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Slovenia

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Australia

Sydney vs. Ljubljana Cost of Living Summary

Sydney is 50.5% more expensive than Ljubljana.

Restaurants: pay 7.2% more in Sydney
Groceries: pay 38.1% more in Sydney
Transportation: pay 29.4% more in Sydney
Housing: pay 78.0% more in Sydney
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Sydney
Entertainment and Sports: pay 82.2% more in Sydney
Clothing: pay 0.8% more in Sydney

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, transportation, and restaurants in Sydney are more expensive than in Ljubljana. Notably, childcare, entertainment and sports, and housing are significantly more expensive in Sydney.

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Sydney vs. Ljubljana Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 7.2% more for restaurants

	Ljubljana	Sydney
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$15.68 €13.95	$17.41 A$25.04	+11.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.20 €9.97	$11.84 A$17.03	+5.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.13 €2.78	$2.81 A$4.04	-10.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.93 €1.72	$2.22 A$3.19	+14.6%
Average			+7.2%

Ljubljana vs. Sydney - Cost of restaurants

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pay 38.1% more for groceries

	Ljubljana	Sydney
Bread 1 loaf	$2.23 €1.99	$2.85 A$4.09	+27.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.39 €6.58	$5.93 A$8.54	-19.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.07 €4.51	$6.42 A$9.24	+26.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.00 €3.56	$5.56 A$7.99	+38.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.53 €4.03	$4.34 A$6.24	-4.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 €0.90	$1.81 A$2.60	+77.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 €0.69	$1.45 A$2.09	+87.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 €0.93	$1.56 A$2.24	+49.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.60 €1.42	$1.98 A$2.85	+23.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 €0.60	$1.48 A$2.12	+119.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.72 €0.64	$1.07 A$1.54	+48.3%
Average			+38.1%

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pay 29.4% more for transportation

	Ljubljana	Sydney
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.98 €6.21	$5.40 A$7.77	-22.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$41.43 €36.87	$151.36 A$217.75	+265.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,278.85 €26,059.23	$28,893.97 A$41,568.07	-1.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.40 €11.03	$16.24 A$23.36	+31.0%
Average			+29.4%

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pay 78.0% more for housing

	Ljubljana	Sydney
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$41.59 €37.01	$56.21 A$80.87	+35.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,099.38 €978.48	$2,517.32 A$3,621.52	+129.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$890.88 €792.91	$1,743.66 A$2,508.51	+95.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$217.88 €193.92	$168.46 A$242.35	-22.7%
Average			+78.0%

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Ljubljana	Sydney
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$653.09 €581.27	$2,195.71 A$3,158.84	+236.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,934.49 €12,402.20	$28,441.13 A$40,916.61	+104.1%
Average			+162.0%

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pay 82.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Ljubljana	Sydney
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.92 €3.49	$7.66 A$11.02	+95.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.92 €2.60	$3.97 A$5.72	+36.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.16 €5.48	$44.55 A$64.09	+623.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$53.95 €48.02	$75.28 A$108.30	+39.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.64 €9.47	$17.41 A$25.04	+63.6%
Average			+82.2%

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pay 0.8% more for clothing

	Ljubljana	Sydney
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$114.84 €102.21	$78.68 A$113.19	-31.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$43.67 €38.87	$69.62 A$100.16	+59.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.95 €96.97	$111.40 A$160.26	+2.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$143.98 €128.15	$133.24 A$191.68	-7.5%
Average			+0.8%

Ljubljana vs. Sydney - Cost of clothing

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