Cost of living comparison
Canada is 38.6% more expensive than Slovenia.
If you lived in Canada instead of Slovenia, you would:
pay 12.8% more for restaurants
Slovenia
|
Canada
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.08
€10.34
|
$16.50
CA$22.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.71
€7.19
|
$9.99
CA$13.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
€2.49
|
$2.03
CA$2.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
€1.60
|
$1.66
CA$2.27
|
|
pay 41.6% more for groceries
Slovenia
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.46
€1.36
|
$2.50
CA$3.43
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.07
€6.59
|
$5.43
CA$7.43
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.77
€4.45
|
$7.95
CA$10.88
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
€2.80
|
$3.36
CA$4.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.01
€3.74
|
$5.29
CA$7.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.84
CA$2.52
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.64
CA$0.88
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.96
|
$1.57
CA$2.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.43
|
$1.79
CA$2.45
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.58
|
$1.18
CA$1.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.18
CA$1.61
|
|
pay 34.3% more for transportation
Slovenia
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.59
|
$4.40
CA$6.02
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.70
€29.57
|
$68.18
CA$93.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,886.27
€22,281.62
|
$25,034.05
CA$34,282.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.67
€10.88
|
$16.78
CA$22.98
|
|
pay 73.9% more for housing
Slovenia
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.76
€29.62
|
$62.83
CA$86.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$605.45
€564.78
|
$1,250.12
CA$1,711.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$503.01
€469.22
|
$1,146.12
CA$1,569.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.16
€176.45
|
$119.78
CA$164.04
|
|
pay 51.8% more for childcare
Slovenia
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$467.02
€435.65
|
$744.16
CA$1,019.09
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,474.52
€7,905.21
|
$12,218.47
CA$16,732.58
|
|
pay 68.8% more for entertainment and sports
Slovenia
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.19
€2.98
|
$5.30
CA$7.26
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
€1.81
|
$3.57
CA$4.88
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.16
€4.82
|
$12.99
CA$17.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.89
€42.81
|
$43.10
CA$59.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.59
€7.08
|
$11.26
CA$15.42
|
|
pay 13.0% less for clothing
Slovenia
|
Canada
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.79
€82.83
|
$55.23
CA$75.63
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.80
€32.46
|
$39.78
CA$54.48
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.67
€88.31
|
$86.57
CA$118.55
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.70
€120.99
|
$103.81
CA$142.16
|
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