Cost of living comparison
Canberra is 75.8% more expensive than Ljubljana.
If you lived in Canberra instead of Ljubljana, you would:
pay 46.9% more for restaurants
Ljubljana
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.99
€10.21
|
$26.69
A$40.41
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
€7.15
|
$10.01
A$15.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
€2.35
|
$2.70
A$4.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.83
|
$2.13
A$3.22
|
|
pay 48.8% more for groceries
Ljubljana
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.96
€1.82
|
$2.29
A$3.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.23
€5.79
|
$6.42
A$9.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.80
€4.46
|
$6.48
A$9.82
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
€2.76
|
$4.10
A$6.21
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.36
€4.05
|
$3.63
A$5.49
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.90
|
$1.47
A$2.22
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$1.13
A$1.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$1.60
A$2.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.38
|
$2.47
A$3.74
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.42
|
$1.17
A$1.77
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.96
A$1.46
|
|
pay 34.8% more for transportation
Ljubljana
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.59
€6.12
|
$5.45
A$8.26
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.68
€37.78
|
$100.08
A$151.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,881.54
€24,963.54
|
$20,016.00
A$30,304.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.73
€10.89
|
$15.93
A$24.12
|
|
pay 86.6% more for housing
Ljubljana
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.03
€34.39
|
$68.64
A$103.91
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$757.80
€703.73
|
$1,824.70
A$2,762.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$621.47
€577.13
|
$1,494.78
A$2,263.11
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$230.30
€213.87
|
$183.28
A$277.49
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for childcare
Ljubljana
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$497.50
€462.00
|
$1,686.35
A$2,553.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,001.37
€10,216.42
|
$14,216.13
A$21,523.28
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Ljubljana
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.30
€3.06
|
$8.01
A$12.12
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.18
€2.03
|
$3.74
A$5.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.95
€4.59
|
$23.35
A$35.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.99
€41.78
|
$64.70
A$97.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.17
|
$13.34
A$20.20
|
|
pay 42.8% more for clothing
Ljubljana
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.95
€78.89
|
$93.52
A$141.60
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.91
€36.14
|
$72.72
A$110.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.99
€98.42
|
$134.62
A$203.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.37
€115.50
|
$183.19
A$277.35
|
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