Cost of living comparison
Ljubljana is 12.5% more expensive than Seoul.
If you lived in Ljubljana instead of Seoul, you would:
pay 87.9% more for restaurants
Seoul
|
Ljubljana
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.11
₩10,983
|
$15.16
€13.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.90
₩7,988
|
$8.66
€7.96
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.53
₩2,066
|
$2.72
€2.50
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.82
₩1,113
|
$1.97
€1.81
|
|
pay 36.9% less for groceries
Seoul
|
Ljubljana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.09
₩4,186
|
$2.01
€1.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.06
₩8,203
|
$6.41
€5.89
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$8.19
₩11,098
|
$5.27
€4.84
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.27
₩4,432
|
$3.54
€3.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.76
₩6,445
|
$4.99
€4.59
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.12
₩4,225
|
$0.92
€0.85
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.57
₩2,130
|
$0.78
€0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.58
₩3,495
|
$0.99
€0.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.72
₩3,678
|
$1.48
€1.36
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.91
₩2,584
|
$0.49
€0.45
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.42
₩1,917
|
$0.67
€0.62
|
|
pay 9.8% more for transportation
Seoul
|
Ljubljana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
₩6,350
|
$6.01
€5.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.15
₩61,156
|
$40.07
€36.83
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,815.53
₩37,673,076
|
$27,724.47
€25,482.95
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.44
₩12,780
|
$11.56
€10.62
|
|
pay 30.2% more for housing
Seoul
|
Ljubljana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.52
₩31,856
|
$33.13
€30.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$873.53
₩1,183,097
|
$916.93
€842.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$528.87
₩716,290
|
$738.60
€678.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.47
₩190,250
|
$190.23
€174.85
|
|
pay 11.4% less for childcare
Seoul
|
Ljubljana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$381.75
₩517,038
|
$469.29
€431.35
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$20,838.36
₩28,223,273
|
$11,290.14
€10,377.33
|
|
pay 3.6% less for entertainment and sports
Seoul
|
Ljubljana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.69
₩4,992
|
$3.52
€3.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
₩5,250
|
$2.30
€2.11
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.32
₩4,493
|
$5.41
€4.98
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$52.67
₩71,330
|
$45.09
€41.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.06
₩14,977
|
$8.66
€7.96
|
|
pay 11.3% more for clothing
Seoul
|
Ljubljana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$60.77
₩82,310
|
$79.58
€73.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.72
₩60,564
|
$40.89
€37.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.92
₩116,367
|
$104.24
€95.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.28
₩172,382
|
$129.44
€118.98
|
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