Cost of living comparison
Slovenia is 3.3% more expensive than Japan.
If you lived in Slovenia instead of Japan, you would:
pay 66.5% more for restaurants
Japan
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Slovenia
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.87
¥1,077
|
$9.73
€9.09
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
¥814
|
$6.85
€6.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
¥178
|
$2.32
€2.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
¥141
|
$1.70
€1.58
|
|
pay 26.8% less for groceries
Japan
|
Slovenia
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥248
|
$1.37
€1.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.69
¥1,049
|
$5.78
€5.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
¥866
|
$4.10
€3.83
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
¥293
|
$2.72
€2.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.14
¥492
|
$3.88
€3.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.55
¥399
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.34
¥211
|
$0.69
€0.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
¥324
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.14
¥336
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
¥215
|
$0.51
€0.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
¥153
|
$0.62
€0.58
|
|
pay 16.6% less for transportation
Japan
|
Slovenia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
¥751
|
$5.86
€5.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.51
¥12,149
|
$38.59
€36.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,322.73
¥3,185,404
|
$24,052.15
€22,467.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.34
¥4,128
|
$11.34
€10.60
|
|
pay 3.0% more for housing
Japan
|
Slovenia
|
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
¥5,650
|
$37.56
€35.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$586.71
¥91,961
|
$495.63
€462.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$401.57
¥62,942
|
$404.62
€377.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.79
¥22,381
|
$175.05
€163.52
|
|
pay 10.4% less for childcare
Japan
|
Slovenia
|
||
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.45
¥53,833
|
$388.43
€362.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,362.75
¥1,937,749
|
$8,174.10
€7,635.48
|
|
pay 22.8% less for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Slovenia
|
||
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
¥475
|
$2.81
€2.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.16
¥496
|
$1.75
€1.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.29
¥673
|
$4.78
€4.46
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.62
¥9,659
|
$43.97
€41.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.07
¥2,049
|
$7.25
€6.77
|
|
pay 30.1% more for clothing
Japan
|
Slovenia
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.55
¥6,826
|
$74.65
€69.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
¥5,035
|
$38.55
€36.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.61
¥9,344
|
$76.61
€71.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.53
¥14,190
|
$90.90
€84.91
|
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