Cost of living comparison
compared to
Sweden vs. Slovenia Cost of Living Summary
Sweden is 12.1% more expensive than Slovenia overall.
Sweden vs. Slovenia Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Sweden instead of Slovenia, you would:
pay 11.6% more for restaurants
|
Slovenia
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.13
€10.80
|
$14.04
SEK139.16
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.13
€8.12
|
$10.77
SEK106.72
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.96
€2.63
|
$2.49
SEK24.69
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
€1.78
|
$2.07
SEK20.50
|
|
Slovenia vs. Sweden - Cost of restaurants
pay 23.4% more for groceries
|
Slovenia
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.92
€1.71
|
$2.82
SEK27.96
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.38
€6.57
|
$5.72
SEK56.73
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.00
€4.45
|
$6.07
SEK60.17
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.53
€3.14
|
$4.23
SEK41.96
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.11
€3.65
|
$5.25
SEK52.06
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.86
|
$1.36
SEK13.45
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.69
|
$1.14
SEK11.35
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.87
|
$1.29
SEK12.83
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
€1.28
|
$1.93
SEK19.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.51
|
$0.76
SEK7.53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.67
|
$0.73
SEK7.23
|
|
Slovenia vs. Sweden - Cost of groceries
pay 37.7% more for transportation
|
Slovenia
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.54
€5.82
|
$6.65
SEK65.87
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$31.91
€28.40
|
$77.78
SEK770.99
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,069.45
€25,872.86
|
$31,975.58
SEK317K
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.08
€10.75
|
$22.74
SEK225.41
|
|
Slovenia vs. Sweden - Cost of transportation
pay 4.7% more for housing
|
Slovenia
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.37
€27.92
|
$38.16
SEK378.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$700.62
€623.58
|
$883.11
SEK8,753.97
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$567.03
€504.68
|
$671.43
SEK6,655.65
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$222.83
€198.33
|
$97.70
SEK968.44
|
|
Slovenia vs. Sweden - Cost of housing
pay 55.2% less for childcare
|
Slovenia
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$502.99
€447.67
|
$155.03
SEK1,536.80
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,296.89
€10,054.64
|
$7,341.74
SEK72,776.51
|
|
Slovenia vs. Sweden - Cost of childcare
pay 57.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Slovenia
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.39
€3.02
|
$7.36
SEK72.98
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.27
€2.02
|
$4.45
SEK44.08
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.95
€5.30
|
$7.55
SEK74.80
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.78
€38.97
|
$41.12
SEK407.65
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.31
€7.40
|
$15.58
SEK154.45
|
|
Slovenia vs. Sweden - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 1.2% more for clothing
|
Slovenia
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$102.19
€90.96
|
$91.37
SEK905.76
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.08
€33.00
|
$44.99
SEK445.93
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$110.79
€98.60
|
$95.04
SEK942.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$131.81
€117.32
|
$148.76
SEK1,474.64
|
|
Slovenia vs. Sweden - 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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