Cost of living comparison
Canberra is 75.8% more expensive than Ljubljana.
If you lived in Canberra instead of Ljubljana, you would:
pay 15.8% more for restaurants
Ljubljana
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.00
€14.18
|
$19.77
A$30.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.57
€8.11
|
$9.89
A$15.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.91
€2.75
|
$2.76
A$4.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.91
€1.81
|
$2.32
A$3.56
|
|
pay 51.2% more for groceries
Ljubljana
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.85
€1.75
|
$2.59
A$3.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.52
€6.17
|
$5.39
A$8.28
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
€4.85
|
$6.59
A$10.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.48
€3.29
|
$4.63
A$7.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.94
€4.67
|
$4.12
A$6.33
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$1.62
A$2.49
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
€0.73
|
$1.34
A$2.06
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
€0.89
|
$1.57
A$2.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.41
|
$2.46
A$3.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$1.25
A$1.92
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.66
€0.63
|
$1.11
A$1.71
|
|
pay 60.5% more for transportation
Ljubljana
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.03
€5.70
|
$5.07
A$7.80
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.66
€37.49
|
$118.63
A$182.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,865.84
€26,343.20
|
$29,276.08
A$44,984.78
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.49
€10.86
|
$17.66
A$27.14
|
|
pay 65.5% more for housing
Ljubljana
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.52
€31.69
|
$65.39
A$100.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$942.82
€891.30
|
$1,783.31
A$2,740.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$774.26
€731.95
|
$1,413.05
A$2,171.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.52
€182.00
|
$183.02
A$281.22
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
Ljubljana
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$485.78
€459.23
|
$1,847.17
A$2,838.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,574.10
€8,105.60
|
$14,503.36
A$22,285.45
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Ljubljana
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.22
€3.04
|
$7.25
A$11.14
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
€2.19
|
$3.68
A$5.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.36
€5.07
|
$26.36
A$40.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.17
€43.65
|
$65.69
A$100.94
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.57
€8.11
|
$14.33
A$22.03
|
|
pay 26.0% more for clothing
Ljubljana
|
Canberra
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.79
€83.94
|
$86.77
A$133.33
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$42.55
€40.23
|
$72.18
A$110.91
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$103.31
€97.66
|
$119.51
A$183.64
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.18
€120.23
|
$154.17
A$236.90
|
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