Cost of living comparison
Ljubljana is 13.1% cheaper than United States.
If you lived in Ljubljana instead of United States, you would:
pay 8.2% less for restaurants
United States
|
Ljubljana
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.15
|
$10.99
€10.13
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.28
|
$7.70
€7.09
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.24
|
$2.53
€2.33
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.77
|
$1.97
€1.81
|
|
pay 28.1% less for groceries
United States
|
Ljubljana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.17
|
$1.96
€1.81
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.93
|
$6.23
€5.74
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.83
|
$4.80
€4.42
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.01
|
$2.98
€2.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.32
|
$4.36
€4.01
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$0.97
€0.89
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
|
$0.71
€0.65
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.93
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.05
|
$1.49
€1.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
|
$0.45
€0.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$0.60
€0.55
|
|
pay 4.8% more for transportation
United States
|
Ljubljana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.72
|
$6.59
€6.07
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.08
|
$40.68
€37.46
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,096.27
|
$26,881.54
€24,756.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.64
|
$11.73
€10.80
|
|
pay 20.9% less for housing
United States
|
Ljubljana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.73
|
$37.03
€34.10
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,528.07
|
$757.80
€697.90
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,282.97
|
$621.47
€572.34
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$138.81
|
$230.30
€212.09
|
|
pay 43.6% less for childcare
United States
|
Ljubljana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,137.97
|
$497.50
€458.17
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,943.15
|
$11,001.37
€10,131.71
|
|
pay 30.4% less for entertainment and sports
United States
|
Ljubljana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.19
|
$3.30
€3.04
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.51
|
$2.18
€2.01
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.57
|
$4.95
€4.56
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.79
|
$44.99
€41.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.04
|
$8.80
€8.10
|
|
pay 35.0% more for clothing
United States
|
Ljubljana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.40
|
$84.95
€78.24
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.73
|
$38.91
€35.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.51
|
$105.99
€97.61
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.59
|
$124.37
€114.54
|
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