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Slovenia

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United Kingdom

Surrey vs. Ljubljana Cost of Living Summary

Surrey is 26.8% more expensive than Ljubljana.

Restaurants: pay 4.8% more in Surrey
Groceries: pay 6.5% less in Surrey
Transportation: pay 14.5% more in Surrey
Housing: pay 64.4% more in Surrey
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Surrey
Entertainment and Sports: pay 46.9% more in Surrey
Clothing: pay 31.7% less in Surrey

The cost of childcare, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and restaurants in Surrey are more expensive than in Ljubljana. Expenses including clothing and groceries are lower in Surrey. Notably, childcare is significantly more expensive in Surrey.

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Surrey vs. Ljubljana Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Surrey instead of Ljubljana, you would:

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pay 4.8% more for restaurants

	Ljubljana	Surrey
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.68 €13.95	$23.13 £17.35	+47.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €9.97	$9.25 £6.94	-17.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.13 €2.78	$2.26 £1.70	-27.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 €1.72	$1.45 £1.09	-25.2%
Average			+4.8%

Ljubljana vs. Surrey - Cost of restaurants

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pay 6.5% less for groceries

	Ljubljana	Surrey
Bread 1 loaf	$2.23 €1.99	$2.07 £1.55	-7.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.39 €6.58	$4.18 £3.14	-43.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.07 €4.51	$4.88 £3.66	-3.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.00 €3.56	$4.18 £3.13	+4.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.53 €4.03	$4.10 £3.07	-9.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.90	$1.40 £1.05	+37.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 €0.69	$0.66 £0.49	-15.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 €0.93	$0.90 £0.67	-13.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.60 €1.42	$1.48 £1.11	-7.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 €0.60	$0.64 £0.48	-4.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 €0.64	$0.82 £0.62	+13.6%
Average			-6.5%

Ljubljana vs. Surrey - Cost of groceries

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pay 14.5% more for transportation

	Ljubljana	Surrey
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.98 €6.21	$7.14 £5.36	+2.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$41.43 €36.87	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,278.85 €26,059.23	$38,182.92 £28,648.64	+30.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.40 €11.03	??
Average			+14.5%

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pay 64.4% more for housing

	Ljubljana	Surrey
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.59 €37.01	$35.02 £26.27	-15.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,099.38 €978.48	$1,894.06 £1,421.11	+72.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$890.88 €792.91	$1,883.05 £1,412.85	+111.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$217.88 €193.92	$202.10 £151.64	-7.2%
Average			+64.4%

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Ljubljana	Surrey
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$653.09 €581.27	$2,114.30 £1,586.36	+223.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,934.49 €12,402.20	$29,071.61 £21,812.43	+108.6%
Average			+159.9%

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pay 46.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Ljubljana	Surrey
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.92 €3.49	$6.61 £4.96	+68.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.92 €2.60	$4.79 £3.59	+64.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.16 €5.48	$22.96 £17.23	+272.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.95 €48.02	$52.86 £39.66	-2.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.64 €9.47	$13.21 £9.91	+24.2%
Average			+46.9%

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pay 31.7% less for clothing

	Ljubljana	Surrey
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$114.84 €102.21	$52.86 £39.66	-54.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.67 €38.87	$39.64 £29.74	-9.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.95 €96.97	$88.10 £66.10	-19.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$143.98 €128.15	$92.50 £69.40	-35.8%
Average			-31.7%

Ljubljana vs. Surrey - Cost of clothing

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