Cost of living comparison
compared to
Slovenia vs. Sweden Cost of Living Summary
Slovenia is 10.8% cheaper than Sweden overall.
Slovenia vs. Sweden Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Slovenia instead of Sweden, you would:
pay 10.4% less for restaurants
|
Sweden
|
Slovenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.04
SEK137.94
|
$12.13
€10.83
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.77
SEK105.79
|
$9.13
€8.15
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.49
SEK24.47
|
$2.96
€2.64
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
SEK20.32
|
$2.01
€1.79
|
|
Sweden vs. Slovenia - Cost of restaurants
pay 19.0% less for groceries
|
Sweden
|
Slovenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.82
SEK27.72
|
$1.92
€1.72
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
SEK56.24
|
$7.38
€6.59
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.07
SEK59.65
|
$5.00
€4.46
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.23
SEK41.59
|
$3.53
€3.15
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.25
SEK51.60
|
$4.11
€3.67
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.36
SEK13.33
|
$0.97
€0.86
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.14
SEK11.25
|
$0.78
€0.70
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.29
SEK12.72
|
$0.97
€0.87
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.93
SEK18.98
|
$1.43
€1.28
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.76
SEK7.47
|
$0.57
€0.51
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
SEK7.16
|
$0.75
€0.67
|
|
Sweden vs. Slovenia - Cost of groceries
pay 27.4% less for transportation
|
Sweden
|
Slovenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.65
SEK65.30
|
$6.54
€5.84
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$77.78
SEK764.26
|
$31.91
€28.49
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,975.58
SEK314K
|
$29,069.45
€25,956.03
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.74
SEK223.44
|
$12.08
€10.79
|
|
Sweden vs. Slovenia - Cost of transportation
pay 4.5% less for housing
|
Sweden
|
Slovenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.16
SEK374.96
|
$31.37
€28.01
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$883.11
SEK8,677.58
|
$700.62
€625.58
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$671.43
SEK6,597.57
|
$567.03
€506.30
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$97.70
SEK959.99
|
$222.83
€198.96
|
|
Sweden vs. Slovenia - Cost of housing
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Sweden
|
Slovenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$155.03
SEK1,523.39
|
$502.99
€449.11
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,341.74
SEK72,141.45
|
$11,296.89
€10,086.96
|
|
Sweden vs. Slovenia - Cost of childcare
pay 36.5% less for entertainment and sports
|
Sweden
|
Slovenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.36
SEK72.34
|
$3.39
€3.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.45
SEK43.70
|
$2.27
€2.02
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.55
SEK74.14
|
$5.95
€5.31
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.12
SEK404.10
|
$43.78
€39.09
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.58
SEK153.10
|
$8.31
€7.42
|
|
Sweden vs. Slovenia - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 1.2% less for clothing
|
Sweden
|
Slovenia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$91.37
SEK897.86
|
$102.19
€91.25
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.99
SEK442.04
|
$37.08
€33.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.04
SEK933.85
|
$110.79
€98.92
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$148.76
SEK1,461.77
|
$131.81
€117.69
|
|
Sweden vs. Slovenia - 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 November 2026). How we calculate this
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