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Slovenia vs. Latvia Cost of Living Summary

Slovenia is 29.5% more expensive than Latvia overall.

Restaurants
pay 18.6% more in Slovenia
Groceries
pay 21.9% more in Slovenia
Transportation
pay 1.8% less in Slovenia
Housing
pay 82.4% more in Slovenia
Childcare
pay 13.3% less in Slovenia
Entertainment and Sports
pay 15.0% less in Slovenia
Clothing
pay 22.2% more in Slovenia

The cost of housing, clothing, groceries, and restaurants in Slovenia are more expensive than in Latvia. Expenses including entertainment and sports, childcare, and transportation are lower in Slovenia. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Slovenia.

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Slovenia vs. Latvia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Slovenia instead of Latvia, you would:

pay 18.6% more for restaurants

 
Latvia
Slovenia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $11.94
€10.66
$12.13
€10.83
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $8.15
€7.27
$9.13
€8.15
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.51
€1.35
$2.96
€2.64
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pay 21.9% more for groceries

 
Latvia
Slovenia
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.29
€1.15
$1.92
€1.72
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.22
€4.66
$7.38
€6.59
Milk (1 gallon) $4.36
€3.90
$5.00
€4.46
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pay 1.8% less for transportation

 
Latvia
Slovenia
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.10
€6.34
$6.54
€5.84
Monthly public transit pass $38.26
€34.16
$31.91
€28.49
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $26,434.34
€23,603.15
$29,069.45
€25,956.03
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pay 82.4% more for housing

 
Latvia
Slovenia
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $17.53
€15.65
$31.37
€28.01
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $356.67
€318.47
$700.62
€625.58
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $264.56
€236.22
$567.03
€506.30
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pay 13.3% less for childcare

 
Latvia
Slovenia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $488.72
€436.37
$502.99
€449.11
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $15,452.35
€13,797.36
$11,296.89
€10,086.96
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pay 15.0% less for entertainment and sports

 
Latvia
Slovenia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.53
€4.04
$3.39
€3.03
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.14
€2.80
$2.27
€2.02
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $6.10
€5.45
$5.95
€5.31
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pay 22.2% more for clothing

 
Latvia
Slovenia
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $66.25
€59.16
$102.19
€91.25
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $39.10
€34.91
$37.08
€33.10
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $77.76
€69.43
$110.79
€98.92
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated November 2026). How we calculate this

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