Cost of living comparison
Germany is 27.6% more expensive than Slovenia.
If you lived in Germany instead of Slovenia, you would:
pay 26.6% more for restaurants
Slovenia
|
Germany
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.08
€10.34
|
$13.72
€12.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.71
€7.19
|
$10.18
€9.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
€2.49
|
$2.83
€2.64
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
€1.60
|
$2.48
€2.31
|
|
pay 14.3% more for groceries
Slovenia
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.46
€1.36
|
$2.11
€1.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.07
€6.59
|
$6.75
€6.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.77
€4.45
|
$4.24
€3.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
€2.80
|
$3.55
€3.31
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.01
€3.74
|
$7.19
€6.71
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.26
€1.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.96
|
$1.00
€0.93
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.43
|
$1.39
€1.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.58
|
$0.72
€0.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.77
€0.72
|
|
pay 53.5% more for transportation
Slovenia
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.59
|
$7.16
€6.68
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.70
€29.57
|
$54.61
€50.94
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,886.27
€22,281.62
|
$29,249.82
€27,284.84
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.67
€10.88
|
$23.30
€21.73
|
|
pay 33.1% more for housing
Slovenia
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.76
€29.62
|
$49.15
€45.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$605.45
€564.78
|
$800.45
€746.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$503.01
€469.22
|
$616.33
€574.92
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.16
€176.45
|
$232.30
€216.70
|
|
pay 20.4% more for childcare
Slovenia
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$467.02
€435.65
|
$434.24
€405.06
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,474.52
€7,905.21
|
$12,512.98
€11,672.37
|
|
pay 45.3% more for entertainment and sports
Slovenia
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.19
€2.98
|
$4.33
€4.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
€1.81
|
$3.44
€3.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.16
€4.82
|
$8.81
€8.22
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.89
€42.81
|
$35.42
€33.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.59
€7.08
|
$12.56
€11.72
|
|
pay 0.1% more for clothing
Slovenia
|
Germany
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.79
€82.83
|
$83.65
€78.03
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.80
€32.46
|
$41.29
€38.52
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.67
€88.31
|
$89.84
€83.80
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.70
€120.99
|
$120.25
€112.17
|
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