Cost of living comparison
Ljubljana is 5.2% more expensive than Italy.
If you lived in Ljubljana instead of Italy, you would:
pay 7.0% more for restaurants
Italy
|
Ljubljana
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.50
|
$10.99
€10.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.09
€8.37
|
$7.70
€7.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.45
€2.25
|
$2.53
€2.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.16
€1.07
|
$1.97
€1.81
|
|
pay 4.5% less for groceries
Italy
|
Ljubljana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.86
€1.71
|
$1.96
€1.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.20
€6.63
|
$6.23
€5.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.88
€4.50
|
$4.80
€4.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.14
€2.89
|
$2.98
€2.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.47
€4.11
|
$4.36
€4.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.88
|
$0.97
€0.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
€0.77
|
$0.71
€0.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.86
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.20
€1.10
|
$1.49
€1.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.45
€0.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.65
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
pay 11.3% less for transportation
Italy
|
Ljubljana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.02
€7.38
|
$6.59
€6.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.40
€35.36
|
$40.68
€37.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,887.08
€23,840.71
|
$26,881.54
€24,756.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.65
€17.17
|
$11.73
€10.80
|
|
pay 31.0% more for housing
Italy
|
Ljubljana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.75
€28.32
|
$37.03
€34.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$608.10
€560.03
|
$757.80
€697.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$488.80
€450.16
|
$621.47
€572.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$151.72
€139.73
|
$230.30
€212.09
|
|
pay 11.4% more for childcare
Italy
|
Ljubljana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$459.30
€422.99
|
$497.50
€458.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,604.44
€8,845.21
|
$11,001.37
€10,131.71
|
|
pay 7.0% less for entertainment and sports
Italy
|
Ljubljana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.83
€4.45
|
$3.30
€3.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.60
€1.47
|
$2.18
€2.01
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.30
€5.80
|
$4.95
€4.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.79
€47.69
|
$44.99
€41.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.32
€8.58
|
$8.80
€8.10
|
|
pay 9.7% more for clothing
Italy
|
Ljubljana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.37
€74.01
|
$84.95
€78.24
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.54
€33.65
|
$38.91
€35.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.56
€82.48
|
$105.99
€97.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.84
€105.76
|
$124.37
€114.54
|
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