Cost of living comparison
Italy is 10.0% more expensive than Slovenia.
If you lived in Italy instead of Slovenia, you would:
pay 9.7% more for restaurants
Slovenia
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.08
€10.09
|
$15.81
€14.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.71
€7.02
|
$10.17
€9.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
€2.43
|
$2.51
€2.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
€1.56
|
$1.21
€1.10
|
|
pay 9.7% more for groceries
Slovenia
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.46
€1.33
|
$2.05
€1.87
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.07
€6.43
|
$6.81
€6.21
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.77
€4.35
|
$5.59
€5.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.00
€2.73
|
$3.41
€3.10
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.01
€3.65
|
$5.01
€4.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.78
|
$0.96
€0.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.67
|
$0.86
€0.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.93
|
$1.00
€0.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.53
€1.39
|
$1.28
€1.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.57
|
$0.76
€0.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.78
|
$0.70
€0.63
|
|
pay 30.9% more for transportation
Slovenia
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.45
|
$7.33
€6.67
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.70
€28.87
|
$38.24
€34.82
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,886.27
€21,750.39
|
$26,985.59
€24,572.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.67
€10.62
|
$19.55
€17.81
|
|
pay 3.1% less for housing
Slovenia
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.76
€28.92
|
$29.86
€27.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$605.45
€551.31
|
$660.64
€601.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$503.01
€458.04
|
$504.89
€459.74
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.16
€172.25
|
$158.99
€144.77
|
|
pay 12.3% more for childcare
Slovenia
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$467.02
€425.26
|
$519.28
€472.85
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,474.52
€7,716.74
|
$9,615.09
€8,755.32
|
|
pay 20.1% more for entertainment and sports
Slovenia
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.19
€2.91
|
$4.97
€4.52
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.94
€1.77
|
$1.67
€1.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.16
€4.70
|
$6.16
€5.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$45.89
€41.79
|
$52.41
€47.73
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.59
€6.91
|
$9.51
€8.66
|
|
pay 9.5% less for clothing
Slovenia
|
Italy
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$88.79
€80.85
|
$76.74
€69.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.80
€31.69
|
$34.05
€31.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$94.67
€86.21
|
$84.06
€76.54
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.70
€118.10
|
$115.51
€105.18
|
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