Cost of living comparison
Warsaw is 15.4% cheaper than Ljubljana.
If you lived in Warsaw instead of Ljubljana, you would:
pay 22.1% less for restaurants
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Ljubljana
|
Warsaw
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.99
€10.31
|
$9.33
zł37.73
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.70
€7.22
|
$6.82
zł27.59
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
€2.37
|
$1.61
zł6.51
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.97
€1.85
|
$1.47
zł5.95
|
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pay 27.6% less for groceries
|
Ljubljana
|
Warsaw
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.96
€1.84
|
$1.04
zł4.21
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.23
€5.84
|
$4.21
zł17.03
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.80
€4.50
|
$3.58
zł14.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.98
€2.79
|
$2.77
zł11.21
|
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| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.36
€4.09
|
$2.59
zł10.46
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.91
|
$0.41
zł1.67
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.66
zł2.68
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.92
|
$0.74
zł3.00
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
€1.40
|
$1.34
zł5.43
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
€0.42
|
$0.37
zł1.49
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.56
|
$0.39
zł1.57
|
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pay 21.6% less for transportation
|
Ljubljana
|
Warsaw
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.59
€6.18
|
$6.19
zł25.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.68
€38.15
|
$25.65
zł103.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,881.54
€25,211.29
|
$25,040.90
zł101,290.05
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.73
€11.00
|
$7.46
zł30.18
|
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pay 12.1% less for housing
|
Ljubljana
|
Warsaw
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.03
€34.73
|
$13.86
zł56.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$757.80
€710.72
|
$888.26
zł3,593.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$621.47
€582.86
|
$687.84
zł2,782.31
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$230.30
€215.99
|
$198.98
zł804.87
|
|
pay 4.7% less for childcare
|
Ljubljana
|
Warsaw
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$497.50
€466.59
|
$442.43
zł1,789.64
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,001.37
€10,317.81
|
$11,192.96
zł45,275.33
|
|
pay 3.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Ljubljana
|
Warsaw
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.30
€3.09
|
$3.26
zł13.20
|
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| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.18
€2.05
|
$3.15
zł12.76
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.95
€4.64
|
$4.20
zł16.98
|
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| Monthly membership at local gym |
$44.99
€42.20
|
$33.98
zł137.46
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.80
€8.25
|
$6.99
zł28.29
|
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pay 16.3% less for clothing
|
Ljubljana
|
Warsaw
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.95
€79.67
|
$77.81
zł314.73
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.91
€36.49
|
$33.95
zł137.31
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$105.99
€99.40
|
$85.04
zł344.00
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.37
€116.65
|
$94.44
zł382.03
|
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