Cost of living comparison

Maldives

compared to

Slovenia

Ljubljana vs. Male Cost of Living Summary

Ljubljana is 32.0% more expensive than Male.

Restaurants: pay 2.1 times more in Ljubljana
Groceries: pay 4.7% less in Ljubljana
Transportation: pay 24.7% more in Ljubljana
Housing: pay 29.3% more in Ljubljana
Childcare: pay 4.0 times more in Ljubljana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.5% less in Ljubljana
Clothing: pay 72.1% more in Ljubljana

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

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Ljubljana vs. Male Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

	Male	Ljubljana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 MVR92.74	$15.68 €14.00	+161.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.73 MVR150.39	$11.20 €10.00	+15.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 MVR25.12	$3.13 €2.79	+92.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 MVR4.59	$1.93 €1.73	+551.1%
Average			+108.3%

Male vs. Ljubljana - Cost of restaurants

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pay 4.7% less for groceries

	Male	Ljubljana
Bread 1 loaf	$1.65 MVR25.57	$2.23 €1.99	+34.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.34 MVR82.43	$7.39 €6.60	+38.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.69 MVR118.80	$5.07 €4.52	-34.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.92 MVR29.70	$4.00 €3.57	+108.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.77 MVR42.73	$4.53 €4.04	+63.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.80 MVR27.83	$1.02 €0.91	-43.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.39 MVR21.40	$0.77 €0.69	-44.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.85 MVR28.65	$1.04 €0.93	-43.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 MVR18.84	$1.60 €1.43	+31.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.93 MVR14.40	$0.67 €0.60	-27.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.86 MVR13.30	$0.72 €0.64	-16.2%
Average			-4.7%

Male vs. Ljubljana - Cost of groceries

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pay 24.7% more for transportation

	Male	Ljubljana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.81 MVR58.81	$6.98 €6.23	+83.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.82 MVR476.23	$41.43 €36.99	+34.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,446.46 MVR501K	$29,278.85 €26,142.99	-9.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$17.52 MVR270.70	$12.40 €11.07	-29.3%
Average			+24.7%

Male vs. Ljubljana - Cost of transportation

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pay 29.3% more for housing

	Male	Ljubljana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$73.00 MVR1,127.92	$41.59 €37.13	-43.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$951.14 MVR14,695.19	$1,099.38 €981.63	+15.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$699.92 MVR10,813.71	$890.88 €795.46	+27.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$90.98 MVR1,405.60	$217.88 €194.54	+139.5%
Average			+29.3%

Male vs. Ljubljana - Cost of housing

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pay 4.0 times more for childcare

	Male	Ljubljana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$184.98 MVR2,857.90	$653.09 €583.14	+253.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,004.83 MVR46,424.59	$13,934.49 €12,442.06	+363.7%
Average			+304.6%

Male vs. Ljubljana - Cost of childcare

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pay 19.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Male	Ljubljana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.87 MVR75.19	$3.92 €3.50	-19.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.55 MVR54.84	$2.92 €2.61	-17.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$14.93 MVR230.60	$6.16 €5.50	-58.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$70.81 MVR1,093.98	$53.95 €48.17	-23.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 MVR150.39	$10.64 €9.50	+9.3%
Average			-19.5%

Male vs. Ljubljana - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 72.1% more for clothing

	Male	Ljubljana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.51 MVR610.48	$114.84 €102.54	+190.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.64 MVR766.88	$43.67 €38.99	-12.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$87.13 MVR1,346.11	$108.95 €97.28	+25.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$52.52 MVR811.39	$143.98 €128.56	+174.2%
Average			+72.1%

Male vs. Ljubljana - Cost of clothing

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