Cost of living comparison
Alabama is 45.3% more expensive than Slovenia.
If you lived in Alabama instead of Slovenia, you would:
pay 26.0% more for restaurants
Slovenia
|
Alabama
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.73
€9.09
|
$16.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.85
€6.41
|
$8.87
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
€2.17
|
$2.09
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
€1.59
|
$1.96
|
|
pay 67.5% more for groceries
Slovenia
|
Alabama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
€1.28
|
$2.95
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.78
€5.40
|
$5.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.10
€3.83
|
$3.66
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
€2.54
|
$3.75
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.88
€3.63
|
$5.04
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
$2.42
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.65
|
$0.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$2.02
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.17
|
$1.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.47
|
$1.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.58
|
$1.23
|
|
pay 20.5% more for transportation
Slovenia
|
Alabama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.86
€5.48
|
$3.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.59
€36.08
|
$70.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,052.15
€22,486.00
|
$24,359.72
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.34
€10.60
|
$16.48
|
|
pay 55.9% more for housing
Slovenia
|
Alabama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.56
€35.11
|
$62.65
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$495.63
€463.36
|
$980.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$404.62
€378.28
|
$719.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.05
€163.66
|
$142.47
|
|
pay 93.2% more for childcare
Slovenia
|
Alabama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$388.43
€363.14
|
$886.04
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,174.10
€7,641.85
|
$12,933.33
|
|
pay 60.5% more for entertainment and sports
Slovenia
|
Alabama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.81
€2.63
|
$4.55
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
€1.63
|
$4.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.78
€4.47
|
$6.93
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.97
€41.10
|
$32.01
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.25
€6.78
|
$11.42
|
|
pay 6.6% less for clothing
Slovenia
|
Alabama
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.65
€69.79
|
$40.87
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.55
€36.04
|
$32.78
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.61
€71.62
|
$83.92
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.90
€84.98
|
$113.04
|
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