Cost of living comparison
Saint Helier is 78.2% more expensive than Ljubljana.
If you lived in Saint Helier instead of Ljubljana, you would:
pay 43.0% more for restaurants
Ljubljana
|
Saint Helier
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.16
€14.07
|
$37.84
£30.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.66
€8.04
|
$8.83
£7.05
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.72
€2.52
|
$2.84
£2.27
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.83
|
$2.29
£1.83
|
|
pay 39.8% more for groceries
Ljubljana
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.01
€1.87
|
$2.03
£1.62
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
€5.94
|
$5.49
£4.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.27
€4.89
|
$7.51
£6.00
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.54
€3.29
|
$5.04
£4.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.99
€4.63
|
$5.39
£4.31
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.86
|
$1.95
£1.56
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.72
|
$0.86
£0.69
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.92
|
$1.80
£1.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.48
€1.37
|
$1.43
£1.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
€0.46
|
$1.09
£0.87
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$0.92
£0.74
|
|
pay 86.8% more for transportation
Ljubljana
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.01
€5.58
|
$7.04
£5.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$40.07
€37.18
|
$65.58
£52.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,724.47
€25,721.38
|
$30,458.39
£24,320.02
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.56
€10.72
|
$41.21
£32.91
|
|
pay 70.6% more for housing
Ljubljana
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.13
€30.74
|
$64.32
£51.36
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$916.93
€850.68
|
$1,860.29
£1,485.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$738.60
€685.23
|
$1,686.88
£1,346.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$190.23
€176.49
|
$108.19
£86.39
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for childcare
Ljubljana
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$469.29
€435.39
|
$2,002.18
£1,598.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,290.14
€10,474.43
|
$18,733.28
£14,957.90
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Ljubljana
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.52
€3.27
|
$6.94
£5.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.30
€2.13
|
$4.76
£3.80
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.41
€5.02
|
$12.93
£10.32
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.09
€41.83
|
$76.30
£60.93
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.66
€8.04
|
$16.40
£13.09
|
|
pay 10.4% more for clothing
Ljubljana
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$79.58
€73.83
|
$94.59
£75.53
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.89
€37.94
|
$54.23
£43.30
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$104.24
€96.71
|
$99.32
£79.30
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.44
€120.09
|
$122.97
£98.19
|
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