Cost of living comparison
Ljubljana is 26.2% more expensive than Warsaw.
If you lived in Ljubljana instead of Warsaw, you would:
pay 30.4% more for restaurants
Warsaw
|
Ljubljana
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.33
PLN37.50
|
$10.99
€10.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.82
PLN27.42
|
$7.70
€7.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
PLN6.47
|
$2.53
€2.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.47
PLN5.91
|
$1.97
€1.83
|
|
pay 46.1% more for groceries
Warsaw
|
Ljubljana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.04
PLN4.18
|
$1.96
€1.82
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.21
PLN16.92
|
$6.23
€5.79
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
PLN14.40
|
$4.80
€4.46
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.77
PLN11.14
|
$2.98
€2.76
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.59
PLN10.40
|
$4.36
€4.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.41
PLN1.66
|
$0.97
€0.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
PLN2.67
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
PLN2.98
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
PLN5.39
|
$1.49
€1.38
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.48
|
$0.45
€0.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
PLN1.56
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
pay 32.4% more for transportation
Warsaw
|
Ljubljana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.19
PLN24.89
|
$6.59
€6.12
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.65
PLN103.11
|
$40.68
€37.78
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,040.90
PLN100,670.32
|
$26,881.54
€24,963.54
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.46
PLN30.00
|
$11.73
€10.89
|
|
pay 39.6% more for housing
Warsaw
|
Ljubljana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.86
PLN55.71
|
$37.03
€34.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$888.26
PLN3,571.02
|
$757.80
€703.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$687.84
PLN2,765.28
|
$621.47
€577.13
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.98
PLN799.95
|
$230.30
€213.87
|
|
pay 5.4% more for childcare
Warsaw
|
Ljubljana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$442.43
PLN1,778.69
|
$497.50
€462.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,192.96
PLN44,998.32
|
$11,001.37
€10,216.42
|
|
pay 9.2% more for entertainment and sports
Warsaw
|
Ljubljana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.26
PLN13.12
|
$3.30
€3.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.15
PLN12.68
|
$2.18
€2.03
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.20
PLN16.87
|
$4.95
€4.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.98
PLN136.62
|
$44.99
€41.78
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.99
PLN28.12
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
|
pay 20.0% more for clothing
Warsaw
|
Ljubljana
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.81
PLN312.81
|
$84.95
€78.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.95
PLN136.47
|
$38.91
€36.14
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.04
PLN341.90
|
$105.99
€98.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.44
PLN379.69
|
$124.37
€115.50
|
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