Cost of living comparison
Slovenia is 21.2% cheaper than Illinois.
If you lived in Slovenia instead of Illinois, you would:
pay 11.4% less for restaurants
Illinois
|
Slovenia
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.52
|
$9.73
€9.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.98
|
$6.85
€6.43
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
|
$2.32
€2.18
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
|
$1.70
€1.59
|
|
pay 27.0% less for groceries
Illinois
|
Slovenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.88
|
$1.37
€1.29
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.96
|
$5.78
€5.42
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.39
|
$4.10
€3.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.83
|
$2.72
€2.55
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.36
|
$3.88
€3.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.96
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
|
$0.69
€0.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.84
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.75
|
$1.25
€1.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
|
$0.51
€0.48
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$0.62
€0.58
|
|
pay 8.1% less for transportation
Illinois
|
Slovenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.73
|
$5.86
€5.50
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$85.20
|
$38.59
€36.21
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,072.52
|
$24,052.15
€22,566.93
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.37
|
$11.34
€10.64
|
|
pay 31.1% less for housing
Illinois
|
Slovenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.28
|
$37.56
€35.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,273.55
|
$495.63
€465.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,019.22
|
$404.62
€379.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.01
|
$175.05
€164.24
|
|
pay 52.7% less for childcare
Illinois
|
Slovenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,216.39
|
$388.43
€364.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,033.13
|
$8,174.10
€7,669.35
|
|
pay 34.3% less for entertainment and sports
Illinois
|
Slovenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.94
|
$2.81
€2.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.95
|
$1.75
€1.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.52
|
$4.78
€4.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.16
|
$43.97
€41.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
|
$7.25
€6.80
|
|
pay 16.1% more for clothing
Illinois
|
Slovenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.75
|
$74.65
€70.04
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.86
|
$38.55
€36.17
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.45
|
$76.61
€71.88
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.59
|
$90.90
€85.29
|
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