Cost of living comparison
Slovenia is 20.3% more expensive than Sweden.
If you lived in Slovenia instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 2.3% more for restaurants
Sweden
|
Slovenia
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.47
SEK114.65
|
$9.73
€9.09
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.27
SEK90.62
|
$6.85
€6.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
SEK19.68
|
$2.32
€2.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.63
SEK17.81
|
$1.70
€1.58
|
|
pay 13.6% less for groceries
Sweden
|
Slovenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.32
SEK25.44
|
$1.37
€1.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.47
SEK49.01
|
$5.78
€5.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.74
SEK51.93
|
$4.10
€3.83
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.01
SEK32.99
|
$2.72
€2.54
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.05
SEK44.40
|
$3.88
€3.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
SEK13.13
|
$0.85
€0.79
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
SEK10.91
|
$0.69
€0.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
SEK12.57
|
$0.93
€0.87
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.57
SEK17.17
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SEK6.58
|
$0.51
€0.47
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
SEK6.55
|
$0.62
€0.58
|
|
pay 27.1% less for transportation
Sweden
|
Slovenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.21
SEK79.02
|
$5.86
€5.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$69.67
SEK763.25
|
$38.59
€36.05
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,170.07
SEK253,819.38
|
$24,052.15
€22,467.26
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.12
SEK242.37
|
$11.34
€10.60
|
|
pay 38.4% more for housing
Sweden
|
Slovenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$28.54
SEK312.68
|
$37.56
€35.08
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$736.74
SEK8,070.68
|
$495.63
€462.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$574.14
SEK6,289.44
|
$404.62
€377.96
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$61.61
SEK674.90
|
$175.05
€163.52
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Sweden
|
Slovenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$129.63
SEK1,420.02
|
$388.43
€362.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,186.61
SEK34,908.08
|
$8,174.10
€7,635.48
|
|
pay 30.9% less for entertainment and sports
Sweden
|
Slovenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.47
SEK70.84
|
$2.81
€2.63
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.66
SEK40.08
|
$1.75
€1.63
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.21
SEK68.03
|
$4.78
€4.46
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.95
SEK404.82
|
$43.97
€41.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.40
SEK135.84
|
$7.25
€6.77
|
|
pay 5.4% less for clothing
Sweden
|
Slovenia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.79
SEK863.10
|
$74.65
€69.73
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.00
SEK372.50
|
$38.55
€36.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.12
SEK877.66
|
$76.61
€71.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$121.88
SEK1,335.16
|
$90.90
€84.91
|
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