Cost of living comparison

Poland

compared to

Slovenia

Ljubljana vs. Warsaw Cost of Living Summary

Ljubljana is 9.5% more expensive than Warsaw.

Restaurants: pay 20.9% more in Ljubljana
Groceries: pay 37.1% more in Ljubljana
Transportation: pay 10.4% more in Ljubljana
Housing: pay 3.4% less in Ljubljana
Childcare: pay 3.5% more in Ljubljana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.9% less in Ljubljana
Clothing: pay 11.6% more in Ljubljana

The cost of groceries, restaurants, clothing, transportation, and childcare in Ljubljana are more expensive than in Warsaw. Expenses including entertainment and sports and housing are lower in Ljubljana.

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Ljubljana vs. Warsaw Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Ljubljana instead of Warsaw, you would:

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pay 20.9% more for restaurants

	Warsaw	Ljubljana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.51 PLN44.70	$15.68 €13.95	+36.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.23 PLN39.73	$11.20 €9.97	+9.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 PLN8.69	$3.13 €2.78	+39.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.24 PLN8.71	$1.93 €1.72	-13.7%
Average			+20.9%

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pay 37.1% more for groceries

	Warsaw	Ljubljana
Bread 1 loaf	$1.49 PLN5.78	$2.23 €1.99	+49.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.41 PLN17.13	$7.39 €6.58	+67.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.07 PLN15.80	$5.07 €4.51	+24.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.89 PLN15.11	$4.00 €3.56	+2.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 PLN11.46	$4.53 €4.03	+53.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.54 PLN2.11	$1.02 €0.90	+86.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 PLN3.00	$0.77 €0.69	+0.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 PLN3.00	$1.04 €0.93	+35.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.83 PLN7.12	$1.60 €1.42	-12.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.40 PLN1.56	$0.67 €0.60	+66.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.41 PLN1.59	$0.72 €0.64	+76.8%
Average			+37.1%

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pay 10.4% more for transportation

	Warsaw	Ljubljana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.61 PLN25.68	$6.98 €6.21	+5.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$28.12 PLN109.26	$41.43 €36.87	+47.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,654.89 PLN119K	$29,278.85 €26,059.23	-4.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.78 PLN49.66	$12.40 €11.03	-3.0%
Average			+10.4%

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pay 3.4% less for housing

	Warsaw	Ljubljana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$16.12 PLN62.61	$41.59 €37.01	+158.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,178.19 PLN4,576.94	$1,099.38 €978.48	-6.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$950.41 PLN3,692.09	$890.88 €792.91	-6.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$262.73 PLN1,020.62	$217.88 €193.92	-17.1%
Average			-3.4%

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pay 3.5% more for childcare

	Warsaw	Ljubljana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$588.07 PLN2,284.47	$653.09 €581.27	+11.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,458.55 PLN56,167.35	$13,934.49 €12,402.20	-3.6%
Average			+3.5%

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pay 3.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Warsaw	Ljubljana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.60 PLN17.88	$3.92 €3.49	-14.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.27 PLN16.58	$2.92 €2.60	-31.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.39 PLN24.83	$6.16 €5.48	-3.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.71 PLN181.45	$53.95 €48.02	+15.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.20 PLN35.76	$10.64 €9.47	+15.6%
Average			-3.9%

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pay 11.6% more for clothing

	Warsaw	Ljubljana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$107.88 PLN419.08	$114.84 €102.21	+6.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.61 PLN153.88	$43.67 €38.87	+10.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$106.17 PLN412.46	$108.95 €96.97	+2.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.84 PLN434.46	$143.98 €128.15	+28.7%
Average			+11.6%

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