27.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$801.83
€687.48
|
$701.09
€601.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$658.48
€564.57
|
$569.18
€488.01
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$112.00
€96.02
|
$219.47
€188.17
|
|
Finland vs. Slovenia - Cost of housing
pay 26.9% more for childcare
|
Finland
|
Slovenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$333.41
€285.86
|
$535.05
€458.75
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,057.05
€9,480.17
|
$10,317.19
€8,845.83
|
|
Finland vs. Slovenia - Cost of childcare
pay 41.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Finland
|
Slovenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.87
€6.75
|
$3.49
€2.99
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.79
€4.11
|
$2.21
€1.89
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.15
€10.42
|
$6.07
€5.20
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.75
€38.37
|
$46.72
€40.06
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.99
€14.56
|
$8.57
€7.34
|
|
Finland vs. Slovenia - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 5.2% more for clothing
|
Finland
|
Slovenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.32
€80.01
|
$101.21
€86.78
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.73
€32.35
|
$35.61
€30.53
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.29
€82.56
|
$111.39
€95.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$137.67
€118.03
|
$140.48
€120.44
|
|
Finland vs. Slovenia - Cost of clothing
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