Cost of living comparison
Reykjavik is 46.4% more expensive than Ljubljana.
If you lived in Reykjavik instead of Ljubljana, you would:
pay 43.4% more for restaurants
Ljubljana
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.99
€10.31
|
$18.40
kr2,599
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
€7.22
|
$15.62
kr2,207
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
€2.37
|
$2.53
kr358
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.85
|
$2.03
kr286
|
|
pay 58.8% more for groceries
Ljubljana
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.96
€1.84
|
$3.40
kr481
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.23
€5.84
|
$7.20
kr1,016
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.80
€4.50
|
$5.90
kr833
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
€2.79
|
$5.64
kr797
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.36
€4.09
|
$8.08
kr1,142
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.91
|
$1.57
kr221
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.93
kr132
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.92
|
$1.23
kr174
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.40
|
$2.22
kr313
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.42
|
$1.24
kr176
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.69
kr97
|
|
pay 71.3% more for transportation
Ljubljana
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.59
€6.18
|
$8.90
kr1,257
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.68
€38.15
|
$65.56
kr9,260
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,881.54
€25,211.29
|
$37,150.35
kr5,247,487
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.73
€11.00
|
$29.44
kr4,159
|
|
pay 59.5% more for housing
Ljubljana
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.03
€34.73
|
$64.04
kr9,046
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$757.80
€710.72
|
$1,613.16
kr227,859
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$621.47
€582.86
|
$1,379.70
kr194,883
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$230.30
€215.99
|
$69.31
kr9,791
|
|
pay 44.0% less for childcare
Ljubljana
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$497.50
€466.59
|
$282.44
kr39,894
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,001.37
€10,317.81
|
$6,058.18
kr855,718
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Ljubljana
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.30
€3.09
|
$9.47
kr1,338
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.18
€2.05
|
$4.53
kr640
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.95
€4.64
|
$11.66
kr1,646
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.99
€42.20
|
$67.30
kr9,507
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.25
|
$13.66
kr1,929
|
|
pay 28.9% more for clothing
Ljubljana
|
Reykjavik
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.95
€79.67
|
$108.17
kr15,278
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.91
€36.49
|
$43.41
kr6,132
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.99
€99.40
|
$137.74
kr19,456
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.37
€116.65
|
$182.49
kr25,777
|
|
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