Cost of living comparison
Helsinki is 17.9% more expensive than Ljubljana.
If you lived in Helsinki instead of Ljubljana, you would:
pay 10.4% more for restaurants
Ljubljana
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
€14.07
|
$16.33
€15.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.66
€8.04
|
$10.88
€10.10
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.72
€2.52
|
$2.90
€2.69
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.83
|
$2.00
€1.85
|
|
pay 12.8% more for groceries
Ljubljana
|
Helsinki
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
€1.87
|
$3.08
€2.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
€5.94
|
$4.26
€3.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.27
€4.89
|
$4.79
€4.45
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
€3.29
|
$3.21
€2.97
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.99
€4.63
|
$5.77
€5.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.86
|
$1.12
€1.04
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.86
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.92
|
$1.06
€0.99
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
€1.37
|
$1.94
€1.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
€0.46
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$0.90
€0.83
|
|
pay 48.6% more for transportation
Ljubljana
|
Helsinki
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.01
€5.58
|
$7.86
€7.29
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.07
€37.18
|
$72.49
€67.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,724.47
€25,721.38
|
$35,098.36
€32,562.50
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.56
€10.72
|
$18.01
€16.71
|
|
pay 12.2% less for housing
Ljubljana
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.13
€30.74
|
$20.67
€19.18
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$916.93
€850.68
|
$1,109.17
€1,029.03
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$738.60
€685.23
|
$885.72
€821.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$190.23
€176.49
|
$90.90
€84.33
|
|
pay 17.3% less for childcare
Ljubljana
|
Helsinki
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$469.29
€435.39
|
$336.03
€311.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,290.14
€10,474.43
|
$10,589.37
€9,824.29
|
|
pay 95.6% more for entertainment and sports
Ljubljana
|
Helsinki
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.52
€3.27
|
$8.71
€8.08
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
€2.13
|
$4.86
€4.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.41
€5.02
|
$11.10
€10.30
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.09
€41.83
|
$45.44
€42.16
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
€8.04
|
$18.50
€17.17
|
|
pay 12.6% less for clothing
Ljubljana
|
Helsinki
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.58
€73.83
|
$90.44
€83.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.89
€37.94
|
$32.73
€30.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.24
€96.71
|
$79.18
€73.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.44
€120.09
|
$103.43
€95.95
|
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