Cost of living comparison
Ljubljana is 3.1% more expensive than Helsinki.
If you lived in Ljubljana instead of Helsinki, you would:
pay 13.0% less for restaurants
Helsinki
|
Ljubljana
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.40
€13.45
|
$10.99
€10.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.42
€9.73
|
$7.70
€7.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.71
€2.53
|
$2.53
€2.36
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.88
€1.76
|
$1.97
€1.84
|
|
pay 5.4% less for groceries
Helsinki
|
Ljubljana
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.52
€2.35
|
$1.96
€1.83
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.03
€3.77
|
$6.23
€5.82
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
€4.14
|
$4.80
€4.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.02
€2.82
|
$2.98
€2.78
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.24
€4.90
|
$4.36
€4.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.12
€1.04
|
$0.97
€0.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
€0.99
|
$0.98
€0.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.93
€1.81
|
$1.49
€1.39
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.50
€0.47
|
$0.45
€0.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.70
€0.65
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
pay 31.7% less for transportation
Helsinki
|
Ljubljana
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.73
€8.15
|
$6.59
€6.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$71.46
€66.76
|
$40.68
€38.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,182.39
€32,864.08
|
$26,881.54
€25,110.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.20
€17.00
|
$11.73
€10.96
|
|
pay 50.0% more for housing
Helsinki
|
Ljubljana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.87
€20.43
|
$37.03
€34.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,063.35
€993.28
|
$757.80
€707.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$840.88
€785.48
|
$621.47
€580.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$80.65
€75.33
|
$230.30
€215.12
|
|
pay 51.6% more for childcare
Helsinki
|
Ljubljana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$378.45
€353.52
|
$497.50
€464.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,404.29
€5,982.29
|
$11,001.37
€10,276.44
|
|
pay 38.9% less for entertainment and sports
Helsinki
|
Ljubljana
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.52
€7.96
|
$3.30
€3.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.55
€4.25
|
$2.18
€2.04
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.66
€9.96
|
$4.95
€4.62
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.26
€34.80
|
$44.99
€42.03
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.99
€15.87
|
$8.80
€8.22
|
|
pay 8.8% more for clothing
Helsinki
|
Ljubljana
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.71
€86.60
|
$84.95
€79.35
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.44
€34.04
|
$38.91
€36.35
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.67
€74.42
|
$105.99
€99.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.75
€111.86
|
$124.37
€116.18
|
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