Cost of living comparison
Poland is 25.5% cheaper than Slovenia.
If you lived in Poland instead of Slovenia, you would:
pay 29.7% less for restaurants
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Slovenia
|
Poland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.73
€9.06
|
$6.88
zł29.06
|
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.85
€6.39
|
$5.95
zł25.12
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.32
€2.16
|
$1.30
zł5.48
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
€1.58
|
$1.15
zł4.85
|
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pay 32.3% less for groceries
|
Slovenia
|
Poland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.37
€1.28
|
$0.94
zł3.96
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.78
€5.39
|
$3.34
zł14.11
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.10
€3.82
|
$2.82
zł11.89
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.72
€2.53
|
$2.49
zł10.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.88
€3.62
|
$2.20
zł9.28
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.79
|
$0.38
zł1.61
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.65
|
$0.55
zł2.31
|
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| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.63
zł2.65
|
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| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
€1.16
|
$1.15
zł4.85
|
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| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.47
|
$0.29
zł1.24
|
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| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.62
€0.58
|
$0.37
zł1.57
|
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pay 25.8% less for transportation
|
Slovenia
|
Poland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.86
€5.46
|
$5.68
zł24.00
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$38.59
€35.96
|
$23.91
zł100.98
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,052.15
€22,413.00
|
$19,787.24
zł83,570.42
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.34
€10.57
|
$6.31
zł26.67
|
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pay 20.8% less for housing
|
Slovenia
|
Poland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.56
€35.00
|
$12.94
zł54.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$495.63
€461.86
|
$480.05
zł2,027.46
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$404.62
€377.05
|
$406.85
zł1,718.30
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.05
€163.12
|
$148.56
zł627.43
|
|
pay 43.2% less for childcare
|
Slovenia
|
Poland
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$388.43
€361.96
|
$228.50
zł965.08
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,174.10
€7,617.04
|
$4,467.72
zł18,869.18
|
|
pay 10.1% less for entertainment and sports
|
Slovenia
|
Poland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.81
€2.62
|
$2.34
zł9.87
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.75
€1.63
|
$2.45
zł10.34
|
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.78
€4.45
|
$4.13
zł17.44
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.97
€40.97
|
$27.45
zł115.94
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.25
€6.76
|
$5.63
zł23.77
|
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pay 16.3% less for clothing
|
Slovenia
|
Poland
|
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|---|---|---|---|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$74.65
€69.56
|
$64.65
zł273.05
|
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.55
€35.92
|
$30.33
zł128.10
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.61
€71.39
|
$66.37
zł280.33
|
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| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.90
€84.70
|
$75.24
zł317.75
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