Cost of living comparison
compared to
Italy vs. Slovenia Cost of Living Summary
Italy is 9.8% more expensive than Slovenia overall.
Italy vs. Slovenia Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Italy instead of Slovenia, you would:
pay 27.6% more for restaurants
|
Slovenia
|
Italy
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.13
€10.80
|
$18.81
€16.74
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.13
€8.12
|
$11.59
€10.31
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.96
€2.63
|
$2.95
€2.62
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
€1.78
|
$1.38
€1.23
|
|
Slovenia vs. Italy - Cost of restaurants
pay 19.6% more for groceries
|
Slovenia
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.92
€1.71
|
$2.19
€1.95
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.38
€6.57
|
$8.58
€7.64
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.00
€4.45
|
$5.84
€5.20
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.53
€3.14
|
$4.02
€3.58
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.11
€3.65
|
$5.65
€5.02
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.86
|
$1.15
€1.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.69
|
$0.96
€0.85
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.87
|
$1.19
€1.06
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
€1.28
|
$1.45
€1.29
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.51
|
$0.86
€0.76
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.67
|
$0.81
€0.72
|
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Slovenia vs. Italy - Cost of groceries
pay 27.2% more for transportation
|
Slovenia
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.54
€5.82
|
$7.75
€6.90
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$31.91
€28.40
|
$43.51
€38.72
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,069.45
€25,872.86
|
$34,598.57
€30,793.97
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.08
€10.75
|
$20.27
€18.04
|
|
Slovenia vs. Italy - Cost of transportation
pay 3.9% less for housing
|
Slovenia
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.37
€27.92
|
$30.01
€26.71
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$700.62
€623.58
|
$723.52
€643.96
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$567.03
€504.68
|
$562.80
€500.92
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$222.83
€198.33
|
$162.38
€144.52
|
|
Slovenia vs. Italy - Cost of housing
pay 0.3% more for childcare
|
Slovenia
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$502.99
€447.67
|
$542.33
€482.69
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,296.89
€10,054.64
|
$10,535.75
€9,377.19
|
|
Slovenia vs. Italy - Cost of childcare
pay 21.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Slovenia
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.39
€3.02
|
$5.64
€5.02
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.27
€2.02
|
$1.96
€1.74
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.95
€5.30
|
$6.73
€5.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.78
€38.97
|
$55.93
€49.78
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.31
€7.40
|
$10.26
€9.13
|
|
Slovenia vs. Italy - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 6.6% less for clothing
|
Slovenia
|
Italy
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$102.19
€90.96
|
$86.42
€76.92
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.08
€33.00
|
$38.24
€34.03
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.79
€98.60
|
$99.86
€88.88
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$131.81
€117.32
|
$127.82
€113.76
|
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Slovenia vs. Italy - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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