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Ljubljana vs. Saint John's Cost of Living Summary

Ljubljana is 2.2 times more expensive than Saint John's.

Restaurants: pay 41.3% more in Ljubljana
Groceries: pay 27.9% less in Ljubljana
Transportation: pay 14.8% less in Ljubljana
Housing: pay 27.9% more in Ljubljana
Childcare: pay 7.7 times more in Ljubljana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.1% more in Ljubljana
Clothing: pay 80.3% more in Ljubljana

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

Ljubljana vs. Saint John's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ljubljana instead of Saint John's, you would:

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pay 41.3% more for restaurants

	Saint John's	Ljubljana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.88 EC$37.50	$17.52 €15.11	+26.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.10 EC$30.00	$9.34 €8.06	-15.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.07 EC$5.60	$3.03 €2.61	+46.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.96 EC$2.58	$2.00 €1.72	+108.7%
Average			+41.3%

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pay 27.9% less for groceries

	Saint John's	Ljubljana
Bread 1 loaf	$2.78 EC$7.50	$2.15 €1.86	-22.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.07 EC$11.00	$6.64 €5.73	+63.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.40 EC$22.71	$5.79 €4.99	-31.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.37 EC$14.50	$3.97 €3.43	-26.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.69 EC$9.98	$4.92 €4.25	+33.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.96 EC$8.00	$0.94 €0.81	-68.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.11 EC$3.00	$0.80 €0.69	-27.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$0.99 €0.86	-73.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.70 EC$10.00	$1.59 €1.37	-56.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$0.62 €0.54	-51.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.30 EC$3.50	$0.70 €0.61	-45.7%
Average			-27.9%

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pay 14.8% less for transportation

	Saint John's	Ljubljana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.29 EC$17.00	$6.73 €5.80	+7.0%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$43.22 €37.27
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$23,681.34 EC$64,000.00	$29,199.74 €25,179.72	+23.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$51.53 EC$139.27	$12.98 €11.19	-74.8%
Average			-14.8%

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pay 27.9% more for housing

	Saint John's	Ljubljana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$77.58 EC$209.67	$41.20 €35.53	-46.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,048.39 EC$2,833.33	$1,015.22 €875.45	-3.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$678.37 EC$1,833.33	$854.66 €737.00	+26.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$99.04 EC$267.65	$233.25 €201.14	+135.5%
Average			+27.9%

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pay 7.7 times more for childcare

	Saint John's	Ljubljana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$582.48 €502.29
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,850.10 EC$5,000.00	$14,307.87 €12,338.06	+673.4%
Average			+673.4%

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pay 25.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Saint John's	Ljubljana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$3.68 €3.17	+98.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.95 EC$10.67	$2.64 €2.28	-33.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$6.19 €5.34
Monthly membership at local gym	$61.67 EC$166.67	$51.66 €44.54	-16.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.20 EC$16.75	$9.34 €8.06	+50.8%
Average			+25.1%

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pay 80.3% more for clothing

	Saint John's	Ljubljana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$50.00 EC$135.13	$108.33 €93.42	+116.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$46.35 €39.97
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	$106.57 €91.90	+44.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$148.91 €128.41
Average			+80.3%

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