Cost of living comparison
Ljubljana is 2.6% more expensive than Rome.
If you lived in Ljubljana instead of Rome, you would:
pay 18.4% more for restaurants
Rome
|
Ljubljana
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€15.21
|
$15.00
€14.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.72
€10.14
|
$8.57
€8.11
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.23
€2.11
|
$2.91
€2.75
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
€1.06
|
$1.91
€1.81
|
|
pay 5.7% less for groceries
Rome
|
Ljubljana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.68
|
$1.85
€1.75
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.00
€6.62
|
$6.52
€6.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.20
€5.86
|
$5.13
€4.85
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
€3.56
|
$3.48
€3.30
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.63
|
$4.94
€4.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.01
|
$0.87
€0.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
€0.87
|
$0.77
€0.73
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.84
|
$0.94
€0.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
€1.03
|
$1.49
€1.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.69
|
$0.53
€0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.74
|
$0.66
€0.63
|
|
pay 9.8% less for transportation
Rome
|
Ljubljana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.15
€6.76
|
$6.03
€5.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.51
€35.49
|
$39.66
€37.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,794.08
€25,347.97
|
$27,865.84
€26,361.89
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.15
€16.22
|
$11.49
€10.87
|
|
pay 2.6% more for housing
Rome
|
Ljubljana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$29.46
€27.87
|
$33.52
€31.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,180.31
€1,116.61
|
$942.82
€891.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$763.10
€721.91
|
$774.26
€732.47
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$167.26
€158.24
|
$192.52
€182.13
|
|
pay 11.4% less for childcare
Rome
|
Ljubljana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$508.83
€481.37
|
$485.78
€459.56
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,490.67
€9,924.48
|
$8,574.10
€8,111.35
|
|
pay 9.1% less for entertainment and sports
Rome
|
Ljubljana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€5.07
|
$3.22
€3.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.53
€1.44
|
$2.32
€2.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.43
€6.08
|
$5.36
€5.07
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.31
€55.17
|
$46.17
€43.68
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.72
€10.14
|
$8.57
€8.11
|
|
pay 33.1% more for clothing
Rome
|
Ljubljana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.43
€61.90
|
$88.79
€84.00
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.74
€29.08
|
$42.55
€40.26
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.17
€73.00
|
$103.31
€97.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.32
€96.80
|
$127.18
€120.32
|
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