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Amherst vs. Koper Cost of Living Summary

Amherst is 39.8% more expensive than Koper.

Restaurants
pay 25.8% more in Amherst
Groceries
pay 42.2% more in Amherst
Transportation
pay 6.1% more in Amherst
Housing
pay 62.1% more in Amherst
Childcare
pay 2.1 times more in Amherst
Entertainment and Sports
pay 74.4% more in Amherst
Clothing
pay 23.4% less in Amherst

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, restaurants, and transportation in Amherst are more expensive than in Koper. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Amherst.

Amherst vs. Koper Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Amherst instead of Koper, you would:

pay 25.8% more for restaurants

 
Koper
Amherst
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $11.20
€10.00
$20.00
 
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.96
€8.00
$9.00
 
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $3.36
€3.00
$2.65
 

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pay 42.2% more for groceries

 
Koper
Amherst
Bread
1 loaf
$1.90
€1.70
$3.27
 
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.53
€5.83
$8.27
 
Milk (1 gallon) $4.88
€4.36
$3.94
 

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pay 6.1% more for transportation

 
Koper
Amherst
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.47
€5.77
$3.64
 
Monthly public transit pass $14.56
€13.00
$28.00
 
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $29,278.85
€26,142.99
$36,344.34
 

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pay 62.1% more for housing

 
Koper
Amherst
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$29.86
€26.66
$89.37
 
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $993.77
€887.33
$1,825.00
 
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $755.82
€674.87
$1,333.33
 

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pay 2.1 times more for childcare

 
Koper
Amherst
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $499.96
€446.41
$1,493.75
 
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $11,197.36
€9,998.09
$17,000.00
 

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pay 74.4% more for entertainment and sports

 
Koper
Amherst
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.58
€3.20
$6.00
 
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.28
€2.04
$4.75
 
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.49
€5.80
$10.50
 

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pay 23.4% less for clothing

 
Koper
Amherst
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$100.78
€89.98
$45.00
 
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$37.32
€33.33
$39.77
 
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$109.17
€97.48
$90.00
 

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