Cost of living comparison
Berlin is 22.2% more expensive than Ljubljana.
If you lived in Berlin instead of Ljubljana, you would:
pay 23.1% more for restaurants
Ljubljana
|
Berlin
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
€14.00
|
$16.08
€15.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.57
€8.00
|
$11.79
€11.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.91
€2.71
|
$2.88
€2.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.91
€1.78
|
$2.84
€2.65
|
|
pay 15.4% more for groceries
Ljubljana
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
€1.73
|
$1.96
€1.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€6.08
|
$6.66
€6.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
€4.79
|
$4.57
€4.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
€3.25
|
$3.28
€3.06
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.94
€4.61
|
$5.41
€5.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.82
|
$1.34
€1.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.72
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.87
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.39
|
$1.85
€1.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.49
|
$0.83
€0.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.62
|
$0.80
€0.74
|
|
pay 55.4% more for transportation
Ljubljana
|
Berlin
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.03
€5.62
|
$7.19
€6.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.66
€37.00
|
$52.52
€49.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,865.84
€25,997.88
|
$31,799.21
€29,667.58
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.49
€10.72
|
$29.37
€27.40
|
|
pay 32.0% more for housing
Ljubljana
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.52
€31.27
|
$44.99
€41.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$942.82
€879.62
|
$1,278.77
€1,193.05
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$774.26
€722.35
|
$938.86
€875.93
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.52
€179.61
|
$263.55
€245.88
|
|
pay 12.2% less for childcare
Ljubljana
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$485.78
€453.21
|
$306.98
€286.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,574.10
€7,999.35
|
$9,639.17
€8,993.02
|
|
pay 43.3% more for entertainment and sports
Ljubljana
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
€3.00
|
$4.29
€4.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
€2.16
|
$3.98
€3.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.36
€5.00
|
$9.11
€8.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.17
€43.08
|
$37.89
€35.35
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.57
€8.00
|
$13.66
€12.75
|
|
pay 1.6% less for clothing
Ljubljana
|
Berlin
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.79
€82.84
|
$85.49
€79.76
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.55
€39.70
|
$40.99
€38.24
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.31
€96.38
|
$95.49
€89.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.18
€118.66
|
$138.30
€129.03
|
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